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Program Chairpersons:
Mark A. Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey
Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR
Julie Demuth, NCAR
Genevieve E. Maricle, Arizona State Univ.

Compact View of Conference

Sunday, 17 January 2010
	7:30 AM-9:00 AM, Sunday Short Course Registration
	9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday Annual Meeting Registration Begins
	12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sunday Weatherfest
	3:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sunday, B314 First-Time Attendee Briefing
	5:00 PM-6:00 PM, Sunday, B314 Annual Meeting Review and Fellows Awards
	6:00 PM-7:00 PM, Sunday, Exhibit Hall B2 Fellows Reception
Monday, 18 January 2010
	7:30 AM-5:30 PM, Monday Registration Open
	9:00 AM-10:30 AM, Monday, Thomas Murphy Ballroom 1 and 2 Presidential Forum
	10:30 AM-11:00 AM, Monday Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer
	11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Monday, B216 Joint Session 1 Mitigation and adaptation to climate change (Joint between the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences, the 24th Conference on Hydrology, the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change, the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy, the Committee on Climate Services, the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research, and the First Environment and Health Symposium)
Chair: David R. Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC
11:00 AM J1.1 Regional climate modeling and decision aids   Glenn Higgins, Northrop Grumann TASC, Chantilly, VA; and D. Apling, R. Alliss, and H. Kiley 11:15 AM J1.2 Bounded rationality in climate change policy development   Amanda H. Lynch, Brown University, Providence, RI; and R. D. Brunner 11:30 AM J1.5 Climate Change Adaptation in Southwest Ecosystems   Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 11:45 AM J1.3 Seeing the world through a political lens: the connection between weather and climate change perceptions and beliefs   Hank Jenkins-Smith, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. H. Goebbert, K. E. Klockow, M. Nowlin, and C. Silva 12:00 PM J1.4 Advancing Climate Adaptation in Wildlife Conservation   Amanda Staudt, National Wildlife Federation, Reston, VA; and D. Inkley, P. Glick, B. Stein, N. Edelson, and J. Kostyack
	11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Monday, B312 Joint Session 3 Weather & Transportation I (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research, the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services)
Cochairs: Michael B. Chapman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; S. Edward Boselly, Weather Solutions Group, Olympia, WA
11:00 AM J3.1 The Clarus regional demonstration   Paul A. Pisano, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC; and B. McKeever and F. C. Klein 11:15 AM J3.2 Providing Road and Atmospheric Weather Hazard Products to Drivers – Current Progress And Future Challenges   Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. B. Chapman, G. Wiener, P. A. Pisano, and B. McKeever 11:30 AM J3.3 A decision-support system for winter weather maintenance of roads, bridges, and runways   Michael B. Chapman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. D. Drobot and W. P. Mahoney III 11:45 AM J3.4 Baselining Current Road Weather Information   Leon F. Osborne, Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc., Grand Forks, ND; and R. D. Hart, S. Conger, and R. Alfelor
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Monday Lunch Break
	1:30 PM-2:15 PM, Monday, B312 Joint Session 4 Weather & Transportation II (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research, the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services)
Cochairs: Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR, Boulder, CO; Paul Pisano, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC
1:30 PM J4.1 Using Oklahoma City Micronet Data to Address Surface Transportation Challenges   Jeffrey B. Basara, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. A. McPherson, B. G. Illston, J. C. Reiss, and M. Degiacomo 1:45 PM J4.2 Different Decisions for Users of the Same Decision Support Tool   Michael B. Chapman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Haave 2:00 PM J4.3 Assessment of Weather-Related Congestion On Utah's Highways:Investigation of Event Impacts From the Winter of 2008-09'   Ralph Patterson, UDOT, Salt Lake City, UT; and K. Barjenbruch, G. Blackwelder, R. Graham, B. Hansen, G. Merrill, J. Miller, M. Seaman, and J. Williams 2:15 PM J4.4 Mobile Meteorological Observation (M2O) Network   Brian Bell, Global Science & Technology, Fairmont, WV
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, Exhibit Hall B2 Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday Poster Session Policy and Socio-Economic Research Posters
122 Warning the public about hail: determining the potential for short-term damage mitigation   Lauren E. Potter, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. A. Brotzge and S. A. Erickson   123 A social perspective of warn on forecast: ideal tornado warning lead time and the general public's perceptions of weather risks   Stephanie Hoekstra, Social Science Woven Into Meteorology, Norman, OK   124 Topical analysis of fine-scale Numerical Weather Prediction on NASCAR racetracks and event venues   Elliot M. Tardif, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC   125 General public interpretations of public and private sector designs of the “cone of uncertainty”   Gina M. Eosco, University of Oklahoma/ AMS Policy Program, Norman, OK   126 Who's Googling what? What internet searches reveal about hurricane information seeking   Kathleen Sherman-Morris, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and J. C. Senkbeil and R. Cossman   127 Characteristics of the Building and Public Facilities Damages and the Wind Damage Potential Assessment to Building by Typhoon in the Korean Peninsula   Jong-Kil Park, Inje University, Gimhae, South Korea; and W. S. Jung, H. J. Choi, E. B. Kim, and H. L. Park   128 Social Science Woven into Meteorology: A new partnership at the National Weather Center   Eve Gruntfest, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. Lazrus, G. M. Eosco, and M. K. Zappa   129 The WAS*IS Compendium   Julie Demuth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. D. Drobot and E. Gruntfest   130 Improving the NWS Forecast-at-a-Glance product through integration of social science   Julie L. Demuth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Hilderbrand and J. K. Lazo   131 The NWS Climate Services Satisfaction Survey: What decisions do you make based on NWS climate products and services?   Michelle D. Hawkins, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. C. Meyers and M. Timofeyeva   132 New Jersey Mayors for Climate Protection: The Challenge of Moving from Talk to Action   Samantha A. McGraw, Millersville University, Millersville, PA   133 Weathering the Waves: Climate Change, Politics, and Vulnerability in Tuvalu   Heather Lazrus, Univerisyt of Oklahoma, Norman, OK   134 Different ways of knowing: exploring traditional ecological knowledge and climate modeling for the Turtle Mountains, North Dakota   Dana Pauzauskie, UCAR, Topeka, KS; and M. H. Hayden and S. Hanson   135 Knowing which way the wind blows: weather observation, belief and practice in Native Oklahoma – first impressions   Randy A. Peppler, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK   267 Seasons out of balance: climate change impacts, vulnerability and sustainable adaptation in interior Alaska   Shannon McNeeley, NCAR, Boulder, CO
	4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Monday, B312 Joint Session 2 The emergence of new scientific partnerships (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research, the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences, the 24th Conference on Hydrology, the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology, the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy, and the First Environment and Health Symposium)
Chair: Genevieve E. Maricle, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ
4:00 PM J2.1 Climate Adaptation Partnerships in Semiarid North America   Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 4:15 PM J2.2 The FEMA Hurricane Liaison Team: Bridging the Communication Gap (because Great Minds Don't Always Think Alike)   Matthew Green, FEMA, Miami, FL 4:30 PM J2.3 Partnership between the Državni hidrometeorološki zavod (DHMZ) and the University of Oklahoma (OU)   Ivan Cacic, Državni hidrometeorološki zavod, Zagreb, Croatia; and B. Ivančan-Picek, B. Lipovšćak, K. Pandzic, B. Terek, V. Tutiš, G. Zuccon, K. Crawford, R. A. McPherson, K. L. Nemunaitis-Monroe, and J. T. Snow 4:45 PM J2.4 The Norman, Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce Weather Committee: A Framework for New Partnerships Among Industry, Government and Academia   Kelvin K. Droegemeier, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and W. L. Qualley, V. Rose, and A. M. Suggs 5:00 PM J2.5 The Weather And Society *Integrated Studies (WAS*IS) Program: yesterday, today, and tomorrow   G. Thomas Behler Jr., NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Gruntfest, J. Demuth, J. K. Lazo, and E. Laidlaw 5:15 PM J2.6 User engagement activities at NOAA's national climatic data center   Tamara G. Houston, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC
	4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Monday, B213 Joint Session 5 Communication and Use of Weather and Climate Information I (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services)
Cochairs: Julie L. Demuth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; Scott F. Blair, NOAA/NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO
4:00 PM J5.1 Forecasters' mental models of flash flood forecasts and warnings   Jeffrey K. Lazo, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Morss, J. L. Demuth, and A. Bostrom 4:15 PM J5.2 The role of broadcaster prior experience, new media, and viewer understanding in television severe weather coverage   Rachel E. Butterworth, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. A. Kloesel and S. Veil 4:30 PM J5.3 Meteorology, climatology, and the communication and interpretation of weather information during the 22 May 2008 Weld County, Colorado tornado   Russ S. Schumacher, NCAR, Boulder, CO, and Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and D. T. Lindsey, A. B. Schumacher, J. Braun, S. D. Miller, and J. Demuth 4:45 PM J5.4 Pictures may tell it all: The use of draw-and-tell methodology to understand the role of uncertainty in individuals' hurricane information seeking processes   Gina M. Eosco, University of Oklahoma/ AMS Policy Program, Norman, OK 5:00 PM J5.5 Hurricane Ike: User Response and Effectiveness of NWS forecast products   Brian Haines, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and L. Wood 5:15 PM J5.6 Examining the content, channels, and comprehension of hurricane forecast and warning information   Julie L. Demuth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Morss, B. H. Morrow, and J. K. Lazo
	5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Monday, Exhibit Hall B1 Opening of the Exhibit Hall with Reception
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
	8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday, B213 Joint Session 6 Communication and Use of Weather and Climate Information II (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services)
Cochairs: Julie L. Demuth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; Douglas Hilderbrand, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
8:30 AM J6.1 Visualization design criteria for the communication of weather and weather impact forecast data with explicit uncertainty   Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and E. Novakovskaia and H. Li 8:45 AM J6.2 Using social science to support decision making   Lisa A. Vitols, EC, Kelowna, BC, Canada 9:00 AM J6.3 Web-based prototype decision support tool   Paula T. McCaslin, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and K. Holub 9:15 AM J6.4 Developing climate communication tools for integrated decision support at the local and regional level   J. Greg Dobson, UNC Asheville, Asheville, NC; and J. Fox, T. Pierce, M. Phillips, and K. Lichtenstein 9:30 AM J6.5 Evaluation of Fire Forecast Products to Enhance U.S. Drought Preparedness and Response using Social Network Analysis   Timothy J. Brown, DRI, Reno, Nevada; and G. Owen, D. Ferguson, P. Duffy, and S. Trainor
	9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday, Exhibit Hall B2 Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
	11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Tuesday, Exhibit Hall B1 Exhibits Open
	11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday, B214 Joint Panel Discussion 1 Preparing the Next Generation to Meet New Demands on Science and Services (Joint between the 19th Symposium on Education and the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research)
Panelists: Quinton L. Williams, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS; Genene Fisher, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; Jeffrey K. Lazo, NCAR, Boulder, CO; Donna F. Tucker, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Organizers: Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR, Boulder, CO; Rajul Pandya, UCAR, Boulder, CO
11:00 AM PD1.1 Preparing the Next Generation to Meet New Demands on Science and Services: Panelist 2   Genene Fisher, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
	11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday, B211 Joint Session 11 Early warning systems (Joint between the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology and the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research)
Chair: Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
11:00 AM J11.1 Early warning systems in support of adaptation across climate timescales   Roger S. Pulwarty, NOAA, Boulder, CO 11:15 AM J11.2 How famine early warning can highlight priorities for climate change adaptation   James Verdin, USGS, Boulder, CO; and C. C. Funk 11:30 AM J11.3 Health early warning systems   Kristie L. Ebi, Technical Support Unit for Working Group 2, IPCC, Stanford, CA 11:45 AM Qustions and Answers
	11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday, B312 Panel Discussion 4 Introduction to Environmental Security and Climate Change
Moderators: John M. Lanicci, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL; James D. Ramsay, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL
11:00 AM PD.1 Introduction to Environmental Security & Climate Change   John M. Lanicci, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL; and J. D. Ramsay
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday, B208 Kuettner Symposium Luncheon
12:00 PM B1.1 Joach Kuettner—A Man in Love with the Sky   Einar Enevoldson, The Perlan Project, Emeryville, CA
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)
	1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday, B312 Joint Panel Discussion 2 Environmental Security and Climate Change (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research, the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services, and the First Environment and Health Symposium)
Panelists: Richard Engel, National Intelligence Council, Washington, D.C.; David W. Titley, NOAA, Washington, DC; Jay Gulledge, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Washington, D.C.; Sherri Goodman, Center for Naval Analysis, Washington, D.C.; Steven Goodwin, National Defense Univ., Washington, D.C Moderator: Kenneth Carey, Noblis, Inc., Falls Church, VA
1:30 PM JPD2.1 Environmental Security   Jay Gulledge, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Washington, D.C. 1:45 PM JPD2.2 Panelist: Environmental Security   Richard Engel, National Intelligence Council, Washington, D.C. 2:00 PM JPD2.3 Environmental Security: Panelist Filadelfo   Ronald Filadelfo, n/a, n/a, n/a 2:15 PM JPD2.4 Task Force Climate Change   David W. Titley, Commander, Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Stennis Space Center, MS 2:30 PM JPD2.5 Environmental Security: Panelist Goodwin   Steven Goodwin, National Defense Univ., Washington, D.C 2:45 PM Panel Discussion - Q & A
	3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday, Exhibit Hall B1 Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
	3:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday, B213 Joint Session 10 Ways of Knowing: Traditional Knowledge as a Key Insight for Dealing with a Changing Climate I (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services)
Cochairs: Randy A. Peppler, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Heather Lazarus, SSWIM/University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
3:30 PM J10.1 Terms of change: How farmers in Uganda talk about climate change   Carla Roncoli, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA; and B. S. Orlove and M. Kabugo 3:45 PM J10.2 “Now it does not rain:” Perceptions, experiences and local models of climate change in Southern Mozambique   L. Jen Shaffer, Athens, GA; and L. Naiene 4:00 PM J10.3 Seasons as Temporal Units for Natural Resources Management: Perspective from Fishery Management in the Central Brazilian Amazon   Patricia F. Pinho, INPE (National Institute for Space Research), Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and B. S. Orlove 4:15 PM J10.4 Coping in Kodi: Local Knowledge about and Responses to Climate Change and Variable Weather on Sumba (Eastern Indonesia)   Cynthia Fowler, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC 4:30 PM J10.5 Ua afa le aso; stormy weather today; traditional ecological knowledge of weather and climate forecasting, the samoa experience   Penehuro Fatu Lefale, MetService New Zealand, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand 4:45 PM J10.6 Assessing Knowledge, Resilience & Adaptation and Policy Needs in Northern Russian Villages Experiencing Unprecedented Climate Change   Susan A. Crate, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 5:00 PM J10.7 Practical Skills and Tacit Knowledge of Sámi Reindeer Herders in the Context of Climatic Change   Terhi Vuojala-Magga, Arctic Centre, Rovaniemi, Finland; and M. Tennberg 5:15 PM J10.8 Climate change, maple syrup and Indigenous Knowledge   Brenda L. Murphy, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, Ontario, Canada; and A. Chretien
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
	8:30 AM-10:00 AM, Wednesday, B213 Joint Session 12 Ways of Knowing: Traditional Knowledge as a Key Insight for Dealing with a Changing Climate II (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services)
Cochairs: Randy A. Peppler, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Heather Lazrus, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
8:30 AM J12.1 The Value of Indigenous and Scientific Collaboration in Climate Research   Betsy Weatherhead, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. Gearheard and R. Barry 8:45 AM J12.2 Seasons out of balance: climate change impacts, vulnerabilty and sustainable adaptation in interior Alaska   Shannon McNeeley, NCAR, Boulder, CO 9:00 AM J12.3 Traditional knowledge and adaptation to climate change in the Canadian Arctic   Barry Smit, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada; and M. Andrachuk, L. Fleming, and T. Pearce 9:15 AM J12.4 “It's Cold But Not Cold Enough”: Arctic Residents' Observations of Ice and Climate Change in IPY 2007–2008 and Beyond   Igor Krupnik, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 9:30 AM Open Discussion
	10:00 AM-10:30 AM, Wednesday Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer
	10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday, B213 Panel Discussion 2 Working with Congress
Panelists: Ray Ban, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; Wendy Naus, Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC, Washington, DC; Paul A. T. Higgins, AMS, Washington, DC; Renee A. Leduc Clarke, Narayan Strategy, Washington, DC Moderator: Mark A. Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK
	11:00 AM-6:30 PM, Wednesday Exhibits Open
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Wednesday Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)
	1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Wednesday, B213 Panel Discussion 3 Emerging Policy and Socioeconomic Topics
Panelists: Dr. Jack Hayes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; William Hooke, AMS, Washington, DC; Laura Furgione, NOAA; Robert T. Ryan, NBC4 TV, Washington, DC Moderators: Jennifer Sprague, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; Jeffrey K. Lazo, NCAR, Boulder, CO
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday, Exhibit Hall B2 Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
	4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday, B212 Joint Session 7 Communication Among Stakeholders That Addresses Issues of Policy, Operations, and New Opportunities (Joint between the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology, the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, the First Environment and Health Symposium, the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, the 24th Conference on Hydrology, the Presidential Forum, the Third Annual CCM Forum, and the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research)
Chair: Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
4:00 PM J7.1 Great expectations: Improving climate data services   Trisha U. Ralph, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and H. Lau and T. H. Sopoco 4:15 PM J7.2 Customer satisfaction at NOAA's NESDIS data centers   Tamara G. Houston, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC 4:30 PM J7.3 Applied climatology guidance for development of Army materiel for world wide use   Charles C. Ryerson, Cold Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH; and L. Spears, G. Stullenbarger, and L. Page 4:45 PM J7.4 NOAA Climate Users Engagement Using Training and Education Activities   Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Verdin, J. Jones, and R. S. Pulwarty 5:00 PM J7.5 Developing indicators to support climate change policy and programs   Jason Samenow, EPA, Washington, DC 5:15 PM J7.6 Beyond the boundary: it takes a village to provide climate services   Daniel Ferguson, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and G. Owen
	4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday, B211 Joint Session 13 Societal Dimensions of Weather and Climate Hazards I (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services)
Cochairs: Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR, Boulder, CO; Jennifer A. Spinney, University of Western Ontario, London, ON Canada
4:00 PM J13.1 NOAA economics v2.0 – mapping & visualization of cost / benefit economics across the United States   Adam B. Smith, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC 4:15 PM J13.2 Results from an assessment of the National Weather Service's Storm Data loss estimation methodology   Emily K. Laidlaw, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Lazo and N. F. Bushek 4:30 PM J13.3 A preliminary review of tornadoes impacting interstates: Service and societal considerations   Scott F. Blair, NOAA/NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO; and E. P. K. Lunde 4:45 PM J13.5 Tornado false alarms on days with no reported tornadoes: a climatological and radar survey   Hannah C. Barnes, National Weather Center REU, New Berlin, WI; and J. A. Brotzge and S. A. Erickson J13.4 What would it take to reduce deaths from tornadoes in the US?   Harold E. Brooks, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK 5:00 PM J13.6 Tornadoes without NWS warning   J. A. Brotzge, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. A. Erickson
	4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday, B213 Session 1 Coping with Drought
Cochairs: Nancy Beller-Simms, NOAA Climate Program Office, Silver Spring, MD; Sarah Abdelrahim, NOAA / Climate Program Office, Silver Spring, MD
4:00 PM 1.1 Coping with Drought (CWD) in Support of NIDIS Initiative: Preliminary Findings from NOAA-Supported Research   Nancy Kay Beller-Simms, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD 4:15 PM 1.2 Monitoring and Forecasting Drought in the Southeast USA: Projects of the Southeast Climate Consortium   Keith T. Ingram, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and C. W. Fraisse, C. J. Martinez, J. W. Jones, J. J. O'Brien, J. R. Christy, G. Hoogenboom, P. Srivastava, and D. Letson 4:30 PM 1.3 Evolution of the dynamic drought index tool   Gregory Carbone, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; and J. Rhee, H. Mizzell, K. Dow, and A. T. DeGaetano 4:45 PM 1.4 Bridging the gap between research and stakeholders: a tale of three tools   Mark D. Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and C. Knutson and M. J. Hayes 5:00 PM 1.5 Reconciling Projections of Future Colorado River Stream Flow   Robert S. Webb, OAR, Boulder, CO; and B. H. Udall, M. Hoerling, J. Overpeck, H. C. Hartman, D. P. Lettenmaier, J. Vano, D. R. Cayan, T. Das, L. D. Brekke, and K. Werner 5:15 PM 1.6 Paleoclimatic information for drought planning and decision making   Connie A. Woodhouse, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and J. J. Lukas, M. Mauzy, and J. Jones
	5:30 PM-6:30 PM, Wednesday, Exhibit Hall B1 Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)
	7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Wednesday, Thomas Murphy Ballroom 1-4 AMS Annual Awards Banquet
Thursday, 21 January 2010
	7:30 AM-8:30 AM, Thursday, B208 Washington Symposium Breakfast
	8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Thursday, B213 Joint Session 14 Societal Dimensions of Weather and Climate Hazards II (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services)
Cochairs: Walker S. Ashley, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL; Elizabeth P. K. Lunde, NOAA/NWS, Topeka, KS
8:30 AM J14.2 Production & practice of weather knowledge in Pangnirtung, Nunavut   Jennifer A. Spinney, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; and K. Pennesi J14.1 PAPER WITHDRAWN   J14.1 Opportunities and Challenges related to Personal Lines Private Market Flood Insurance   Kyle Beatty, Willis Re Inc., Minneapolis, MN; and P. Gunturi and C. Nicolai 8:45 AM J14.3 US Gulf Coast residents underestimate hurricane destructive potential   Alan E. Stewart, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 9:00 AM J14.4 Shooting at hurricanes: disaster (mis)perceptions and (un)preparedness of Florida undergraduates   Alyssa Collins, University of South Florida; and S. Cramer, J. Norlund, J. Simms, M.A., M. Kusenbach, Ph.D., and G. Tobin, Ph.D.
	9:45 AM-1:30 PM, Thursday Exhibits Open
	9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Thursday, Exhibit Hall B2 Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
	11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Thursday, B213 Joint Session 15 Societal Dimensions of Weather and Climate Hazards III (Joint between the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services)
Cochairs: J. Greg Dobson, UNC-Asheville, Asheville, NC; James E. Hocker, SCIPP/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
11:00 AM J15.1 The “vigilance map” as a pilot project of the Meteorological Service of Canada: A decision making tool for emergency measures organizations and the public   Michelle Hardy, Environment Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada; and O. Gagnon and J. Descurieux 11:15 AM J15.2 Lone Grove, Oklahoma February tornado: response, impacts and lessons learned   Somer A. Erickson, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and M. A. Shafer and D. R. Grizzle 11:30 AM J15.3 The severe weather data inventory: a geospatial database of severe weather data at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)   Steve Ansari, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. Phillips and S. A. Del Greco 11:45 AM J15.4 Analysis of the increase in non-routine text product issuance by WFO Milwaukee/Sullivan   Christopher J. Kuhlman, NOAA/NWSFO, Dousman, WI; and A. F. Kapela 12:00 PM J15.5 Some economic and societal implications of a biofuel based economy: Results from CIM-EARTH a new integrated assessment model   V. Rao Kotamarthi, ANL, Argonne, IL; and J. Elliott, B. Drewniak, M. Franklin, I. Foster, T. Munson, R. Doctor, and M. Q. Wang
	1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Thursday, B211 Joint Session 8 New challenges for applied meteorology and climatology (Joint between the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology, the First Symposium on Planetary Atmospheres, the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, the First Environment and Health Symposium, the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences, the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy, and the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research)
Chair: Melissa Griffin, Florida Climate Center/Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL
1:30 PM J8.1 Developing useful science: methods for engaging stakeholders and evaluating integrated climate tools   Gigi Owen, CLIMAS/University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and K. Averyt, K. Werner, and D. Ferguson 1:45 PM J8.2 10 years of the U.S. Drought Monitor: a look back and a look forward   Mark D. Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and B. Fuchs, S. Scott, and J. Nothwehr 2:00 PM J8.3 User-driven downscaling: advances in data apportioning and analysis to augment adaptation planning   Edwin P. Maurer, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA; and L. D. Brekke, T. Pruitt, K. D. White, E. Ochs, P. Duffy, and E. H. Girvetz 2:15 PM J8.4 Trends of U.S. snowfall and snow cover in a warming world, 1948-2008   Richard R. Heim Jr., NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC J8.5 Use of the Brazilian Model of Climate and Health (BHMC) in order to estimate admissions for respiratory diseases in Brazil   Micheline S. Z. S. Coelho, Weather Brasilian Service, Săo Paulo, Săo Paulo, Brazil 2:30 PM J8.6 Martian dust storm hazards: improving characterization and forecasting   Nicholas Heavens, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and M. I. Richardson, I. J. McEwan, and M. W. Busch
	3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Thursday Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer
	5:00 PM-5:05 PM, Thursday AMS 90th Annual Meeting Adjourns

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