Program: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology (89th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting )

Student Conference Badge Pick-up Only

Short Course Registration

Annual Meeting Registration Begins

First-Time Attendee Briefing

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Annual Meeting Review and Fellows Awards

Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Fellows Reception

Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Registration Open

Presidential Forum

Location: Ballroom ABC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

Location: Phoenix Convention Center

1A

IIPS Keynote Session

Location: Room 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR; Michael D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.

Papers:

10:45 AM

1A.1

Climate, Weather, and Demographic Changes in the Cities

Walter F. Dabberdt, Vaisala. Inc., Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

1A.2

Environmental Observations at the Mesoscale: Challenges and Opportunities

Richard E. Carbone, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Recorded presentation

11:45 AM

Q&A Session

1B

Special Session on Canadian Olympics Weather Planning for 2010

Location: Room 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant; Alfred Hofstadler, ECMWF; Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

Papers:

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

Recorded presentation

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 Jr., I. Gultepe, P. Joe, T. D. Keenan, J. Koistinen, J. Mailhot, M. Mueller, R. Rasmussen, R. E. Stewart, and B. J. Snyder

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

11:30 AM

1B.4

An experimental numerical prediction system for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games

Jocelyn Mailhot, Environment Canada, 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

Recorded presentation

Joint Session 2

Critical Aspects of Satellite Observations and Information in Emerging Systems of Systems

Location: Room 224AB (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsors: (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; Rolf Stuhlmann, EUMETSAT

Papers:

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

Recorded presentation

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

11:30 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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (163.8 kB)

11:45 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

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (364.3 kB)

Lunch Break

Tim Oke Symp Luncheon

Location: Room 132A (Phoenix Convention Center)

2A

Global Meteorological and Hydrological Service Updates

Location: Room 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Michael D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.; Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR

Papers:

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

Recorded presentation

2B

International Applications

Location: Room 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant; Alfred Hofstadler, ECMWF; Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

Papers:

1:30 PM

2B.1

ECMWF Data and Services

Baudouin Raoult, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (192.6 kB)

Poster Session 1

IIPS Poster Session I

Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Stephen M. Holt, Noblis, Inc.; Marjorie McGuirk, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; S. T. Shipley, George Mason Univ.

Papers:

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

http://www.kymesonet.org/docs/papers/grogan_ams_poster_2009.pdf

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

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

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

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

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

http://www.nies.go.jp/health/HeatStroke/

Poster PDF (292.9 kB)

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

http://www.weather-climate.com

Poster PDF (589.1 kB)

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 III, 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

Poster PDF (451.7 kB)

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 III, M. B. Richman, and L. Leslie

P1.11

An analysis of vertical and horizontal winds inside precipitation gauge shielding

P1.12

Determining snow depth using a liquid water-equivalent measuring system

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 III, 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

Poster PDF (396.5 kB)

P1.15

An Examination of Simulated Reflectivity Forecasts from a 10-Member Storm Scale Ensemble Prediction System

Derek R. Stratman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. R. Bright, S. J. Weiss, J. S. Kain, J. J. Levit, M. C. Coniglio, K. W. Thomas, F. Kong, and M. Xue

Poster PDF (320.4 kB)

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/CSISS, Fairfax, VA and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. G. Leptoukh and H. Rui

http://disc2.nascom.nasa.gov/Giovanni/tovas/

Poster PDF (242.2 kB)

P1.19

Analysis and visualization of high-resolution WRF hurricane simulation using VAPOR

Alan Norton, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. Chen and J. Clyne

http://vis.ucar.edu/~alan/ams09/

Poster PDF (188.3 kB)

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

3A

Global Meteorological and Hydrological Service Updates II

Location: Room 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR; Michael D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.

Papers:

4:00 PM

3A.1

Federal Aviation Administration - Update

Kenneth M. Leonard, FAA, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

3A.2

National Weather Service (NWS) Services Update

John Hayes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

3B

International Applications II

Location: Room 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant; Alfred Hofstadler, ECMWF; Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

Papers:

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

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/fews/

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (262.5 kB)

3B.2

Introduction of MICAPS 3.0 - A New Chinese Forecaster's Interactive System

4:30 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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (69.4 kB)

4:45 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

Recorded presentation

5:00 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

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

5:15 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

Recorded presentation

5:30 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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (98.3 kB)

Sessions Adjourn for the Day

Opening of the Exhibit Hall with Reception

Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center)

4A

Advances and Applications in Transportation Weather, Surface and Aviation

Location: Room 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Paul A. Pisano, Federal Highway Administration; S. Edward Boselly, Weather Solutions Group

Papers:

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (350.7 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

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

http://amdar.noaa.gov

Recorded presentation

4B

Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology and Climatology

Location: Room 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Lola Olsen, NASA; Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center

Papers:

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (286.9 kB)

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.8 MB)

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

9:30 AM

4B.5

An icing climatology for the U.S. and southern Canada

Jeffrey M. Freedman, AWS Truewind LLC, Albany, NY

Recorded presentation

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See poster listing in Monday's program)

Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

5A

Advances and Applications in Transportation Weather, Surface and Aviation II

Location: Room 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Paul Pisano, Federal Highway Administration; S. Edward Boselly, Weather Solutions Group

Papers:

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

Recorded presentation

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.

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (286.1 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

5A.4

Mitigation of weather-related non-recurring congestion impacts on Utah's highways:developing and tracking performance measure algorithms

5B

Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology and Climatology II

Location: Room 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Lola Olsen, NASA; Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (213.2 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

11:45 AM

5B.4

TIGGE Archive Access at NCAR

Steven J. Worley, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Schuster, D. Stepaniak, and H. Wilcox

Recorded presentation

Exhibits Open

Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)

6B

Internet Applications and Cyberinfrastructure

Location: Room 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Michael D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.; John Horel, University of Utah

Papers:

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

Recorded presentation

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

http://portal.leadproject.org

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (247.5 kB)

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (132.3 kB)

2:15 PM

6B.4

Aeroweb: a new met website for aeronautical users

Lior Perez, METEO-FRANCE, Toulouse, France; and P. Venzac

http://aviation.meteo.fr/login.php?lang=gb

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (221.4 kB)

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

http://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (998.6 kB)

6A

GIS Applications

Location: Room 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Ken R. Waters, NOAA/NWS; Nazila Merati, JISAO

Papers:

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (158.8 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.4 MB)

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

Recorded presentation

6A.6

Study on Weather Services Producing System Based on GIS Geoprocessing

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Joint Session 1

Joint Session Between 18Education and 25IIPS

Location: Room 125B (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsors: (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; Lola Olsen, NASA

Papers:

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (172.8 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

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

http://www.nemac.unca.edu/presentations/phillips-ams-200901

Recorded presentation

7A

GIS Applications II

Location: Room 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Ken R. Waters, NOAA/NWS; Nazila Merati, JISAO

Papers:

7A.1

Study on typhoon forecast product creation based on GIS

3:45 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

http://www.weather.gov/gis

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (232.1 kB)

4:00 PM

7A.3

Weather forecasts and GIS hazards data viewer for Southern California

Jayme L. Laber, NOAA/NWS, Oxnard, CA

Recorded presentation

4:15 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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

4:30 PM

7A.5

Server GIS at the NWS Central Region

Kristopher S. Lander, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

7A.6

Using python client libraries to access remote servers via Web Coverage Services

Ben Domenico, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Lowe

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc6q6qjx_763vcb2n3fn&hl=en

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (704.7 kB)

5:00 PM

7A.7

Application of open source GIS and statistical software for hydrometeorological analyses

Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS, Wilmington, OH

Recorded presentation

7B

Internet Applications and Cyberinfrastructure II

Location: Room 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Michael D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.; John Horel, University of Utah

Papers:

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

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

7B.2

Earth system case studies for research and education

Jeff Weber, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. McWhirter

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (218.5 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM

7B.4

Flexible Computing Architectures for Supporting Rapid Algorithm Development

Jason D. James, NOAA, Suitland, MD

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (443.6 kB)

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

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (35.3 kB)

7B.6

Leveraging LEAD, TDR and RAMADDA to create meteorological case studies containing diverse data and documents

5:00 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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (93.3 kB)

Sessions Adjourn for the Day

8A

Interactive Processing Systems

Location: Room 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: William F. Roberts, NOAA; Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR

Papers:

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (53.6 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (447.9 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

8B

Radar Applications - Session I

Location: Room 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL

Papers:

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (613.3 kB)

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.8 MB)

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (144.2 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

Location: Phoenix Convention Center

9A

Interactive Processing Systems II

Location: Room 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: William F. Roberts, NOAA; Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR

Papers:

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (864.2 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (203.4 kB)

9B

Radar Applications - Session I Part II

Location: Room 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center; Douglas Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL

Papers:

10:30 AM

9B.1

Polarimetric phased array radar – possibilities and challenges

Dusan S. Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and G. Zhang

Recorded presentation

10:45 AM

9B.2

Calibration of polarimetric phased array radar for improved measurement accuracy

David Staiman, Lockheed Martin, Moorestown, NJ

Poster PDF (212.2 kB)

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (190.3 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM

9B.5

Spring 2008 phased array radar experiment

Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

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

Recorded presentation

Exhibits Open

Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)

Joint Session 3

Distributed Earth Science Information Systems

Location: Room 129A (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsors: (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; Kenneth Carey, Noblis

Papers:

J3.1

An Advanced Next Generation Archival and Distribution System for Global Atmospheric Science Research

1:45 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

Recorded presentation

2:00 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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (32.9 kB)

2:15 PM

J3.4

Online Visualization and Analysis of Global Half-hourly Pixel-Resolution Infrared Dataset

Zhong Liu, George Mason University/CSISS, Fairfax, VA and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Ostrenga, G. G. Leptoukh, and A. V. Mehta

http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/hurricane/trmm_quikscat_analysis.shtml

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1015.8 kB)

10A

Challenges in Data Access, Distribution, and Use

Location: Room 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Thomas M. Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin; Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

Papers:

1:30 PM

10A.1

AIRNow - Improving the future of Air Quality Communication

Scott A. Jackson, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and P. H. Zahn, C. P. MacDonald, D. S. Miller, and A. C. Chan

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

10A.3

Addressing sensor data challenges in North Carolina: creating a statewide sensor network inventory

Jessica L. Losego, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and K. Galluppi and R. Boyles

Recorded presentation

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

10B

Radar Applications - Session II

Location: Room 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL

Papers:

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (39.4 kB)

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.7 MB)

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

Poster PDF (139.6 kB)

2:15 PM

10B.4

A simplified approach to staggered PRT clutter filtering

J. C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Meymaris

Poster PDF (204.8 kB)

Poster Session 2

IIPS Poster Session II

Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Stephen M. Holt, Noblis, Inc.; Marjorie McGuirk, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; S. T. Shipley, George Mason Univ.

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

P2.2

Range overlaid staggered PRT

David A. Warde, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres

Poster PDF (223.0 kB)

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

Poster PDF (2.5 MB)

P2.6

Automatic clutter mitigation in the WSR-88D, integration and evaluation

Richard L. Ice, Air Force Weather Agency, 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

Poster PDF (602.7 kB)

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

Poster PDF (553.1 kB)

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

Poster PDF (338.8 kB)

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

11A

Challenges in Data Access, Distribution, and Use - Part II

Location: Room 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Thomas M. Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin; Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (754.2 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

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

http://www.hdfgroup.org/projects/noaa-sds/index.html

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (579.3 kB)

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

http://www.hdfgroup.org/projects/opendap/index.html

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (338.8 kB)

5:00 PM

11A.5

Choices for Data Providers in a post-NetCDF-4 World

Edward Hartnett, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. K. Rew

Recorded presentation

11B

Radar Applications - Session II - Part II

Location: Room 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (312.4 kB)

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (754.4 kB)

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

Poster PDF (279.0 kB)

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (164.8 kB)

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (693.0 kB)

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (934.9 kB)

Sessions Adjourn for the Day

Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)

Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center)

AMS Annual Awards Banquet

Location: Northballroom (Phoenix Convention Center)

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)

Location: Room 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsors: (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; John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant

Papers:

8:30 AM

J4.1

GCOS progress and plans

John W. Zillman, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

12

Virtual Globe technology and applications

Location: Room 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: S. T. Shipley, George Mason Univ.; Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:

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

http://wxanalyst.com/

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.1 MB)

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

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

12.4

The Application of virtual globe software in fireweather forecasting

Tim Brice, NOAA/NWS, Santa Teresa, NM

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (270.0 kB)

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

http://www.swa.com/ald/ILIMMS/

Poster PDF (3.0 MB)

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See poster listing in Wednesday's program)

Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

13

Virtual Globe technology and applications - Part II

Location: Room 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Scott T. Shipley, George Mason Univ.; Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (756.4 kB)

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (647.6 kB)

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

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

Location: Room 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsors: (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; John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant

Papers:

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation

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

http://pacrain.evac.ou.edu

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (198.1 kB)

Exhibits Open

Hollingsworth Symp Luncheon

Location: Room 131AB (Phoenix Convention Center)

Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)

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Radar Applications - Session III

Location: Room 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL

Papers:

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (162.9 kB)

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (691.9 kB)

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

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (990.9 kB)

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (507.2 kB)

Joint Session 19

Use of Virtual and Digital Globes for Visualizing Satellite Data and “Mashups"

Location: Room 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsors: (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; Joseph F. Turk, NRL

Papers:

J19.1

The use of virtual globes to visualize non-imagery meteorological satellite data

1:30 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

Recorded presentation

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

Poster PDF (546.7 kB)

2:45 PM

J19.6

A tool for rapid assessment of renewable energy potential

Christian P. Sarason, 3TIER, Seattle, WA; and B. Nijssen

Recorded presentation

Coffee Break and Exhibit Hall Raffle

Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center)

15

Radar Applications - Session III - PART II

Location: Room 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center)

Sponsor: 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Cochairs: Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL

Papers:

3:30 PM

15.1

A comparison of Mobile Micro Rain Radar data to disdrometer and weather station data in North Carolina

Jessica L. Losego, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and K. Galluppi

Recorded presentation

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (751.5 kB)

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

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

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 III, G. S. Cate, and R. E. Saffle

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

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

AMS 89th Annual Meeting Adjourns

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