89th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting

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

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

Program Chairs: 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, 10 January 2009


Student Conference Badge Pick-up Only

Sunday, 11 January 2009

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 11 January 2009


Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 11 January 2009


Annual Meeting Registration Begins

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 11 January 2009


First-Time Attendee Briefing
Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 11 January 2009


Annual Meeting Review and Fellows Awards
Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 11 January 2009


Fellows Reception
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Monday, 12 January 2009

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009


Registration Open

8:30 AM-10:15 AM: Monday, 12 January 2009


Presidential Forum
Location: Ballroom ABC (Phoenix Convention Center)

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 12 January 2009


Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer
Location: Phoenix Convention Center

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009


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
  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:
  11:00 AM
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
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
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
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


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
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
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

  11:45 AM
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

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009


Lunch Break


Tim Oke Symp Luncheon
Location: Room 132A (Phoenix Convention Center)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009


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
Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) Meteorological and Hydrological Services Update
Fred Lewis, Director of Weather, Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC

  2:00 PM
USN Meteorological and Hydrological Services Update
David W. Titley, Commander, Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Stennis Space Center, MS


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
ECMWF Data and Services
Baudouin Raoult, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom

  1:45 PM
A technology update from the UK Met Office
Peter Trevelyan, The U.K. Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and J. Tandy

  2:00 PM
Production tool for French overseas territories
Brigitte Benech, Météo-France, 31057 Toulouse Cedex, France; and A. lasserre-Bigorry and P. Venzac

  2:15 PM
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, 12 January 2009


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:
 
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

 
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)
 
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)
 
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

 
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)
 
Provision of ECMWF real-time data to research and commercial users
Dragan Jokic, ECMWF, Reading, United Kingdom; and B. Raoult

 
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)
 
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

 
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)
 
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

 
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

 
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)
 
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)
 
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

 
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)
 
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)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009


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
  4:30 PM

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
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/

 
3B.2
Introduction of MICAPS 3.0 - A New Chinese Forecaster's Interactive System

  4:45 PM
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

  5:00 PM
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
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

5:25 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009


Sessions Adjourn for the Day

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009


Opening of the Exhibit Hall with Reception
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center)

Tuesday, 13 January 2009

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009


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
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
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
Weather and Radar Processor (WARP) Test and Evaluation
Jeffrey A. Weinrich, A3 Technology Inc., Galloway, NJ

  9:15 AM
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
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


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
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

  9:15 AM
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
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, 13 January 2009


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See poster listing in Monday's program)
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009


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
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
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
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


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
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
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
  11:45 AM
TIGGE Archive Access at NCAR
Steven J. Worley, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Schuster, D. Stepaniak, and H. Wilcox

11:00 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009


Exhibits Open

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009


Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)

1:30 PM-2:45 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009


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
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
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

  2:00 PM
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
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

  2:30 PM
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

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009


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
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
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
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
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
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

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009


Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009


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
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
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
  4:15 PM
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
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
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

3:30 PM-5:15 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009


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
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

  4:15 PM
  4:30 PM
Server GIS at the NWS Central Region
Kristopher S. Lander, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO

  4:45 PM
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

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009


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
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
Earth system case studies for research and education
Jeff Weber, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. McWhirter

  4:00 PM
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

  4:30 PM
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

 
7B.6
Leveraging LEAD, TDR and RAMADDA to create meteorological case studies containing diverse data and documents

  5:00 PM
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, 13 January 2009


Sessions Adjourn for the Day

Wednesday, 14 January 2009

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009


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
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
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
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
An Exercise in Extending AWIPS II
Joanne Edwards, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. Fluke and X. Jing

  9:30 AM
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, 14 January 2009


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
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
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
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
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
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
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, 14 January 2009


Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer
Location: Phoenix Convention Center

10:30 AM-11:30 AM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009


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
Putting meteorological data into the context of the local environment
Jeremy Tandy, The U.K. Met office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and P. J. Trevelyan

  11:00 AM
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
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

  11:45 AM
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, 14 January 2009


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
  10:45 AM
  11:15 AM
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
Spring 2008 phased array radar experiment
Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

  11:45 AM
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, 14 January 2009


Exhibits Open

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009


Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009


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

  2:00 PM
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

  2:15 PM
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


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
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

  1:45 PM
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
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

  2:15 PM
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
NEXRAD Product Improvement -- Update 2009
Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and G. S. Cate and M. J. Istok

  1:45 PM
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
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
A simplified approach to staggered PRT clutter filtering
J. C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Meymaris

Poster PDF (204.8 kB)

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009


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:
 
Range overlaid staggered PRT
David A. Warde, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres

Poster PDF (223.0 kB)
 
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

 
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

 
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)
 
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

 
A Technique for Real-time Visualization of Meteorological Radar
Kenneth H. Bergeron, EW Radar, Saint Louis, MO

 
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)
 
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)
 
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

 
Urban observations available from MADIS
Michael F. Barth, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and P. A. Miller and L. A. Benjamin

 
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)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009


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
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
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
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

  4:45 PM
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

  5:00 PM
Choices for Data Providers in a post-NetCDF-4 World
Edward Hartnett, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. K. Rew


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
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
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
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
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
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
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, 14 January 2009


Sessions Adjourn for the Day

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009


Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center)

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009


AMS Annual Awards Banquet
Location: Northballroom (Phoenix Convention Center)

Thursday, 15 January 2009

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 15 January 2009


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
GCOS progress and plans
John W. Zillman, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

  9:15 AM
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


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
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/

  8:45 AM
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
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

  9:30 AM
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)

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 15 January 2009


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See poster listing in Wednesday's program)
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009


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:
  11:15 AM
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
Google Earth: The power of the GeoWeb and the road ahead
Peter Birch, Google Earth, Mountain View, CA; and M. Jones

11:00 AM-12:15 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009


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
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

  11:30 AM
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

  12:00 PM
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

11:00 AM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009


Exhibits Open

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009


Hollingsworth Symp Luncheon
Location: Room 131AB (Phoenix Convention Center)


Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009


14
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
  1:45 PM
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
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
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
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
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


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
An improved dynamic global cloud layer for virtual globes
F. J. Turk, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. D. Miller and C. Castello

  2:00 PM
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
Innovative Strategies for NASA Satellite Data Visualization using Google Earth
Michael J. Garay, Raytheon Corporation, Pasadena, CA; and J. Burke

  2:30 PM
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
A tool for rapid assessment of renewable energy potential
Christian P. Sarason, 3TIER, Seattle, WA; and B. Nijssen

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009


Coffee Break and Exhibit Hall Raffle
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009


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
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

  3:45 PM
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
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
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
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
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, 15 January 2009


AMS 89th Annual Meeting Adjourns