Presidential Forum

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Sunday, 17 January 2010

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


Annual Meeting Registration Begins

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

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Panel Discussion 1
Weather, Climate and Society: A Customer’s Perspective on Information Needs, Science, and Services
Location: Thomas Murphy Ballroom 1 and 2 (GWCC)
Host: Presidential Forum
Moderator: Thomas R. Karl, NOAA/NCDC
  9:00 AM
Introductory Remarks

  9:25 AM
PD1.2
Climate and Health: Preparing for and Communicating Complexity
Ali S. Khan, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-borne, and Enteric Diseases, DHHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevent, Atlanta, GA

  9:45 AM
PD1.3
  10:05 AM
Moderator's Comments and General Discussion with Q & A
  10:25 AM
PD1.4
Presentation of the Charles Anderson Award AMS Board on Women and Minorities
Sepideh Yalda, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA

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


Joint Session 24
A science of service: You and the Navier-Stokes equations protect the public (in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/National Day of Service)
Location: B301 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Environment and Health Symposium; the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services; and the Presidential Forum )
  11:00 AM
J24.1
A science of service
Warren Washington, NCAR, Boulder, CO

  11:15 AM
Discussion

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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Joint Session 16
International Hydrometeorological Data Acquisition for Practical Applications
Location: B301 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services; and the First Environment and Health Symposium )
Chair: Wendy Marie Thomas, AMS
  1:45 PM
J16.2
  2:00 PM
J16.3
  2:15 PM
J16.4
Quantifying biophysical constraint of Nature: Measuring Renewable Freshwater Resources at Multiple Scales
John Nieber, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN; and R. Kanivetsky, H. Peterson, and B. Shmagin

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


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

Joint Poster Session
Environment and Health Posters
Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; and the First Environment and Health Symposium )
Chair: Wendy Marie Thomas, AMS
 
212
About the possible influence of the weather on asthma episodes: St. Thomas University and surrounding communities
David Quesada, Saint Thomas Univ., Miami Gardens, FL; and A. Audate and I. Perez

Handout (1.1 MB)

 
213
Meteorological observation including UV launched in Ladakh, the westernmost part of the Tibetan Plateau
Akiyo Yatagai, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto, Japan; and K. Okumiya and R. Sakamoto

 
214
Climate change and health: A study of indoor heat exposure in vulnerable populations in Detroit, Michigan
Jalonne L. White-Newsome, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and M. S. O'Neill, O. Jolliet, B. Sanchez, J. T. Dvonch, E. P. Parker, Z. Zhang, J. Haynes, and M. Seaton

Handout (67.8 kB)

 
215
An investigation of surface temperatures and measures of heat stress at two synthetic turf fields in Environmental Justice Communities in New York City
Randi J. Walker, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY; and M. Redis, A. Masters, and L. Lim

 
217
A comparison study of heat related emergency 911 Calls: Phoenix, Arizona and Chicago, Illinois from 2003 to 2006
Donna A. Hartz, Arizona State Univ., Scottsdale, AZ; and C. Sister and W. C. Chuang

Handout (167.3 kB)

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-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

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Joint Session 17
Enhancing Public Health Applications through NASA Earth Science Research
Location: B301 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Environment and Health Symposium; the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services; and the Presidential Forum )
  8:45 AM
J17.2
Markets, climate change and food security in West Africa
Molly Brown, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD; and J. P. Verdin, C. C. Funk, B. Hintermann, and N. Higgins
  9:00 AM
J17.3
  9:15 AM
J17.4
Modeling atmospheric dust for respiratory health alerts
Stanley A. Morain, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; and A. M. Budge and W. A. Sprigg

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 Panel Discussion 1
Climate-Sensitive Diseases in the Great Lakes and Oceans: NOAA's Oceans and Human Health Initiative (OHHI)
Location: B301 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; the First Environment and Health Symposium; and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services )
Moderator: Juli Trtanj, NOAA
  11:00 AM
Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator, Session Introduction/Remarks
  11:05 AM
JPD1.2A
  11:20 AM
JPD1.1
The role of climate forecasts in early warning systems for harmful algal blooms that impact human health
Stephanie Moore, NOAA's West Coast Center for Oceans and Human Health, Seattle, WA
  11:50 AM
JPD1.3

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 Session 19
Climate-Sensitive Diseases: Vector-Borne Diseases and Influenza
Location: B301 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; the First Environment and Health Symposium; and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services )
  1:30 PM
J19.2
Climate and vector-borne diseases: Visceral Leishmaniasis as an example
Dia Eldin-Elnaiem, National Institues of Health, Rockville, MD
  2:00 PM
J19.4
Early detection and monitoring malaria from space
Felix Kogan, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Powell and M. Goldberg
  2:15 PM
J19.3
Climate and spatial risk modeling of human plague in Uganda
Andrew J. Monaghan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. J. Eisen
  2:30 PM
J19.5
Current and future needs of climate data, services, and expertise for the health sector
Christopher M. Fuhrmann, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and J. T. Lutz, M. Kovach, D. R. Easterling, and P. J. Robinson
  2:45 PM
J19.6
Absolute humidity and the seasonal onset of influenza in the continental US
Jeffrey Shaman, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and V. E. Pitzer, C. Viboud, B. Grenfell, and M. Lipsitch

  3:00 PM
J19.1
Malaria Outlook Forums (MALOF) in Africa
Phetolo Page, World Meteorological Organization, Africa, Botswana

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

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Joint Session 20
Climate-Sensitive Diseases: Dust, Meningitis, and Respiratory Health
Location: B301 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; the First Environment and Health Symposium; and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services )
Chair: Wendy Marie Thomas, AMS
  3:30 PM
J20.3
WMO research: Global implications of dust on health
Len Barrie, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Geneva, Switzerland
  3:45 PM
J20.4
African dust and emergency pediatric asthma admissions on Barbados
Edmund Blades, Ministry of Public Health, Barbados, Bridgetown, Barbados
  4:00 PM
J20.1
Meningitis Environmental Risk Information Technologies (MERIT) program
Madeleine Thomson, International Research Institute (IRI), Palisades, NY

  4:15 PM
J20.2
CDC program on Meningitis
Tom Clark, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA

  4:30 PM
J20.5
  4:45 PM
J20.6
Examining vulnerabilities to thunderstorm-associated asthma in Atlanta, Georgia
Stefanie Ebelt Sarnat, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and A. Grundstein, M. Klein, J. M. Shepherd, L. Naeher, T. L. Mote, and P. E. Tolbert

  5:00 PM
J20.7
A retrospective analysis of the association of dust storms and respiratory hospitalizations in El Paso, Texas, using a case-crossover study design
Yanlei Peng, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX; and J. G. Staniswalis, S. E. Grineski, and T. E. Gill
  5:15 PM
J20.8

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

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


Joint Panel Discussion 3
The evolution of HydroMet and Climate Services
Location: B301 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services; and the First Environment and Health Symposium )
Moderator: William Hooke, AMS
  8:30 AM
JPD3.1
IPCC: International perspectives
Kris Ebi, Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change, San Francisco, CA

  8:45 AM
JPD3.4
CDC: Public health perspectives
Howard Frumkin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA

  9:00 AM
JPD3.2
WMO Public Weather Services perspectives
Haleh Kootval, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

  9:15 AM
JPD3.3
USAID perspectives
Sezin Tokar, USAID, Washington, DC

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Joint Session 4
Weather Information Users: The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), Part 1
Location: B314 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; and the Presidential Forum )
Cochairs: David J. Pace, FAA-Retired; Cecilia Miner, NOAA/NWS
  8:30 AM
J4.1
NextGen Weather Requirements: An Update
Cheryl G. Souders, FAA, Washington, DC; and T. Kays, C. Miner, S. Abelman, R. C. Showalter, F. Bayne, J. Tauss, E. R. Dash, J. A. May, and L. Leonard
  8:45 AM
J4.2
The 4-D Weather Data Cube: Roadmap to 2022
Mark B. Miller, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and T. E. Ryan and D. A. Miller
  9:00 AM
J4.3
The 4-D Weather Single Authoritative Source for air traffic management
Edward R. Johnson, NOAA/NWS, Siver Spring, MD; and R. Heuwinkel, S. Abelman, and C. Miner
  9:15 AM
J4.4
The 4-D Weather Data Cube: Data Services, standards and IT architecture
Timothy Hopkins, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and R. C. Deininger, C. MacDermaid, and M. B. Miller
  9:30 AM
J4.5
Satellite data and products in the NextGen 4-D data cube
David B. Johnson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Richards, W. Feltz, and T. J. Schmit
  9:45 AM
J4.6

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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Joint Session 12
Weather Information Users: The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), Part 2
Location: B314 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; and the Presidential Forum )
Cochairs: David J. Pace, FAA-Retired; Cecilia Miner, NOAA/NWS
  10:45 AM
J12.1A
Progress on Next Generation Air Transportation System 4-D Weather Cube
Cecilia Miner, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and S. Abelman, J. G. Stobie, S. Larsen, and B. Williams
  11:00 AM
J12.2
  11:15 AM
J12.3
Introduction to the NCEP Very Short Range Ensemble Forecast System (VSREF)
Binbin Zhou, IMSG at EMC/NCEP/NWS/NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Du and G. DiMego
  11:30 AM
J12.4
Translating weather into traffic flow management impacts for NextGen
Tenny A. Lindholm, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO; and R. Sharman, J. A. Krozel, V. Klimenko, S. Krishna, N. Downs, and J. S. B. Mitchell
  11:45 AM
J12.5
An Example of NextGen Weather Information Integration and Management
Russ Sinclair, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL; and T. Hicks, C. Felix, and K. Bourke
  12:00 PM
J12.6
Recording files available
Joint Session 22
Climate-Sensitive Impacts: Heat Waves and Human Health
Location: B301 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; the First Environment and Health Symposium; and the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services )
Chair: Wendy Marie Thomas, AMS
  10:30 AM
J22.1
CDC: Heat and Human Health
George Luber, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA
  11:00 AM
J22.3
  11:30 AM
J22.5
Population Health Risk and the Urban Heat Island: The Oklahoma City 2008 Case
Heather G. Basara, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. K. Hall, J. B. Basara, and B. G. Illston
  11:45 AM
J22.6
Human health and heat stress: an analysis of neighborhoods in metropolitan Phoenix, AZ
Darren M. Ruddell, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and S. L. Harlan, J. Declet, and P. Gober

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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Joint Session 23
Health and the Built Environment: Building to Adapt
Location: B301 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Environment and Health Symposium; the Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services; and the Presidential Forum )
  1:45 PM
J23.2
  2:00 PM
J23.3
Heat and human health: an integrated approach
Richard B. Rood, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and M. O'Neill, S. Brines, D. Brown, C. J. Gronlund, E. Oswald, E. Parker, J. White-Newsome, and K. Zhang
  2:15 PM
J23.4
The structure of the urban heat island of Detroit, Michigan
E. Oswald, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and K. Zhang, S. Brines, D. Brown, C. Gronlund, M. O'Neill, R. Rood, and J. White-Newsome

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


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

Joint Poster Session
Weather Information Users: The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Posters
Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; and the Presidential Forum )
 
457
Four dimensional weather visualization
Adam R. Edson, ITT Visual Information Solutions, Springfield, VA

Handout (381.6 kB)

 
458
AFWA and Industry: A Case Study in NextGen Evolution
Ronald P. Lowther, PhD, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Bellevue, NE; and D. C. Plum, M. M. Brill, and K. M. Starr

 
459
Transformation of the NAS to NextGen and the FAA Weather Architecture Impacts: An Update
Cheryl G. Souders, FAA, Washington, DC; and R. C. Showalter, J. Tauss, and L. Leonard

Handout (1.9 MB)

 
460
 
461
MADIS web services in support of NextGen
Joanne Edwards, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. F. Barth, L. A. Benjamin, P. A. Miller, and D. Helms

 
462
The Network Enabled Verification Service (NEVS): Evaluating weather forecast quality in NextGen
Sean Madine, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and N. D. Matheson, M. A. Petty, D. S. Schaffer, T. Pease, and J. L. Mahoney

 
464
A Weather and Aviation Data Server for NextGen Applications
Christopher G. Herbster, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach, FL; and M. Masscotte, S. Lewandowski, F. R. Mosher, J. Campino, R. Haley, N. Gusack, D. Finkelsztein, and P. Beaudoin

 
465
WRF Model Simulations of Convective Weather for the Evaluation and Testing of NextGen Decision Making Tools
Christopher G. Herbster, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach, FL; and N. Gusack, M. Masscotte, and F. Mosher

 
467
NextGen Weather Demonstration Coordination
Steve Abelman, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Strande

Handout (829.1 kB)

 
Poster 466 has been moved. New paper number J12.1A

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

4:00 PM-5:45 PM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010

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Joint Session 11
Probabilistic Forecasting for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)
Location: B204 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science; the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; and the Presidential Forum )
Cochairs: John K. Williams, NCAR; John J. Murray, NASA Langley Research Center; Jun Du, NOAA/NWS/NCEP
  4:15 PM
J11.2
Advances in the Collaborative Storm Prediction for Aviation (CoSPA)
James O. Pinto, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Williams, M. Steiner, D. Albo, S. Dettling, W. Dupree, D. Morse, H. Iskenderian, T. Xiaofeng, M. Wolfson, C. Reiche, S. Weygandt, S. Benjamin, and C. Alexander
  4:30 PM
J11.3
Probabilistic forecasting of ceiling and visibility at CONUS terminals: Development progress
Paul H. Herzegh, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Lambi, J. Cowie, G. Wiener, R. Bateman, and J. Black
  4:45 PM
J11.4
Using a genetic algorithm to estimate source term parameters of volcanic ash clouds
Kerrie J. Schmehl, Penn State University, State College, PA; and D. Truesdell and S. E. Haupt
  5:00 PM
J11.5
Techniques for providing probabilistic forecasts of turbulence for NextGen
Matthew J. Pocernich, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. D. Sharman and J. K. Williams
  5:15 PM
J11.6
Regionalized probabilistic turbulence forecasting using machine learning with in-situ data
Jennifer Abernethy, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO; and R. D. Sharman and J. K. Williams
  5:30 PM
J11.7
A probabilistic global turbulence nowcast and forecast system
John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Kessinger, R. D. Sharman, W. F. Feltz, and A. Wimmers

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

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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
Joint Session 6
Virtual Globe technology and applications Part I
Location: B218 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; and the Presidential Forum )
Cochairs: Scott T. Shipley, George Mason Univ.; Nazila Merati, ClipCard; Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL
  8:30 AM
J6.1
WxAzygyTM Transparent Interface for Google Earth
Scott T. Shipley, WxAnalyst, Fairfax, VA; and S. J. Cantrell and A. Peterlin
  8:45 AM
J6.2
Three dimensional spherical display systems for education and outreach
Richard A. Kohrs, SSEC/Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. Mooney
  9:00 AM
J6.3
Satellite imagery and virtual globe cloud layer simulation from NWP model fields
John F. Galantowicz, AER, Lexington, MA; and J. J. Holdzkom, T. Nehrkorn, R. P. D'Entremont, and S. Lowe
  9:15 AM
J6.4
Technology Infusion for the Next Generation Real Time Mission Monitor
Richard J. Blakeslee, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and H. M. Goodman, J. M. Hall, Y. M. He, H. Conover, K. Regner, D. Hardin, J. Lu, M. Garrett, and T. Smith
  9:30 AM
Questions

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-11:45 AM: Thursday, 21 January 2010

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Joint Session 8
Virtual Globe technology and applications Part II
Location: B218 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; and the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology )
Cochairs: Scott T. Shipley, George Mason Univ.; Nazila Merati, ClipCard; Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL
  11:00 AM
J8.1
Radar Integrated Display using Geospatial Elements Version 2 (RIDGE2) and Virtual Globes
Keith Stellman, NOAA/NWS, Peachtree City, GA; and P. Kirkwood, C. Pieper, J. E. Burks, B. P. Walawender, A. Sutula, and A. Murray
  11:15 AM
J8.2
Supporting operational weather forecasting with Google Earth
Andy Cox, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; and R. Lucksinger and D. Eck
  11:30 AM
J8.3
Visualizing dynamic weather and ocean data with Google Earth 5
Cris Castello, Google, Inc., Mountain View, CA; and P. Giencke

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

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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 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