Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research

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

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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

Recording files available
Joint Session 1
Mitigation and adaptation to climate change
Location: B216 (GWCC)
Hosts: (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
  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
Recording files available
Joint Session 3
Weather & Transportation I
Location: B312 (GWCC)
Hosts: (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; S. Edward Boselly, Weather Solutions Group
  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, 18 January 2010


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:15 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010

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Joint Session 4
Weather & Transportation II
Location: B312 (GWCC)
Hosts: (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; Paul Pisano, Federal Highway Administration
  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
  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, 18 January 2010


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

Poster Session
Policy and Socio-Economic Research Posters
Host: Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research
 
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

 
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

Handout (2.4 MB)

 
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

Handout (2.1 MB)

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

Recording files available
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
Recording files available
Joint Session 5
Communication and Use of Weather and Climate Information I
Location: B213 (GWCC)
Hosts: (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; Scott F. Blair, NOAA/NWS
  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

  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, 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

Recording files available
Joint Session 6
Communication and Use of Weather and Climate Information II
Location: B213 (GWCC)
Hosts: (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; Douglas Hilderbrand, NOAA/NWS
  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
  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

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

Recording files available
Joint Panel Discussion 1
Preparing the Next Generation to Meet New Demands on Science and Services
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Symposium on Education; and the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research )
Organizers: Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR; Rajul Pandya, UCAR
Panelists: Quinton L. Williams, Jackson State Univ.; Genene Fisher, NOAA/NWS; Jeffrey K. Lazo, NCAR; Donna F. Tucker, University of Kansas
Recording files available
Panel Discussion 4
Introduction to Environmental Security and Climate Change
Location: B312 (GWCC)
Host: Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research
Moderators: John M. Lanicci, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ.; James D. Ramsay, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  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
Recording files available
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


Kuettner Symposium Luncheon
Location: B208 (GWCC)
  12:00 PM
B1.1
Joach Kuettner—A Man in Love with the Sky
Einar Enevoldson, The Perlan Project, Emeryville, CA


Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)

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

Recording files available
Joint Panel Discussion 2
Environmental Security and Climate Change
Location: B312 (GWCC)
Hosts: (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 )
Moderator: Kenneth Carey, Noblis, Inc.
Panelists: Richard Engel, National Intelligence Council; David W. Titley, NOAA; Jay Gulledge, Pew Center on Global Climate Change; Sherri Goodman, Center for Naval Analysis; Steven Goodwin, National Defense Univ.
  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
  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, 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 10
Ways of Knowing: Traditional Knowledge as a Key Insight for Dealing with a Changing Climate I
Location: B213 (GWCC)
Hosts: (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; Heather Lazarus, SSWIM/University of Oklahoma
  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
  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

  4:30 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

  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, 20 January 2010

Recording files available
Joint Session 12
Ways of Knowing: Traditional Knowledge as a Key Insight for Dealing with a Changing Climate II
Location: B213 (GWCC)
Hosts: (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; Heather Lazrus, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma
  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
  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
  9:30 AM
Open Discussion

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


Panel Discussion 2
Working with Congress
Location: B213 (GWCC)
Host: Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research
Moderator: Mark A. Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey
Panelists: Ray Ban, The Weather Channel; Wendy Naus, Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC; Paul A. T. Higgins, AMS; Renee A. Leduc Clarke, Narayan Strategy

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


Panel Discussion 3
Emerging Policy and Socioeconomic Topics
Location: B213 (GWCC)
Host: Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research
Moderators: Jennifer Sprague, NOAA/NWS; Jeffrey K. Lazo, NCAR
Panelists: Dr. Jack Hayes, NOAA/NWS; William Hooke, AMS; Laura Furgione, NOAA; Robert T. Ryan, NBC4 TV

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


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

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

Recording files available
Session 1
Coping with Drought
Location: B213 (GWCC)
Host: Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research
Cochairs: Nancy Beller-Simms, NOAA Climate Program Office; Sarah Abdelrahim, NOAA / Climate Program Office
  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
Recording files available
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
Recording files available
Joint Session 13
Societal Dimensions of Weather and Climate Hazards I
Location: B211 (GWCC)
Hosts: (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; Jennifer A. Spinney, University of Western Ontario
  4:15 PM
J13.2
  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
  5:15 PM
J13.6
Tornadoes without NWS warning
J. A. Brotzge, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. A. Erickson

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 14
Societal Dimensions of Weather and Climate Hazards II
Location: B213 (GWCC)
Hosts: (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.; Elizabeth P. K. Lunde, NOAA/NWS
  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
  9:15 AM
J14.3
  9:30 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-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 15
Societal Dimensions of Weather and Climate Hazards III
Location: B213 (GWCC)
Hosts: (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; James E. Hocker, SCIPP/Univ. of Oklahoma
  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
  11:45 AM
J15.4
  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, 21 January 2010

Recording files available
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

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


Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

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


AMS 90th Annual Meeting Adjourns