18th Conference on Applied Climatology

Program Chairs: David C. Bader , Oak Ridge National Laboratory ; Laura M. Edwards , DRI ; Gregg M. Garfin , University of Arizona

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Sunday, 17 January 2010

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Annual Meeting Registration Begins

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Weatherfest

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


First-Time Attendee Briefing
Location: B314 (GWCC)

5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Annual Meeting Review and Fellows Awards
Location: B314 (GWCC)

6:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Fellows Reception
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Monday, 18 January 2010

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010


Registration Open

9:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 18 January 2010


Presidential Forum
Location: Thomas Murphy Ballroom 1 and 2 (GWCC)

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 18 January 2010


Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010

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Session 1
Links Between Climate and Weather I
Location: B211 (GWCC)
Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Mathew Barlow, Univ. of Massachusetts
  11:00 AM
1.1
The climatology of inland winds from tropical cyclones in the United States
Michael C. Kruk, STG, Inc., Asheville, NC; and D. Levinson, M. F. Squires, and E. Gibney
  11:15 AM
1.2
A radiosonde climatology for Charleston, SC
Alek J. Krautmann, NOAA/NWS, North Charleston, SC; and F. W. Alsheimer
  11:45 AM
1.4
An Investigation of Bomb Cyclone Climatology: Reanalysis vs. NCEP's CFS Model
Francisco M. Alvarez, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO; and T. P. Eichler and J. Gottschalck

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010

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Session 2A
Links Between Climate and Weather II
Location: B211 (GWCC)
Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Mathew Barlow, Univ. of Massachusetts
  2:00 PM
2A.3
Application of different weather pattern classifications to simulated future climate conditions for Central Europe
Rita Pongracz, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; and J. Bartholy, A. Philipp, C. Beck, and A. Kern
  2:15 PM
2A.4
The Impacts of Climate Change on Storm Tracks in the PCMDI Suite of Models
Natalie Gaggini, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO; and T. P. Eichler
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Session 2B
Topics in Applied Climatology I
Location: B212 (GWCC)
Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Ryan Boyles, North Carolina State University
  1:30 PM
2B.1
  1:45 PM
2B.2
Quantifying Evapotranspiration Across Varying Seasonal and Within-Season Climatic Signals Across Oklahoma
Jeffrey B. Basara, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. G. Illston
  2:00 PM
2B.3
The Spatial and Temporal Variability of the Evaporative Fraction and Soil Moisture During a Period of Historic Precipitation
Lindsay M. Tardif-Huber, NOAA/NWSFO Bismark, ND; and J. B. Basara, W. P. Kustas, and B. G. Illston
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Joint Session 14
Educational Outreach in the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Hydrologic Sciences
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Symposium on Education; the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the 24th Conference on Hydrology )
Cochairs: Kathleen A. Murphy, AMS Education Resource Educator; Susan Q. Foster, UCAR
  1:30 PM
J14.1
Mapping the UK's urban heat islands
Sylvia .H.E. Knight, Royal Meteorological Society, Reading, United Kingdom; and R. Fordham
  1:45 PM
J14.2
  2:00 PM
J14.3
Weather & Climate—Weatherwise Magazine's Newest Series
H. Michael Mogil, How the Weatherworks, Naples, FL; and M. Benner
  2:15 PM
J14.4
Climate adaptation in coastal communities: A Sea Grant Climate Network approach to outreach
Jessica C. Whitehead, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, Charleston, SC; and C. Conger, R. H. Bacon, and J. Brown

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Recording files available
Poster Session
Applied Climatology Posters
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology
 
244
Evaluation of peanut disease development forecasting
John McGuire, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and M. Brooks, A. Sims, B. Shew, and R. Boyles

Handout (201.8 kB)

 
245
Implementing a Range for NCDC Daily Normal Temperatures in North Carolina
Adrienne M. Wootten, NC State University, Raleigh, NC; and R. Boyles and M. S. Brooks

Handout (186.9 kB)

 
246
The study of impacts and adaptations to climate change in a aviation case study
Sahar Tajbakhsh, Tehran, Iran; and E. Moradi and F. Mohamadi

 
247
U.S. climate reference network: a national network monitoring climate change
Michael Palecki, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and B. B. Baker

 
248
A teleconnection-based forecasting model for natural streamflow in Idaho, USA
Melvin L. Kunkel, Boise State University, Boise, ID; and A. N. Flores

 
249
Extreme rainfall in Florida; local climatologies revisited
Preston W. Leftwich Jr., Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies -Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and J. J. O'Brien

Handout (394.7 kB)

 
250
The influence of sea surface temperatures on Ugandan rainfall
Saul Daniel Ddumba, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

 
251
 
252
Weather's impact on the golf industry
Dennis M. O'Donnell Jr., Weather Trends International, Bethlehem, PA

 
253
Climatic characteristics of summer season severe weather
Paul J. Croft, Kean University, Union, NJ; and M. Villafane and J. Parr
 
254
An investigation of severe convection in the Chesapeake Bay region
Nathaniel A. Wardle, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and E. J. Bauers IV, T. D. Toth, R. D. Clark, and T. D. Sikora

 
255
Flash Flood Climatology of the Appalachian Mountains: Focus on Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia Summer Rainfall Events
Jane Marie Wix, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and W. N. Rodgers and R. Mahmood

 
256
Satellite evidence of yearly air-sea interaction off the coast of Colombia
Deborah K. Smith, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and K. Hilburn, F. J. Wentz, and C. Gentemann

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010

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Joint Session 2
The emergence of new scientific partnerships
Location: B312 (GWCC)
Hosts: (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.
  4:00 PM
J2.1
Climate Adaptation Partnerships in Semiarid North America
Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
  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
  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
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Joint Session 9
Predictability, Prediction and Impact of Drought: I
Location: B216 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology )
Cochairs: Ning Zeng, University of Maryland; Siegfried D. Schubert, Global Modeling and Assimilation Office
  4:00 PM
J9.1
  4:15 PM
J9.2
Interdecadal Modulation of the Impact of ENSO on Drought over the United States
Kingtse C. Mo, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. K. E. Schemm
  4:45 PM
J9.4
Assessing sources of skill in forecasts of meteorological drought on seasonal to interannual time scales
Bradfield Lyon, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Palisades, NY; and M. A. Bell
  5:00 PM
J9.5
Recent Developments in Operational Long-Range Prediction at CPC
E. A. O'Lenic, NOAA/NWS/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and D. A. Unger
  5:15 PM
J9.6
Future Water Availability in a Warming World
Jennifer Alltop Aminzade, Columbia University, New York, NY; and D. H. Rind

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010


Opening of the Exhibit Hall with Reception
Location: Exhibit Hall B1 (GWCC)

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

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Session 3
Applied Climate Sector Studies
Location: B211 (GWCC)
Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Melissa Griffin, Florida Climate Center/Florida State Univ.
  8:30 AM
3.1
Evaluation of a technique to estimate solar radiation in the southeastern United States for use in agricultural models
Heather A. Dinon, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and R. Boyles, G. S. Buol, and G. G. Wilkerson
  8:45 AM
3.2
Post-wildfire impacts on microclimate—a numerical investigation
Elizabeth Mulvihill Page, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and W. R. Cotton
  9:00 AM
3.3
Quantification of increased storm surge risk to property as sea level rises
Ross N. Hoffman, AER, Lexington, MA; and P. Dailey, S. Hopsch, J. Cox, R. M. Ponte, and K. J. Quinn
  9:15 AM
3.4
Assessing crop yield simulations with various seasonal climate data
Dong-Wook Shin, COAPS, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and G. A. Baigorria, Y. K. Lim, S. Cocke, T. LaRow, J. J. O'Brien, and J. W. Jones

  9:30 AM
3.5
Canadian agroclimatic scenarios projected by a global climate model
Budong Qian, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and S. Gameda
Recording files available
Joint Session 3
Data Collection, Interpretation, Assimilation, and Stewardship
Location: B306 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the First Symposium on Planetary Atmospheres; the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 24th Conference on Hydrology; and the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology )
Chair: Stan Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD
  8:30 AM
J3.1
The Impacts on Air Traffic of Volcanic Ash from the 2009 Mt. Redoubt Eruption
Alexander Matus, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and L. A. Hudnall, J. J. Murray, and A. Krueger
  8:45 AM
J3.2
UrbanNet: Urban Environment Monitoring and Modeling with a Wireless Sensor Network
Paul J. Croft, Kean University, Union, NJ; and P. Morreale, F. Qi, A. Tropek, and M. Andujar
  9:00 AM
J3.3
Network of Weather and Climate Observing Networks (NOWCON)
Samuel P. Williamson, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD; and J. E. Stailey and S. J. Taijeron
  9:15 AM
J3.4
Comparison of COOP and new HCN-M temperature products
John R. Christy, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL
  9:30 AM
J3.5

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

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Joint Session 11
Early warning systems
Location: B211 (GWCC)
Hosts: (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
  11:00 AM
J11.1
  11:15 AM
J11.2
  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-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010


Exhibits Open
Location: Exhibit Hall B1 (GWCC)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010


Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Recording files available
Session 5A
Data quality
Location: B211 (GWCC)
Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: David C. Bader, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  1:30 PM
5A.1
New Techniques for Detection and Adjustment of Shifts in Daily Precipitation Data Series
Xiaolan L. Wang, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and H. Chen, Y. Wu, and Q. Pu
  1:45 PM
5A.2
Comprehensive automated quality assurance of daily surface observations: the GHCN-daily example
Imke Durre, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. J. Menne, B. Gleason, T. G. Houston, and R. S. Vose
  2:00 PM
5A.3
Quality control of SSM/I data using climatological statistics
Hilawe Semunegus, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and W. Berg, J. J. Bates, K. R. Knapp, and C. Kummerow
  2:15 PM
5A.4
Detection and characterization of systematic errors in atmospheric models
Daniel L. Birkenheuer, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and S. I. Gutman
Recording files available
Session 5B
Topics in Applied Climatology II
Location: B212 (GWCC)
Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Fiona Horsfall, NOAA/NWS
  1:30 PM
5B.1
  1:45 PM
5B.2
Intraseasonal predictions of tropical cyclone activity in the North Atlantic Ocean
James I. Belanger, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. J. Webster and J. A. Curry
  2:00 PM
5B.3
Impacts of the 1954 Heat Wave
Nancy E. Westcott, Midwestern Regional Climate Center, Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL; and K. Grady
  2:15 PM
5B.4
A Demonstration of the Value of Nudging in Downscaled Regional Climate Simulations from a Global Climate Model
Tanya L. Otte, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and J. H. Bowden, J. A. Herwehe, C. G. Nolte, and G. Faluvegi
  2:30 PM
5B.5
The misuse and misinterpretation of the ACE and PDI indices for hurricane energetics
Angela M. Fritz, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and J. I. Belanger, J. A. Curry, and G. J. Holland
Recording files available
Joint Session 10
Predictability, Prediction and Impact of Drought: II
Location: B216 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology )
Cochairs: Ning Zeng, University of Maryland; Siegfried D. Schubert, Global Modeling and Assimilation Office
  1:30 PM
J10.1
Toward the next generation of seasonal drought outlooks
Douglas M. Le Comte, NOAA/NWS, Camp Springs, MD; and E. O'Lenic and W. Higgins
  1:45 PM
J10.2
The physical mechanisms by which the leading patterns of SST variability impact U.S. precipitation
Hailan Wang, NASA, Hampton, VA; and S. D. Schubert, M. J. Suarez, and R. D. Koster
  2:00 PM
J10.3
Optimal Tropical Sea Surface Temperature Forcing of North American Drought
Sang-Ik Shin, Univ. of Colorado and NOAA ESRL, Boulder, CO; and P. D. Sardeshmukh

  2:15 PM
J10.4A
NCEP/NLDAS Seasonal Drought Prediction over the Continental US Using the Seasonal Forecast System Developed by Princeton University and University of Washington
Youlong Xia, NOAA/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Ek, E. Wood, L. Luo, J. Sheffield, D. P. Lettenmaier, B. Livneh, and K. Mitchell

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010


Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
Location: Exhibit Hall B1 (GWCC)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Recording files available
Joint Session 4
Research on extreme weather and climate events and inter-relationships
Location: B216 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the First Symposium on Planetary Atmospheres; the First Environment and Health Symposium; 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 Committee on Climate Services )
Chair: David R. Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
  3:30 PM
J4.1
The relative increase of record high maximum temperatures compared to record low minimum temperatures in the U.S
Gerald Meehl, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Tebaldi, G. Walton, D. R. Easterling, and L. R. McDaniel
  3:45 PM
J4.2
A common Midwestern question: Where have all our 90°F days gone?
David Changnon, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL; and V. A. Gensini and J. Prell
  4:15 PM
J4.4
Heat waves and cold spells in a warming climate
Karsten Steinhaeuser, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN; and A. R. Ganguly
  4:30 PM
J4.6
Extreme european weather regimes
Ricardo Morais Fonseca, Portugal; and B. J. Hoskins and M. Blackburn
  4:45 PM
J4.7
Meteorological features of observed trends in U.S. heavy precipitation events
Kenneth E. Kunkel, DRI, Reno, NV; and D. R. Easterling, B. E. Gleason, D. A. R. Kristovich, R. A. Smith, and L. Ensor
  5:15 PM
J4.5
Climatological, meteorological, and societal implications for the large number of fatalities from central Florida Dry Season tornadoes during El Nińo
Bartlett C. Hagemeyer, NOAA/NWS, Melbourne, FL; and L. A. Jordan, A. L. Moses, S. M. Spratt, and D. F. Van Dyke III
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Session 6
Climate data sets
Location: B211 (GWCC)
Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ.
  3:45 PM
6.2
Comparison of co-located DCNet and AWS/Weatherbug urban temperature observations
William Pendergrass, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and C. A. Vogel, W. Callahan, and B. B. Hicks
  4:00 PM
6.3
Frequency distributions of daily precipitation from a high density volunteer network
Zach Schwalbe, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and N. J. Doesken, J. Turner, R. Cifelli, and H. Reges
  4:30 PM
6.5
Evaluation of NWS Multi-sensor Precipitation Estimates for the Southeast United States
Adrienne M. Wootten, NC State University, Raleigh, NC; and R. Boyles, A. P. Sims, and M. S. Brooks
  4:45 PM
6.6
Daily mean temperature formulas
Glen Conner, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and S. A. Foster
  5:00 PM
6.7
  5:15 PM
6.8
Recording files available
Joint Session 15
Hydrology Applications in a Non-Stationary Climate
Location: B212 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 24th Conference on Hydrology )
Cochairs: David C. Bader, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; James Noel, NOAA/NWS/Ohio River Forecast Center
  3:30 PM
J15.1
  4:00 PM
J15.2
Climate and Extreme Events: A Hydrologic perspective (Invited)
Soroosh Sorooshian, University of California, Irvine, CA; and X. Gao, K. L. Hsu, B. Imam, and J. Li
  4:30 PM
J15.3
Seasonal numerical forecasts of the Ganges and Brahmaputra river flow
Peter J. Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and J. Jian, H. R. Chang, and T. M. Hopson

  4:45 PM
J15.4
Projecting Climate Change Impacts on Seasonal Water Supply Forecasting Error
Levi D. Brekke, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO; and D. Garen, K. Werner, and D. Laurine
  5:00 PM
J15.5
  5:15 PM
J15.6
Structure and Detectability of Trends in Hydrological Measures over the western United States
Tapash Das, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and H. G. Hidalgo, M. D. Dettinger, D. R. Cayan, D. W. Pierce, C. Bonfils, T. P. Barnett, G. Bala, and A. Mirin

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010

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Session 7
Drought I
Location: B211 (GWCC)
Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Andrea Bair, NOAA/NWS
  8:30 AM
7.1
Droughts in Canada: An overview
Barrie R. Bonsal, EC, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  8:45 AM
7.2
Drought Impacts Reporting through Collaboration: CoCoRaHS and the National Drought Mitigation Center
Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and N. J. Doesken, R. Cifelli, Z. Schwalbe, M. D. Svoboda, and J. Turner
  9:00 AM
7.3
Drought-Ready Communities: Decatur, IL pilot project
James R. Angel, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and M. L. Spinar
  9:30 AM
7.5
Georgia's response to the 2006–2009 Drought; Lessons Learned
David Emory Stooksbury, Office of the State Climatologist, Athens, GA; and P. N. Knox
  9:45 AM
7.6
How reliable is ENSO's role as a U.S. 'drought-buster'?
Klaus Wolter, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010


Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010

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Session 8
Drought II
Location: B211 (GWCC)
Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ.
  10:30 AM
8.1
Monitoring drought with the U.S. climate reference network
Michael Palecki, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and B. B. Baker
  10:45 AM
8.2
  11:00 AM
8.3
A New National Drought Atlas from the National Drought Mitigation Center
Brian Fuchs, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and M. Svoboda, S. Scott, and J. Nothwehr
  11:15 AM
8.4
Drought services: activities and tools at the National Drought Mitigation Center
Michael Hayes, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and M. Svoboda, B. Fuchs, S. Scott, K. Smith, C. Knutson, and B. Wardlow
  11:30 AM
8.5
  11:45 AM
8.6
A new tool for high-resolution drought assessment and monitoring
Brent McRoberts, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and J. Nielsen-Gammon and G. Story

11:00 AM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010


Exhibits Open

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010


Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010

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Session 9
Topics in Applied Climatology III
Location: B211 (GWCC)
Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Andrea Bair, NOAA/NWS
  1:30 PM
9.1
9.1 has moved to J10.4A

  1:45 PM
9.2
A vehicle heating index for use in preventing vehicle-related hyperthermia in children
Andrew Grundstein, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; and J. Dowd, V. Meentemeyer, and J. Null
  2:00 PM
9.3
Development of regional snowfall indices
Michael F. Squires, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. H. Lawrimore, R. R. Heim, D. A. Robinson, M. R. Gerbush, and T. Estilow
  2:15 PM
9.4
Blame it on climate change!
Robert E. Livezey, NWS Retired, Self-Employed Consultant, Bethesda, MD

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Poster Session
Applied Climatology Posters
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology
 
548
Zoning of Tourism Climate of Iran
AliAkbar Shamsipour, Institute of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

 
549
New Hampshire Precipitation Patterns 2005–2009: A Climatological Perspective
Mary D. Stampone, New Hampshire State Climate Office, Durham, NH

Handout (764.5 kB)

 
550
Year-over-year weather can be used to forecast consumer behavior
Dennis M. O'Donnell Jr., Weather Trends International, Bethlehem, PA; and C. Russell, M. Ferrari, and B. Kirk

 
552
The climatological character of air pollution events in the central Plains states
Eric E. Weber, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and A. R. Lupo

Handout (499.2 kB)

 
553
Scenario-based vegetation outlook (S-VegOut): Predicting general vegetation condition using different scenarios over the central U.S
Tsegaye Tadesse, National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and B. D. Wardlow, M. J. Hayes, M. D. Svoboda, J. Li, C. Poulsen, and K. Callahan

 
554
Identifying and Explaining subtle AMRE-E vapor and wind speed differences
Deborah K. Smith, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA; and K. Hilburn, C. Mears, and F. J. Wentz

 
555
The Need for New and Improved Satellite Data for Regional Climate Models (RCM)
Joshua S. Sisskind, Space Systems Division, Vienna, VA; and R. G. Bass, M. B. Crile, and J. Lewis

 
556
A comparative study of drought management in Oklahoma and Missouri
Heather R. Campbell, Oklahoma Climatological Survey and University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. A. Shafer and K. C. Crawford

 
557
Customer satisfaction with NOAA's National Weather Service climate products and services
Jenna C. Meyers, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. D. Hawkins and M. M. Timofeyeva

 
558
Geospatial Analyses of Drought Impact and Severity in North Dakota, USA Using Remote Sensing and GIS
Navaratnam Leelaruban, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND; and F. A. Akyuz, P. Oduor, and G. Padmanabhan

Handout (1.1 MB)

 
559
Climatological-based tropical cyclone landfall probabilities and average time to landfall
Robert Hart, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and R. J. Murnane

 
560
Climate prediction downscaling of temperature and precipitation in the Great Basin region
Ramesh K. Vellore, DRI, Reno, NV; and B. J. Hatchett and D. Koracin

 
561
An analysis of Atlantic hurricane seasons in the Pre-HURDAT era (1775-1850)
Steven A. LaVoie, Ball State University, Muncie, IN; and J. S. M. Coleman

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010

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Joint Session 7
Communication Among Stakeholders That Addresses Issues of Policy, Operations, and New Opportunities
Location: B212 (GWCC)
Hosts: (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
  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
  5:15 PM
J7.6
Beyond the boundary: it takes a village to provide climate services
Daniel Ferguson, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and G. Owen

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010


Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)
Location: Exhibit Hall B1 (GWCC)

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010


AMS Annual Awards Banquet
Location: Thomas Murphy Ballroom 1-4 (GWCC)

Thursday, 21 January 2010

7:30 AM-8:30 AM: Thursday, 21 January 2010


Washington Symposium Breakfast
Location: B208 (GWCC)

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 21 January 2010

Recording files available
Joint Session 1
Climate Services at the Regional Climate Centers, State Climate Offices and Regional Integrated Science Assessments I
Location: B212 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Presidential Forum )
Chair: Hope Mizzell, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
  8:30 AM
J1.1
Emerging niche clienteles for climate-based decision dupport: organic farmers in Georgia (U.S.)
Carrie A. Furman, University of Georgia / Southeast Climate Consortium, Griffin, GA; and C. Roncoli, T. A. Crane, J. Paz, and G. Hoogenboom
  8:45 AM
J1.2
Developing a baseline for a RISA program: SCIPP's natural hazards and climate change planning survey
James E. Hocker, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and L. M. Carter, M. A. Shafer, and H. D. O'Hair
  9:00 AM
J1.3
Meeting demand for the undervalued climate service: having ability to engage in medium-term projects
Zack S. Guido, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and D. Ferguson and G. Owen
  9:15 AM
J1.4
The rising demand for climate information in California and Nevada
Daniel R. Cayan, SIO, La Jolla, CA; and M. D. Dettinger, K. T. Redmond, A. Westerling, T. J. Brown, and G. Franco
  9:30 AM
J1.5
Recording files available
Session 10
The use of climate model projections and downscaling to inform public policy
Location: B211 (GWCC)
Host: 18th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Ryan Boyles, North Carolina State University
  8:30 AM
10.1
Validation of Narccap climate products for forest resource applications in the southeast United States
Willis Otieno Shem, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and T. L. Mote and J. M. Shepherd
  9:00 AM
10.3
  9:15 AM
10.4
Climate downscaling for regional ecosystem modeling
Xingang Fan, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and Z. Fan and V. G. Anantharaj
  9:30 AM
10.5
Climate Change Impact Assessment for Central and Eastern Europe in High Resolution – EC FP6 Project CECILIA
Tomas Halenka, Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic; and M. Belda, J. Miksovsky, P. Huszar, and E. Cernochova

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 21 January 2010


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

9:45 AM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 21 January 2010


Exhibits Open

11:00 AM-12:15 PM: Thursday, 21 January 2010

Recording files available
Joint Session 5
Climate Services at the Regional Climate Centers, State Climate Offices and Regional Integrated Science Assessments II
Location: B212 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Presidential Forum )
Chair: Martha D. Shulski, University of Nebraska
  11:00 AM
J5.1
State climate offices providing stakeholder-driven climate services at the local level
David A. Robinson, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ; and M. R. Gerbush
  11:15 AM
J5.2
Using climatology to predict seasonal growing degree days
D. P. Todey, South Dakota State Univ., Brookings, SD; and C. Shukla
  11:30 AM
J5.3
Addressing monitoring needs for drought management
Hope Mizzell, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Columbia, SC; and G. Carbone, K. Dow, and J. Rhee
  11:45 AM
J5.4
Climate Services and the role of State Climate Offices
Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
  12:00 PM
J5.5
Climate Services at the Local Scale
Nancy Selover, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 21 January 2010

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Joint Session 8
New challenges for applied meteorology and climatology
Location: B211 (GWCC)
Hosts: (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.
  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
  2:45 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

Recording files available
Joint Session 13
Climate Services at the Regional Climate Centers, State Climate Offices and Regional Integrated Science Assessments III
Location: B212 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Presidential Forum )
Chair: David A. Robinson, Rutgers University
  1:30 PM
J13.1
  1:45 PM
J13.2
Daily weather conditions associated with the summertime onset of West Nile Virus in central Illinois
Nancy E. Westcott, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL; and S. Hilberg, A. Bedel, and R. Lampkin
  2:00 PM
J13.3
Activities of the High Plains Regional Climate Center
Martha D. Shulski, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and K. G. Hubbard, N. Umphlett, and W. Sorensen

  2:15 PM
J13.4
  2:30 PM
J13.5
Establishing contact with new users: SERCC and the health community
Peter J. Robinson, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  2:45 PM
J13.6
RCC and RISA Partnerships for Research to Operations Development
Kevin Robbins, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 21 January 2010


Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 21 January 2010


Joint Session 25
Climate Services Wrap-up
Location: B212 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Presidential Forum )
Chair: Timothy J. Brown, DRI
  3:30 PM
Discussion

5:00 PM-5:05 PM: Thursday, 21 January 2010


AMS 90th Annual Meeting Adjourns