Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Program Chairs:
- Indicates paper has been withdrawn from meetingSaturday, 10 January 2009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
12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 11 January 2009
Weatherfest
Location: Northballroom A (Phoenix Convention Center)
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
Joint Session
3
The Use of Lightning Data In Aviation Operations
Location: Room 131A (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint
between the Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data;
and the Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration
)
Chair:
Papers:
11:45 AM
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
1
Tropical Cyclone Studies and Forecasting using Lightning Data
Location: Room 131A (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsor: Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
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Papers:
2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009
Poster Session
1
Lightning Prediction and Operational Applications
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsor: Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair:
Papers:
P1.3
Evaluation of the lightning watch and warning program for NASA's Johnson Space Center
Joint Poster Session
1
Lightning Safety and Protection, Including Applications in the Urban Zone (Co-sponosored by the AMS Commission on Education and Human Resources)
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsor: Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair:
Papers:
JP1.4
Educating the Public on the Dangers of Lightning
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)
4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009
2
The Utility of Lightning Data In Operational Warning and Decision Making Processes
Location: Room 131A (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsor: Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair:
Papers:
2.6
Electrical and hydrometeorological observations of thunderstorms in the south of Brazil—applications for weather forecast and protection
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
Joint Session
1
Measurements in the Urban Environment
Location: Room 124A (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint
between the Eighth Symposium on the Urban Environment;
the 11th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry;
the Timothy R. Oke Symposium;
the Special Symposium on Measurements in the Urban Environment and Observations;
the Eighth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes;
the 16th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography;
and the Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
)
Cochairs:
Papers:
3
Recent Advances in Lightning Technology and Transfer to Operations I
Location: Room 131A (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsor: Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair:
Papers:
3.3
VHF-VLF dual band lightning mapping array for hurricane intensification study
9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Poster Session
2
Lightning Applications and Studies in the Atmospheric Sciences
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsor: Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair:
Papers:
P2.10
Climate and Lightning: An updated TRMM-LIS Analysis
Joint Poster Session
2
Observations/Studies of High—Impact Weather in Urban Regions
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint
between the Fourth Symposium on Policy and Socio—Economic Research;
the Symposium on Urban High Impact Weather;
the Special Symposium on Measurements in the Urban Environment and Observations;
the Eighth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes;
the Eighth Symposium on the Urban Environment;
the 23rd Conference on Hydrology;
and the Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
)
Cochairs:
Papers:
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
4
Recent Advances in Lightning Technology and Transfer to Operations II
Location: Room 131A (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsor: Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair:
Papers:
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-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Joint Session
2
Observations/Studies of High—Impact Weather in Urban Regions
Location: Room 124A (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint
between the Symposium on Urban High Impact Weather;
the Special Symposium on Measurements in the Urban Environment and Observations;
the Eighth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes;
the Eighth Symposium on the Urban Environment;
the 23rd Conference on Hydrology;
the Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data;
the Fourth Symposium on Policy and Socio—Economic Research;
the Timothy R. Oke Symposium;
and the Impacts of 2008
)
Cochairs:
Papers:
5
Applications of Atmospheric Electricity and Lightning Data In the Atmospheric Sciences
Location: Room 131A (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsor: Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair:
Papers:
3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center)
3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
6
Lightning Warning and Prediction Using Observations and Models
Location: Room 131A (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsor: Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair:
Papers:
5:25 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Sessions Adjourn for the Day
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Joint Session
6
Lightning and Atmospheric Chemistry—I
Location: Room 126A (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint
between the Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data;
and the 11th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
)
Chair:
Papers:
10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer
Location: Phoenix Convention Center
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Joint Session
4
Modeling and Forecasting Urban Areas
Location: Room 124A (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint
between the Eighth Symposium on the Urban Environment;
the Timothy R. Oke Symposium;
the Eighth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes;
the 11th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry;
the Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data;
and the 16th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
)
Chair:
Papers:
J4.5
Modeling of TexAQS–II Urban Air Quality Events
Joint Session
8
Lightning and Atmospheric Chemistry—II
Location: Room 126A (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint
between the Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data;
and the 11th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
)
Chair:
Papers:
10:45 AM
J8.3
Lightning NOx emissions over the USA investigated using TES, NLDN, LRLDN, IONS data and the GEOS-Chem model
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)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)
4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Joint Session
5
Geographic Effects on Urban Weather and Climate
Location: Room 126A (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint
between the Eighth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes;
the Timothy R. Oke Symposium;
the 21st Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
the Fourth Symposium on Policy and Socio—Economic Research;
the Eighth Symposium on the Urban Environment;
the 23rd Conference on Hydrology;
and the Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
)
Chair:
Papers:
5:15 PM
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
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-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
Joint Session
7
Sustainable Urban Design
Location: Room 131A (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint
between the Special Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions;
the 11th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry;
the Fourth Symposium on Policy and Socio—Economic Research;
the Eighth Symposium on the Urban Environment;
and the Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
)
Chair:
Papers:
3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009
Coffee Break and Exhibit Hall Raffle
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center)
5:15 PM-5:20 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009
AMS 89th Annual Meeting Adjourns