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Saturday, 16 January 2010

6:00 AM-11:55 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session
AMS Staff Office
Location: B403 (GWCC)
Host: Events

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Student Conference Registration

9:00 AM-9:30 AM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session 1
Welcome and Introductions
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
  9:00 AM
1.1
Welcome from the SCPC
Angelyn G. Kolodziej, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

  9:05 AM
1.2
Welcom from the AMS
Thomas R. Karl, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC

  9:10 AM
1.3
Message from the AMS Teaching Excellence Award Winner
Douglas N. Yarger, Retired, formerly Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA

  9:20 AM
1.4
Welcome from Your Peers
Marcus D. Walter, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

9:30 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session 2
Group Breakout Activity (What YOU Want Out of This)
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference

10:00 AM-11:00 AM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session 3
Get the Most Out of this Conference: How to Develop Yourself as a Professional
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Chair: James M. Kurdzo, Atmospheric Radar Research Center, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma
  10:00 AM
3.1
  10:15 AM
3.2
Sharp? Or well rounded? The physics of setting goals
Kevin A. Kloesel, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

  10:30 AM
3.3
Private Sector Meteorology
Kenneth Carey, Noblis, Inc., Falls Church, VA

  10:45 AM
3.4
Role as a scientist in the community
Richard Clark, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Panel Discussion 1
Panel of Young Professionals
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Moderator: Anthony E. Reinhart, Texas Tech University
Panelists: Lara E. Pagano, NOAA/NWS; Chris Smith, NBC Maryland; Chris Walsh, Georgia Emergency Management Association

12:00 PM-1:00 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Networking Lunch
Location: B313/314 (GWCC)

1:00 PM-1:30 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session 4
Introduction to Session 4: Broad Perspective of the Job Market vs. Academia
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Jon Nese, Penn State University

1:30 PM-2:50 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session 4A
Academia
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Lara E. Pagano, NOAA/NWS
  1:30 PM
4A.1
The how-to’s of publishing papers
David M. Schultz, Universities of Helsinki and Manchester/Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland

  1:50 PM
4A.2
Good habits of a graduate student
Cody Kirkpatrick, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL

  2:10 PM
4A.3
Timeline before graduation
Frederick H. Carr, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

  2:30 PM
4A.4
Internship and funding opportunities
Owen H. Shieh, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK


Session 4B
The Job Market
Location: B207 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Heather A. Dinon, North Carolina State University
  1:30 PM
4B.1
Standing out in the job hunt
Robert Baron, Baron Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL

  1:50 PM
4B.2
Using the Internet professionally
Ryan Boyles, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

  2:10 PM
4B.3
Government job opportunities
Trisha D. Palmer, NOAA/NWSFO, Peachtree City, GA

  2:30 PM
4B.4
Employment in the physical sciences
Roman Czujko, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD

2:50 PM-3:00 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Break

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session 5
HOT Topics in Local Weather
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Renee Curry, Univ. of Oklahoma
  3:00 PM
5.1
The Atlanta Tornado: CNN perspective
Brandon Miller, CNN, Atlanta, GA

  3:15 PM
5.2
Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center
Charles A. West, NOAA/NWS, Hampton, GA

  3:30 PM
5.3
Health effects of climate change
Paul Schramm, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA

  3:45 PM
5.4
The Historic Atlanta Flood of 2009
John Feldt, NOAA/NWS Southeast River Forecast Center, Peachtree City, GA

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session 6
Weather Outside the Lines
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Chair: Jesse Nusbaumer, University of Colorado
  4:00 PM
6.1
International Meteorology
Rajul E. Pandya, UCAR/SOARS, Boulder, CO

  4:15 PM
6.2
Forensic Meteorology
H. Michael Mogil, How the Weatherworks, Naples, FL

  4:30 PM
6.3
The role of FEMA
Rebecca Jennings, FEMA, Washington, DC

  4:45 PM
6.4
Space Weather
Delores J. Knipp, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

5:00 PM-5:15 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session 7
Closing Remarks and End of Day 1 Feedback
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Career Fair and Graduate School Reception
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

7:30 PM-9:30 PM: Saturday, 16 January 2010


Session
UCAR's SOARS Program 15th birthday celebration
Location: B208 (GWCC)
Host: Events

Sunday, 17 January 2010

6:00 AM-11:55 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Session
Bams
Location: B209 (GWCC)
Host: Events

Session
Press
Location: B210 (GWCC)
Host: Events

Session
Projections Presentations
Location: B310 (GWCC)
Host: Events

Session
Staff Office
Location: B403 (GWCC)
Host: Events

Session
Weather Preview Theater
Location: B201 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the Events; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )

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


Short Course Registration

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Session
Student Conference Sessions
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: Events

9:00 AM-9:45 AM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Panel Discussion 2
A unique collaboration: VORTEX-2 students and professionals
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Moderator: Mariana Scott, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Panelists: Christopher C. Weiss, Texas Tech University; Christopher J. Nowotarski, Pennsylvania State University; Casey E. Letkewicz, North Carolina State University

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


Annual Meeting Registration Begins

9:45 AM-10:15 AM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Session 8
Conversations with Professionals I
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Speakers: Sepideh Yalda, Millersville Univ.; Ada Monzón, Univision; Ray Ban, The Weather Channel; William J. Murtagh, NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction; Nelsie Ramos, National Hurricane Center; Alan Lustig, JP Morgan and Chase; Louis W. Uccellini, NOAA/NWS/NCEP; Marina M. Timofeyeva, UCAR, Boulder, CO and NOAA/NWS; John Morales, NBC Miami; Roberta Balstad, Weather, Climate, and Society Journal; Vickie Nadolski, NWS; Mary Glackin, NOAA
Chair: Marcus D. Walter, Cornell University

10:15 AM-12:15 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Session 9
Conversations with Professionals II (Rotate between rooms every 15 or 20 minutes)
Location: Break-out Rooms 202, 203, 204, and 207 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Speakers: Sepideh Yalda, Millersville Univ.; Ada Monzón, Univision; Ray Ban, The Weather Channel; William J. Murtagh, NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction; Nelsie Ramos, National Hurricane Center; Alan Lustig, JP Morgan and Chase; Louis W. Uccellini, NOAA/NWS/NCEP; Marina M. Timofeyeva, UCAR, Boulder, CO and NOAA/NWS; John Morales, NBC Miami; Roberta Balstad, Weather, Climate, and Society Journal; Vickie Nadolski, NWS; Mary Glackin, NOAA
Chair: Marcus D. Walter, Cornell University

11:45 AM-12:15 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


AMS Student Chapter Town Hall Meeting
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Moderators: Christopher J. Schultz, Univ. of Alabama; Elise V. Schultz, Univ. of Alabama

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Session
AMS Short Course Lunch
Location: B312 (GWCC)
Host: Events

Session
Student Conf Break-out
Location: B202 (GWCC)
Host: Events

Session
Student Conference Luncheon
Location: B313/314 (GWCC)
Host: Events

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


Weatherfest

12:00 PM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Session
Student Conf Break-out
Location: B203 (GWCC)
Host: Events

Session
Student Conf Break-out
Location: B204 (GWCC)
Host: Events

Session
Student Conf Break-out
Location: B207 (GWCC)
Host: Events

Session
Student Conf Break-out
Location: B208 (GWCC)
Host: Events

12:15 PM-12:30 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Closing Remarks
Location: B206 (GWCC)

2:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Session 10
Education Forum on Improving Your Writing Skills for Students and Scientists
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
Chair: David M. Schultz, Universities of Helsinki and Manchester/Finnish Meteorological Institute

2:00 PM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Session
Speaker Ready Room
Location: B311 (GWCC)
Host: Events

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)

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 17 January 2010


Poster Session
Student Poster Session
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Host: 9th Annual Student Conference
 
S2
Global climatology of the planetary boundary layer inversions
Angelica M. Betancourt-Negron, NOAA/NWSFO Huntsville, AL/ University of Puerto Rico- Rio Piedras, Huntsville, AL; and D. J. Seidel

 
S3
Development toward an Advanced Aerobiological Vegetable Disease Forecasting Tool
Lara E. Pagano, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and A. P. Sims, T. Keever, and R. Boyles

 
S4
Tsunami warning signs—educational, annoying or ignored?
Antonia L. Rosati, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

Handout (147.4 kB)

 
S5
Databasing of AOC weather data for public access
Kelly Scott, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and P. Flaherty

 
S7
Increasing potential predictability of Indian summer monsoon wet and dry spells
Neena Joseph Mani, JIFRESSE/Univ. of California, Pasadena, CA; and B. N. Goswami

 
S11
Sensible heating over the Tibetan Plateau and the onset of Asian Monsoon
Li Xu, George Mason University, Calverton, MD

 
S12
A Comparison of Icing Pilot Reports to Weather Conditions
Brooke Lewis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. A. Wolff

 
S13
Flash floods: A spatial and temporal analysis—A case study of the flash floods in southwestern Missouri in March 2008
Daniel A. Pollak, Pennsylvania State University & NCAR/SOARS, State College, PA

Handout (1.8 MB)

 
S14
A method for determining the historical climatology of East Coast Winter Storms
Jase E. Bernhardt, Northeast Regional Climate Center, Ithaca, NY

Handout (965.6 kB)

 
S15
A higher order tracer transport scheme for icosahedral hexagonal grids
Maximo Q. Menchaca, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and W. C. Skamarock

 
S16
Loss of Significance and Multidecadal Variability of the Madden-Julian Oscillation
E. Suhas, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India; and B. N. Goswami

 
S17
Synoptic environments and convective modes associated with significant tornadoes in the contiguous United States—a null case dataset
Darren V. Snively, NOAA/Ohio University, Athens, OH; and R. L. Thompson and J. S. Grams

 
S18
"Identifying QBO and Seasonal Variations in Stratospheric Chemical Species using UARS HALOE Data"
John Anderson, Hampton Univ., Hampton, VA; and B. A. Crandall and N. M. Pothier

 
S19
Impacts of super-resolution data on National Weather Service warning decision making
Jonathan M. Vogel, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and C. D. Payne, C. A. Van Den Broeke, and L. R. Lemon

Handout (366.5 kB)

 
S20
 
S21
Turbulent flux responses to leaf density changes
Miliaritiana L. Robjhon, Howard University, Washington, DC; and E. Joseph, C. A. Stearns, and M. K. Payne

 
S22
Effects of drop size distribution on NEXRAD rain rate estimation
Nazario D. Ramirez-Beltran, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, PR; and E. J. Suarez-Vazquez and S. Cruz-Pol

Handout (328.2 kB)

 
S23
Poleward moisture transport by a Recurving Tropical Cyclone and its effect on Midlatitude Precipitation
Graylen L. Boone, UCAR/NCAR, Gates, NC; and C. A. Davis and R. S. Schumacher

 
S24
Improving Hurricane Intensity Awareness by Creating a Radius of 64 Knot Winds Scale and NASA Satellite Monitoring System for the Atlantic Basin and Gulf of Mexico
Josh David Stodghill, NASA DEVELOP, Mobile, AL; and A. M. Billiot, R. M. Penton, A. K. Dixon, and A. J. Eiserloh Jr.

 
S25
Climatology of lake-effect precipitation events over the Lake Tahoe, CA/NV region
Andrew Stieneke, Raleigh, NC; and S. Ganetis and N. F. Laird

 
S27
 
S28
A stochastic daily mean temperature model for weather derivatives
Jeffrey P. Viel, NWC REU, Charlton, MA; and T. Connor

 
S29
Operational uses for an objective overshooting top detection algorithm
Sarah A. Monette, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Bedka and W. Feltz

 
S30
Forecasting Southern Plains wind ramp events using the WRF model at 3km
Kristen Taylor Bradford, NWC REU, Norman, OK; and R. L. Carpenter Jr. and B. Shaw

Handout (376.6 kB)

 
S31
Impact of Vegetation on the Energy and Water Balance of a Temperate Wetland
Gregory J. Cutrell, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and J. Lenters, K. Herman, E. Istanbulluoglu, A. Kilic, D. Scott, and S. Walters

 
S32
Climatology of Lake-Effect Precipitation Events over the Great Salt Lake, UT
Benjamin Albright, Howard University, Washington, DC; and J. Popp and N. F. Laird

 
S33
Improving the radar Z-R relationships over Puerto Rico
Nazario D. Ramirez-Beltran, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, PR; and C. J. Carrasquillo and S. Cruz-Pol

Handout (481.1 kB)

 
S35
Initial Tests of an Automated Freezing Drizzle Detection Algorithm applied to ASOS
Matthew Dewey, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Landolt, C. A. Wolff, and M. K. Politovich

 
S36
A Survey of Impacts Resulting from the Drought of 2007 in Kentucky
Crystal J. Bergman, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

Handout (709.5 kB)

 
S37
Cloud photogrammetry and single-Doppler radar analysis of the 5 June 2009 La Grange, WY tornado during VORTEX 2
Rachel Ducharme, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; and A. McGee and N. Atkins

 
S38
Quality Assessment of a Winter Road Maintenance Decision Support System
Eric Haave, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and M. B. Chapman and S. Linden

 
S39
 
S40
Verification of ESTOFEX lightning and severe weather forecasts
Alex Kowaleski, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and H. E. Brooks and C. A. Doswell III

 
S41
Evaluation of the CALIPSO Satellite Cloud Sub-Type Classification Product over a Global Distribution
Christopher J. Slocum, NASA/LRC DEVELOP National Program, University Park, PA

 
S42
A Case Study of the 13-14 February 2007 Extended Sleet Event
Matthew S. Potter, University at Albany, Albany, NY; and P. A. Selmer

 
S43
The influence of ENSO on tropical cyclone trajectories in the South Indian Ocean
Kevin D. Ash, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and C. J. Matyas

 
S45
Sources of carbon monoxide and formaldehyde in North American determined from high-resolution atmospheric data
Scot M. Miller, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and D. M. Matross, A. Andrews, D. B. Millet, M. Longo, E. W. Gottlieb, A. I. Hirsch, C. Gerbig, J. C. Lin, B. C. Daube, R. C. Hudman, P. L. S. Dias, V. Y. Chow, and S. C. Wofsy

 
S46
Exploring the possible existence of embedded supercell thunderstorms
Dustin Edwin Pittman, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and R. J. Trapp

 
S47
Viability of weather dissemination via social network technologies
Justin M. Wittrock, NWC REU, Ames, IA; and K. K. Droegemeier and S. A. Erickson

 
S48
Quantifying the onset of extra-tropical transition using four-dimensional analysis techniques
Diedra D. Boyd, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and J. L. Dyer

 
S49
Developing the Ozarks pulse thunderstorm index
Doug Thomas Cramer, NOAA/NWSFO, Springfield, MO; and N. A. Lock

Handout (658.5 kB)

 
S50
Orographic Effects On Tropical Cyclogenesis Over Eastern Pacific Ocean
Van Nguyen, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin and G. Tang

 
S51
Passage of Tropical Cyclones over Mountainous Islands Part I: Control Experiment
Ian C. Colon-Pagan, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC; and Y. L. Lin, Y. H. Kuo, and S. Koch

 
S52
Examining the Effect of Tornadoes on Population in Oklahoma
Eric Scott Apel, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL; and R. D. Ostrowski and P. A. Watson

 
S54
Spatial and temporal variability of precipitation in the Okavango-Kwando-Zambezi catchment, southern Africa
Andrea E. Gaughan, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and P. R. Waylen

 
S56
Kinematic structure and evolution of the 9 March 2006 Mississippi/Alabama bow echo
Calvin Elkins, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL

 
S57
Climatology of Lake-Effect Clouds over the Great Lakes
Lindsey Higgins, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and D. Zelinsky and N. F. Laird

 
S58
Improving the Skill of the NWS's Extratropical Total Water Level Forecast System
Rosimar Rios-Berrios, NOAA/NWS/OST/MDL and UPRM, Mayagüez, PR

Handout (1.1 MB)

 
S59
Transverse cirrus bands and aviation turbulence
Emily N. Wilson, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and L. C. Paulik, J. A. Knox, A. S. Bachmeier, M. Carter, J. E. Tarantino, and M. J. Mays

 
S60
Reduction in surface ozone concentrations under ultra-high temperatures in central California
Adam James Davis, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and R. C. Owen, S. Sillman, and A. Steiner

 
S61
The correlation between tornadoes and population density changes in Illinois
David J. Anderson, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL; and J. A. Maples Sr.

 
S62
Modeling Wildfire Behavior and Analyzing Emissions
Marques A. Cameron, SOARS, Woodbridge, VA

 
S63
Frequency, duration and synoptic setting of late summer heat waves in Georgia
Myron Thomas Petro, University Of Georgia, Athens, GA; and J. A. Knox

 
S65
Weather's impact on Golf Attendance
John Parkinson, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL; and G. Matson

 
S66
Rainfall Climatology Study of Puerto Rico
Mayra Oyola, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR; and A. F. Adames, I. Del Valle, J. M. Maldonado, A. Marrero, I. Ramos, and L. F. Bejarano, Ph.D

 
S68
 
S70
Comparison of ABL Heights
Sharome Goode, NCAR, Oklahoma City, OK; and S. Sokolovskiy, L. Cucurrull, and D. Hunt

 
S71
Climatology of Convection in Florida: Implications for Mercury Deposition
Eleanor Ferguson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and F. J. Marsik, D. J. Posselt, and G. J. Keeler

 
S72
Analysis of diurnal trends in stratocumulus drizzle from the VOCALS field campaign
Angel F. Adames, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Mayagüez, PR; and C. Aldereguia and S. E. Yuter

Handout (1018.8 kB)

 
S73
Interannual to decadal variability of dominant modes in the ocean circulation of the tropical western Indian Ocean
Rondrotiana Barimalala, Earth System Physics Section, Trieste, Italy; and A. Bracco, F. Kucharski, and A. Crise

 
S74
Re-examination of Northeast United States Drought Trends and Characteristics
Marcus D. Walter, SOARS/Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

 
S75
The impact of liquid water and ice in Arctic clouds on cloud radiative forcing and the surface energy budget
Elizabeth A. Maroon, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and A. B. Solomon and M. Shupe

 
S77
Fair-Weather diurnal wind field evolution in a complex mountainous region
Jonathan Michael Tippetts, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. D. Whiteman

Handout (76.9 kB)

 
S78
Laboratory Studies of Chlorine Activation by Nitrogen Oxides
Justin A. Perry, JISAO/Univ. of Washington/Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA; and T. P. Riedel and J. A. Thornton

 
S79
Evaluation of MERRA using CERES cloud objects for the 1998 El Nino - La Nina transition
Andrew Jongeward, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and D. J. Posselt

 
S81
Mesoscale variability in the Gulf of Mexico and its impact on the marine ecosystem
Yuley Cardona, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and A. Bracco

 
S82
Understanding the UHI effect of Minneapolis-St. Paul: a radar analysis of snowfall modification
Nyssa M. Perryman, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and P. G. Dixon

 
S83
 
S84
Investigating the summertime midday precipitation peak in southeast Texas
Brad J. Reinhart, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and C. McCaskill, L. J. Hopper Jr., and C. Schumacher

 
S85
 
S86
 
S87
Modeling aerosol impacts on convective storms in different environments
Rachel L. Storer, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. C. van den Heever and G. Stephens

 
S88
The DOW Radar Observations at Purdue study (DROPs)
Robert J. Trapp, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and J. Carley, J. Damjanovic, A. Eggink, J. Gebhard, K. Hoogewind, E. Jones, O. Kellner, B. Kraemer, M. Laureano, L. Little, R. Miller, D. Pittman, K. Quardokus, E. D. Robinson, B. Schwedler, D. Sheehan, D. Pittman, D. Solomon, and M. Toth

 
S89
A Study of the 9 April 2009 Tornado Outbreak over the Shreveport, Louisiana County Warning Area (CWA)
Ismarí Ramos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR; and A. Garza and K. Falk

 
S90
Correlation between vehicle miles driven and air quality in the U.S
Erica K. Dolinar, Millersville University, Millersville, PA

 
S91
Identifying Inland Impacts of Decaying Hurricanes Rita, Gustav, and Ike over Northern Louisiana and Northeast Texas
Idamis Del Valle, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus, Mayagüez, PR; and A. Garza and K. Stellman

Handout (2.2 MB)

 
S93
A Study of Cost of Hurricane Evacuations in Florida
Allyson Clark, Penn State University, State College, PA; and J. L. Evans

 
S94
Diurnal variation in the latent heat flux
Joel P. Scott, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and M. A. Bourassa and C. A. Clayson

Handout (696.5 kB)

 
S95
On the spatial variability of storm accumulations in Southeast Texas
Brian Haines, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and R. Husted, J. Stachnik, and C. Schumacher

 
S96
The effects of convective clouds on vertical scalar transport using a numerically simulated flow field
Nicole Ngo, Columbia University, New York, NY; and C. H. Moeng and J. C. Weil

 
S98
Standard error of radar estimated precipitation as a function of distance and intensity
Dustin Edwin Pittman, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and A. Eggink, J. Gebhard, B. Kraemer, L. Little, R. Miller, D. Sheehan, and D. Solomon

 
S99
Empirical analysis of the non-Gaussianity of global geopotential heights
Maxime Perron, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and P. Sura

 
S100
An Analysis of Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies in the AVHRR & AMSR + AVHRR Datasets
James J. Taeger, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and P. Sura

 
S102
COPS Climatology
Tracy J. Emerson, NCAR, Boulder, CO

 
S103
The effect of marine cold-air outbreaks on tropical cyclone potential intensity in the Gulf of Mexico
Rebecca Hunniford, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and C. A. Clayson and A. S. Bogdanoff

 
S104
A space weather forecasting contest: Fall '09 summary
Brian D. Curtis, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and R. S. Weigel

 
S105
An Introductory Study of Warm Rain Productivity in Convective Clouds Influenced by Regional Climate Change
Kathleen Quardokus, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and S. M. Blakely, P. R. Brandt, K. E. Fischer, K. K. Gleason, B. J. Harvey, A. S. Keller, T. M. Lucko, R. M. Meizberg, C. A. Miller, J. M. Palac, J. C. Rogers, C. K. Simpson, K. J. Snow, K. W. van Leer, T. C. Ward, B. S. Westfall, C. M. Woodward, J. M. Woznicki, and S. Lasher-Trapp

 
S106
Thunderstorm Identification and Geospatial Distribution Study
Kathleen Quardokus, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and S. M. Blakely, P. R. Brandt, K. E. Fischer, K. K. Gleason, B. J. Harvey, A. S. Keller, T. M. Lucko, R. M. Meizberg, C. A. Miller, J. M. Palac, J. C. Rogers, C. K. Simpson, K. J. Snow, K. W. Van Leer, T. C. Ward, B. S. Westfall, C. M. Woodward, J. M. Woznicki, and R. J. Trapp

 
S107
Ocean response to hurricanes: A look a cold wake restratification
Robert L. Deal, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and C. A. Clayson

 
S111
Comparison of GPS Dropsondes between developing and non-developing disturbances in the Atlantic
Diamilet Pérez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Mayagüez, PR

Handout (1.1 MB)

 
S113
 
S115
Observational Study of the Great Salt Lake Breeze
Cody Oppermann, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and E. T. Crosman and J. Horel

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


Fellows Reception
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)

Monday, 18 January 2010

7:00 AM-8:00 AM: Monday, 18 January 2010


Session
NOAA/OAR Employee All Hands
Location: B301 (GWCC)
Host: Events

7:30 AM-8:30 AM: Monday, 18 January 2010


Session
National Weather Service All Hands Meeting
Location: B312 (GWCC)
Host: Events

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)
Recording files available
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

Coffee Break Reception - Sponsored by Ball Aerospace
Location: B303 (GWCC)

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

Recording files available
Session 1
Agency Updates 1
Location: B303 (GWCC)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Space Weather
Cochairs: Robert McCoy, Office of Naval Research; Genene Fisher, NOAA/NWS
  11:15 AM
1.2
DoD Operational Space Weather
Fred Lewis, AWS, Washington, DC

  11:30 AM
1.3
NSF and space weather today
Timothy L. Killeen, NSF, Arlington, VA; and R. A. Behnke
  11:45 AM
1.4
NASA's Contributions to Space Weather
Richard R. Fisher, NASA, Washington, DC; and B. L. Giles
Recording files available
Session 1
Field and Laboratory Studies of Air Quality I
Location: B316 (GWCC)
Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Alex Guenther, NCAR; B. K. Lamb, Washington State University
  11:00 AM
1.1
  11:30 AM
1.2
Investigating Emissions and Evolution of Trace Gases and Aerosols from Biomass Burning Plumes Measured during the ARCTAS-2008 Field Campaign
Arsineh Hecobian, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and R. Weber, G. Sachse, G. Diskin, S. Vay, J. L. Jimenez, A. Wisthaler, P. Wennberg, B. E. Anderson, A. Weinheimer, and D. Knapp
  11:45 AM
1.3
Analysis of an Industrial Plume in Texas City, TX
Bernhard Rappenglueck, Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX; and S. Alvarez, B. H. Czader, M. Buhr, M. Estes, and M. E. Shauck
Recording files available
Session 1
Global Meteorological and Hydrological Service Updates - Part 1
Location: B217 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Ward R. Seguin, Consultant; M. D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.
  11:00 AM
1.1
More than 25 Years of the Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology Conference
Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Silver Spring, MD; and W. F. Roberts, W. R. Seguin, and T. M. Whittaker
Recording files available
Session 1
Hydrometeorological Measurements I
Location: B302 (GWCC)
Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Bruce B. Baker, NOAA
  11:00 AM
1.1
An acoustic disdrometer
Philip N. Winder, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom; and K. S. Paulson
  11:30 AM
1.3
Precipitation-Measurement Intercomparison for NOAA's Historical Climatology Network: The Effects of Wind Shield and Sensor Type
John Kochendorfer, NOAA/ERL/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and B. B. Baker, M. E. Hall, T. P. Meyers, and T. Wilson
  11:45 AM
1.4
Recording files available
Session 1
K-12 Education
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Host: 19th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Susan Q. Foster, UCAR; Kathleen A. Murphy, AMS Education Resource Educator
  11:00 AM
1.1
An Approach to Thinking about Global Warming for Students in Elementary Schools
Michihiko Tonouchi, Japan Meteorological Business Support Center, Tokyo, Japan; and R. Fujimori, T. Iwaya, and T. Nakagawa
  11:15 AM
1.2
Lessons learned through climate change education programs at the National Center for Atmospheric Research
Roberta M. Johnson, NESTA, Boulder, CO; and S. Henderson, S. Q. Foster, E. Gardiner, T. Eastburn, D. L. Ward, R. Russell, K. Meymaris, B. Hatheway, and L. Carbone
  11:30 AM
1.3
Chromakey curriculum for a high school meteorology class
Jeffrey A. Yuhas, Concord-Carlisle Regional High School, Chelmsford, MA; and A. G. Coffin
  11:45 AM
1.4
Recording files available
Panel Discussion 1
Key Challenges and Opportunities in Aviation
Location: B314 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Moderator: Steve Abelman, NOAA/NWS Office of Science and Technology
Panelists: Jaime Figueroa, FAA; Don Berchoff, NOAA/NWS
  11:00 AM
PD1.1
  11:15 AM
PD1.2
Recording files available
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
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
Session 1
Observed Seasonal to Interannual Variability: I Part 1
Location: B215 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: David A. R. Kristovich, ISWS, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois
  11:15 AM
1.2
Decomposition of synoptic eddy structure and its induced dynamical feedback onto NAO
Hong-Li Ren, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China; and F. F. Jin

  11:30 AM
1.3
The significance of equatorial westerlies
Peter J. Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and H. R. Chang
Recording files available
Session 1
Transport and Dispersion Experiments I
Location: B308 (GWCC)
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
Chair: Akula Venkatram, Univ. of California
  11:00 AM
1.1
A history of classic atmospheric dispersion field experiments
Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants, Kennebunkport, ME
  11:15 AM
1.2
Modelers' data archive—a collection of atmospheric transport and dispersion data sets
Joseph Chang, Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute, Arlington, VA; and S. R. Hanna
  11:45 AM
1.4
The Copenhagen tracer experiment, what did we learn?
Sven-Erik Gryning, DTU Wind Energy/Risø Campus, Roskilde, Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark
Recording files available
Joint Session 2
Lightning, atmospheric chemistry, and air quality
Location: B315 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; and the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology )
Cochairs: Kenneth E. Pickering, NASA/GSFC; Yuhang Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology
  11:00 AM
J2.1
Impact of lightning-NO emissions on eastern United States photochemistry determined using the CMAQ model
Kenneth E. Pickering, NASA/GSFC/Univ. of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Allen, R. Pinder, and T. Pierce
  11:30 AM
J2.3
Modeling elevated Upper Tropospheric Ozone by Deep Convection during the 2006 Ron Brown Cruise
Jonathan W. Smith, Howard University, Washington, DC; and G. Jenkins, M. C. Barth, and K. E. Pickering
  11:45 AM
J2.4
WRF-Chem lightning NOx parameterization at Florida State University: FSULNOX
Amanda Hansen, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. E. Fuelberg, K. E. Pickering, and S. E. Peckham
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

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

12:15 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010

Recording files available
Session TH1
Town Hall Meeting: Data Stewardship
Location: B211 (GWCC)
Host: Town Hall Meetings
  12:15 PM
TH1.1
Data Stewardship
Mohan K. Ramamurthy, Unidata/UCAR, Boulder, CO

Session TH2
Town Hall Meeting: Refreshing Our Ocean Research Priorities
Location: B212 (GWCC)
Host: Town Hall Meetings

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

Recording files available
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

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

Recording files available
Session 1
Convection, Decision Support Systems and Air Traffic Management, Part 1
Location: B314 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: Marilyn Wolfson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Charles A. West, NOAA/NWS
  1:30 PM
1.1
  1:45 PM
1.2
  2:00 PM
1.3
Traffic Management Advisor (TMA) – weather integration
Michael Robinson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and H. J. Davison-Reynolds and J. E. Evans
Recording files available
Session 1
Experiments involving observations, real or hypothetical: data impact tests and observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) I
Location: B207 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Robert Atlas, NOAA/AOML
  1:30 PM
1.1
Development of a sensor web simulator: status and preliminary results for a future satellite wind lidar mission
Michael Seablom, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. J. Talabac, R. Burns, J. Ardizzone, S. A. Wood, E. M. Kemp, G. S. Wojcik, S. L. Applegate, H. N. Kleinwaks, G. D. Emmitt, and R. Atlas
  1:45 PM
1.2
Evaluation of Space Based Doppler Wind Lidar in Joint OSSEs
Michiko Masutani, NOAA/NWS/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and L. P. Riishojgaard, G. D. Emmitt, S. Greco, S. A. Wood, A. Stoffelen, G. J. Marseille, and J. S. Woollen
  2:15 PM
1.4
The impact of Doppler Lidar wind profiles on numerical simulations of mesoscale weather systems
Lei Zhang, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and Z. Pu, B. Gentry, B. B. Demoz, and G. D. Emmitt
Recording files available
Session 1
Hydrometeorological Representation and Applications of Reanalyses
Location: B304 (GWCC)
Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: Michael G. Bosilovich, NASA/GSFC/GMAO
  1:30 PM
1.1
  2:00 PM
1.2
  2:30 PM
1.3A
The NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis
Michael Ek, NOAA/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD

Recording files available
Session 1
Statistical analysis in the geophysical sciences I
Location: B305 (GWCC)
Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: Andrew W. Robertson, Columbia University; Cécile Penland, NOAA/ESRL
  1:30 PM
1.1
  1:45 PM
1.2
Method to Improve Offshore Wind Energy Resource Assessments Using Cokriging
Michael J. Dvorak, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; and A. Boucher and M. Z. Jacobson
  2:00 PM
1.3
Varying-coefficient space-time models for short-term wind forecasting
Amanda S. Hering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO; and M. G. Genton and P. Pinson
  2:15 PM
1.4
Recording files available
Session 2
Agency Updates 2
Location: B303 (GWCC)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Space Weather
Chair: W. Kent Tobiska, Space Environment Technologies
  1:30 PM
2.1
The National Space Weather Program
Samuel P. Williamson, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD; and M. F. Bonadonna and M. R. Babcock
  1:45 PM
2.2
The USGS Dst and Magnetic-Disturbance Mapping Project
Jeffrey Love, USGS, Denver, CO; and J. L. Gannon
  2:00 PM
2.3
Space Weather Products at the Community Coordinated Modeling Center
Michael Hesse, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Kuznetsova, A. Pulkkinen, M. Maddox, L. Rastaetter, D. Berrios, and P. MacNeice
  2:15 PM
2.4
Recording files available
Session 2
Field and Laboratory Studies of Air Quality II
Location: B315 (GWCC)
Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Jose-Luis Jimenez, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado; Rodney Weber, Georgia Institute of Technology
  1:30 PM
2.1
Aerosol mass spectrometric characterization of ambient organic particles: new techniques and field results (Invited Speaker)
Jose-Luis Jimenez, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. A. Huffman, A. C. Aiken, P. F. DeCarlo, M. C. Cubison, K. S. Docherty, D. K. Farmer, I. M. Ulbrich, A. Ortega, C. Robinson, K. Dzepina, J. R. Kimmel, and S. Saarikoski

  2:15 PM
2.3
Assessment of biomass burning impacts on ambient PM2.5 over the Southeastern U.S. in 2007 from analysis of archived FRM filters
Xiaolu Zhang, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and N. Frank and R. Weber

Recording files available
Session 2
Hydrometeorological Measurements II
Location: B302 (GWCC)
Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: William G. Collins, Riverside Technology, Inc.
  1:30 PM
2.1
2.1 has moved to Poster 268

  1:45 PM
2.2
Characteristics of hail in the U.S. from a high density volunteer observing network
Zach Schwalbe, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and N. J. Doesken, H. Reges, J. Turner, and R. Cifelli
  2:00 PM
2.3
Use of GPS Receivers as a Soil Moisture Network for Water Cycle Studies
John J. Braun, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. M. Larson, E. E. Small, V. Zavorotny, and E. Gutmann
  2:15 PM
2.4
Precipitation Characteristics Measured by Micro Rain Radar and PARSIVEL disdrometer
Joo-Wan Cha, National Institute Meteorological Research/KMA, Seoul, South Korea; and K. H. Chang, Y. J. Choi, J. Y. Jeong, H. Y. Yang, and J. W. Jung

Recording files available
Session 2
Transport and Dispersion Experiments II
Location: B308 (GWCC)
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
Chair: Sven-Erik Gryning, DTU Wind Energy/Risø Campus, Roskilde, Denmark
  1:30 PM
2.1
Regional nocturnal tracer experiment near a tall tower site
Matthew J. Parker, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC; and T. Watson, M. Y. Leclerc, and A. Andrews
  1:45 PM
2.2
The Thorney Island Dense Gas Dispersion Trials
Sara Brambilla, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, MI, Italy; and M. J. Brown
  2:00 PM
2.3
Applying Photogrammetric Techniques to Study Smoke Plumes
Kerrie J. Long, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA; and S. E. Haupt, M. Hendrickson, and J. Keay
  2:15 PM
2.4
Lagrangian modeling of dispersion using LES fields: importance of the Prairie Grass and CONDORS experiments
Jeffrey C. Weil, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and E. G. Patton, P. P. Sullivan, and C. H. Moeng
Recording files available
Session 2A
Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States Part I
Location: B215 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Peter Schultz, U.S. Climate Change Science Program
  1:30 PM
2A.1
Introduction to the Report
Thomas R. Karl and SOK FAC Author Team, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC
  2:00 PM
2A.3
Ecosystems Impacts
Anthony Janetos, Univ of Maryland, College Park, MD
  2:15 PM
2A.4
Key national impacts
Thomas C. Peterson and SOK FAC Author Team, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC
Recording files available
Session 2A
Global Meteorological and Hydrological Service Updates - Part 2
Location: B217 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Ward R. Seguin, Consultant; M. D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.
  1:30 PM
2A.1
National Weather Service Services Update
Vickie Nadoloski, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
  2:00 PM
2A.2
Federal Aviation Administration Services Update
Jaime Figueroa, FAA, Washington, DC

Recording files available
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
Recording files available
Session 2B
International Applications Part I
Location: B218 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant; Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Erik Andersson, ECMWF
  1:30 PM
2B.1
ECMWF web re-engineering project
Baudouin Raoult, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and S. Siemen, C. Valiente, P. Bispham, S. Lamy-Thepaut, and A. Brady
  1:45 PM
2B.2
  2:00 PM
2B.3
Reprocessing of 14 years of GTS data at CPTEC/INPE for distribution
Waldenio Gambi de Almeida, CPTEC/INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, S.P., Brazil; and A. S. A. Pessoa, A. L. T. Ferreira, M. V. S. Mendes, R. F. Glória, S. H. S. Ferreira, and J. Weber
  2:15 PM
2B.4
An integrated meteorological system for the Belgium air traffic control agency
Richard Stedronsky, IPS MeteoStar, Englewood, Colorado; and M. G. Taylor
Recording files available
Session 2B
Observed Seasonal to Interannual Variability: I Part 2
Location: B216 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: David A. R. Kristovich, ISWS, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois
  1:30 PM
2B.1
Meteorological impact on MODIS observed boreal fire counts: the role of lightning
David A. Peterson, University of Nebaska, Lincoln, NE; and J. Wang, C. Ichoku, and L. A. Remer
  2:00 PM
2B.3
Spatial patterns of rainfall variability over western equatorial Africa
Amin K. Dezfuli, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and S. E. Nicholson
Recording files available
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
Recording files available
Joint Session 4
The Effects of Meteorology on Air Quality I
Location: B309 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology; and the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: John N. McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC
  1:30 PM
J4.1
Improved air quality simulations through the use of GOES-derived cloud data for the TexAQS-II intensive study period
Fong Ngan, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and D. W. Byun, B. Rappenglueck, and A. Pour Biazar
  1:45 PM
J4.2
Assessment of PM transport patterns using advanced clustering methods and simulations around the San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Scott Beaver, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, San Francisco, CA; and A. Palazoglu, A. Singh, and S. Tanrikulu
  2:00 PM
J4.3
Application of Positive Matrix Factorization for atmospheric aerosols sources identification in Sao Paulo city
Beatriz Sayuri Oyama, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and M. D. F. Andrade
  2:15 PM
J4.4
Recording files available
Joint Session 8
Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: From 50 Years Ago…(I)
Location: B313 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: From 50 Years Ago to 15 Years Ahead; the 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )
Cochairs: Dr. Sepideh Yalda, Millersville Univ.; Philip E. Ardanuy, Raytheon Information Solutions
  1:30 PM
J8.1
Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: From 50 Years Ago… Introduction
Philip E. Ardanuy, Raytheon Information Solutions, Reston, VA; and J. Phillips and S. Yalda
  2:15 PM
J8.3
The Beginnings of Satellite Meteorology 50 Years Ago
W. Paul Menzel, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and J. Phillips and L. Avila
Recording files available
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
Recording files available
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)
Recording files available
Poster Session 1
Poster Session
Host: 19th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Marianne J. Hayes, AMS Education Resource Educator; Laura Furgione, NOAA
 
1
Developing an Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Climate Change and Society
Fred H. M. Semazzi, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and G. Comstock, M. Correa, J. Fountain, J. Kiwanuka-Tondo,, M. Overton, S. Pantula, C. C. Hennon, J. F. Fox, E. Katz, and G. Voos

 
3
Teaching climate change with Earth system science modules: A fishy story
Steve LaDochy, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and P. Ramirez, W. C. Patzert, and J. K. Willis

Handout (173.5 kB)

 
4
Integrating complex and nonlinear systems thinking into the secondary education science curriculum
Benjamin J. Hatchett, DRI, Reno, NV; and S. Gronstal, M. Slayden, D. R. Koracin, J. Ewing-Taylor, and J. C. Chow

 
5
 
6
Global climate change literacy for educators: Using on-line professional development to integrate content and pedagogy
Donna L. Woudenberg, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and D. C. Gosselin, R. J. Bonnstetter, C. S. Larson-Miller, and R. Low

 
7
 
8
AMS Online Weather Studies at College Southern Nevada
Barbara Graham, College Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas, NV

 
10
Teaching AMS undergraduate courses at a small, rural minority-serving community college
Michael T. Leach, New Mexico State University - Grants, Grants, NM

Handout (20.5 kB)

 
11
A hybrid Online Weather course using archive files
Pedro Ramirez, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and S. LaDochy

Handout (48.9 kB)

 
12
Bringing Weather Studies home
Rick Wiedenmann, New Mexico State University – Carlsbad, Carlsbad, NM

 
13
Creating a good atmosphere in your Online Ocean/Weather Studies courses
Virginia M. Ragan, Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods, Kansas City, MO

 
14
Online Ocean Studies at Amarillo College
Richard D. Hobbs, Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX

 
16
The weather, the ocean, and cyberspace: Are they compatible?
Barbara Hillery, SUNY, Old Westbury, NY; and A. Manzi

Handout (138.9 kB)

 
18
 
19
The AMS Online Ocean Studies program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
John J. Kelley, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; and C. Gering, C. Lott, H. Olson, and D. W. Norton

 
21
The Experience and Evaluation of a new undergraduate course on Climate Change
Patrick L. Lawrence, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

 
22
The Earth system science education alliance and global climate change education
Michael R. Witiw, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide, Everett, WA; and R. J. Myers and J. Botti

Handout (31.0 kB)

 
23
MOSAIC for the Science Classroom: Mesospheric ozone investigations by high school students
Melinda Lekberg, Chelmsford High School, Chelmsford, MA; and A. E. E. Rogers and M. Needles

 
24
EARTH2CLASS: connecting classroom teachers with climate change research
Michael J. Passow, Dwight Morrow HS and NESTA, Englewood, NJ; and C. M. Assumpcao and F. D. Baggio

 
25
Educational resources about clouds, weather, climate, and modeling from the Windows to the Universe program and the Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes
Susan Foster, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Johnson, D. A. Randall, A. S. Denning, L. Gardiner, B. Hatheway, J. Genyuk, and R. Russell

 
26
The DOE Global Change Education Program (GCEP): Mentoring Future Global Change Researchers
Rickey Petty, Department of Energy, Washington, DC; and J. S. Gaffney, N. A. Marley, and M. Constantin

Handout (43.2 kB)

 
27
A Digital Archive of Significant West central and southwest Florida weather events to improve the public's response to future warnings
Charles H. Paxton, NOAA/NWS, Tampa Bay Area - Ruskin, FL; and J. Colson, K. J. Pugh, and J. M. Collins

Handout (714.7 kB)

 
28
Creation of a new forecasting- and measurement-intensive field course at SJSU
Alison F.C. Bridger, San Jose State University, San Jose, California; and C. Clements and M. Voss

 
30
The 2009 JCSDA Summer Colloquium on Data Assimilation
Lars Peter Riishojgaard, JCSDA, Greenbelt, MD; and W. Baker, S. Lord, M. Rienecker, J. V. Zapotocny, P. A. Phoebus, S. J. Goodman, and K. Carey

 
31
Curriculum expansion for AMS Weather and Ocean Studies at the University of Houston Downtown (UHD)
Ayorinde O. Idowu, University of Houston Downtown, Houston, TX

Handout (76.2 kB)

 
32
The Collaborative Science Technology and Applied Research Program (CSTAR): The First Decade
Samuel P. Contorno, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. S. Waldstreicher

 
33
NOAA: Teachers in the Lab
Daniel E. Wolfe, NOAA ESRL, Boulder, Colorado, Boulder, CO; and C. W. Fairall, P. D. Blanken, and D. M. Stanitski

Handout (395.7 kB)

 
34
From the sea floor to the classroom: IODP Deep Earth Academy educational outreach
Michael J. Passow, Dwight Morrow HS and NESTA, Englewood, NJ; and L. Peart and S. Katz Cooper

 
35
Who is the citizen scientist? What have they learned from participating? Survey results from CoCoRaHS (the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow network)
Missy Holzer, Rutgers University and Chatham High School, New Brunswick, NJ; and H. Reges, N. J. Doesken, R. Cifelli, Z. Schwalbe, and J. Turner

Handout (989.1 kB)

 
36
NCAS Summer Weather Camps - Opening Doors To CAREERs in Meteorology
H. Michael Mogil, How the Weatherworks, Naples, FL; and D. V. R. Morris

 
37
Meteorology and climatology education outreach: weathering the education paradigm
Quyen Arana, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. Gruntfest

Handout (208.7 kB)

 
38
ESIP teacher workshops
Margaret Mooney, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. B. Meyer, N. L. Jackson, and T. Jasmin

 
39
Engaging K-12 students from diverse backgrounds in atmospheric sciences – Hosting high school research internships at NCAR/UCAR
Lynette L. Laffea, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. Haacker-Santos, K. Hunter, C. Loya-Hernandez, and R. Pandya

 
40
AMS pre-college teacher professional development courses: A hands-on exploration of the dynamic Earth system
Ira W. Geer, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and J. A. Brey, R. S. Weinbeck, J. M. Moran, E. W. Mills, B. A. Blair, E. J. Hopkins, T. P. Kiley Jr., and E. E. Ruwe

 
41
The NOAA- National Weather Service Education Products and Services:
Ron Gird, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Cain

 
42
10 Years of Online, Earth System Education through DLESE
Jamaica Jones, NCAR/UCAR, Boulder, CO

 
43
Bringing Global Climate Change Education to Alabama Classrooms
Marie Wooten, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL; and M. Simon, K. Fielman, M. K. Lee, Y. Lin, and L. Marzen

Handout (113.7 kB)

 
44
Developing Chemistry Education Modules for High-School Global Climate Change Education (GCCE)
Ming-Kuo Lee, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL; and P. Norgaard, J. Cox, L. Marzen, M. Simon, and M. Wooten


Poster Session
15th Symposium on Meteorological Measurements and Instruments Poster Session
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
 
257
Equipment and instrumentation used at a Kentucky Mesonet environmental monitoring station
Stephen Struebig, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and D. Grabowski, S. A. Foster, and R. Mahmood

 
258
A deployable Modular Profiling Network
Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. O. J. Brown and B. Lindseth

 
259
CentNet—A deployable 100-station network for surface exchange research
Steven P. Oncley, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Semmer, T. W. Horst, J. Militzer, G. Maclean, K. Knudson, C. Golubieski, and L. L. Dong

 
260
Victoria's highest temperature on record, 123.5°F (50.8°C), at Mildura, on 6 January 1906—but is it valid?
Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and J. Cornall-Reilly, P. McBride, and A. Fitzgerald

Handout (1.2 MB)

 
262
Melbourne's highest temperature on record, 117°F (47.2°C), on Black Thursday, 6 February 1851—but is it valid?
Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and J. Cornall-Reilly, P. McBride, and A. Fitzgerald

Handout (756.8 kB)

 
263
Site identification and selection for the Kentucky Mesonet
James Kyle Thompson, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and S. A. Foster and R. Mahmood

 
265
Testing a low-cost radiosonde system for possible use in adaptive sounding networks
Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Mejia

 
268
Local random errors in drop-counting rain gauges
P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and C. M. Li and G. J. Ciach

Handout (399.9 kB)


Poster Session
20th Conference on Probability and Statistics Poster Session
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Chair: Cécile Penland, NOAA/ESRL
 
218
The equatorial QBO influence on the northern winter extratropical circulation
Hiroaki Naoe, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and K. Shibata

Handout (567.0 kB)

 
219
Real-time objective analysis of surface data at the Meteorological Development Laboratory
Jung-Sun Im, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. Glahn and J. E. Ghirardelli

Handout (712.5 kB)

 
220
Comparing NWS POP Forecasts to Third-Party Providers
Eric Bickel, The University of Texas, Austin, TX; and E. Floehr

Handout (1.1 MB)

 
221
Estimating the error of the BCDG analysis of surface data
Bob Glahn, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. S. Im

Handout (902.1 kB)

 
222
Logit transforms in forecasting precipitation type
Phillip E. Shafer, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Handout (750.9 kB)

 
223
Predictability of Seasonal Precipitation Using Joint Probabilities
M. Tugrul Yilmaz, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and T. DelSole

 
224
Crop Yield Forecast Models that Maximize Explanatory Power of Climate Based Inputs from Satellite Observations
Alan Basist, Climate Predict Consulting, Raleigh, North Carolina; and J. Sivillo, S. Shen, and C. Lee

Handout (42.9 kB)

 
225
Stochastic Models of Severe Weather Watches and Warnings
Christopher Myers, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and R. Krzysztofowicz

 
226
Inter- and Intra- Seasonal Variability of Summer Thunderstorms determined by the ANOVA
Paul J. Croft, Kean University, Union, NJ; and W. Woubneh and C. Rosa

 
227
Orographic Signature on Multiscale Statistics of Extreme Rainfall
Mohammad Ebtehaj II, University of Minnesota, Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory, National Center for Earth Surface Dynamics, Minneapolis, MN; and E. foufoula-Georgiou Sr.

 
228
Efficient kriging for real-time spatio-temporal interpolation
Balaji Vasan Srinivasan, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and R. Duraiswami and R. Murtugudde

Handout (707.2 kB)

 
229
Toward regional climate-change downscaling of weather statistics using a hidden Markov model
Andrew W. Robertson, Columbia University, Palisades, NY; and A. M. Greene, P. Smyth, and S. Triglia

 
230
Inclusion of New Variables in Bias Correction and Downscaling for NAEFS
Bo Cui, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and Y. Zhu and Z. Toth

 
231
 
233
Extreme value analysis of precipitation series in the south of Iberian Peninsula
Jose Manuel Hidalgo-Muñoz, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Granada, Spain; and D. Argüeso, D. Calandria-Hernandez, S. R. Gamiz-Fortis, M. J. Esteban-Parra, and Y. Castro-Diez

Handout (3.0 MB)

 
234
Verification of maximum and minimum temperature forecasts from various agencies for Duluth, MN
Joshua Cossuth, Florida State University/COAPS, Tallahassee, FL

 
235
Probabilistic freeze forecasting in the Midwest and Florida
Eric R. Wenke, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC

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


Poster Session
Assimilation of observations and impact experiments
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
 
236
Development of a Regional Hurricane OSSE System
Yuanfu Xie, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and N. Prive, S. Koch, R. E. Hood, R. Atlas, J. Gamache, R. Rogers, S. J. Majumdar, T. L. Miller, and S. M. Mackaro

 
237
Dynamics and structure of three-dimensional error covariance of a mature tropical cyclone
Jonathan Poterjoy, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and F. Zhang

 
238
Ensemble sensitivities of WRF-ARW forecasts at high resolution
Elena Novakovskaia, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD

 
239
Simulation of observation and calibration for Joint OSSEs
Lars Peter Riishojgaard, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, College Park, MD; and M. Masutani, J. S. Woollen, Y. Xie, N. Prive, T. Zhu, T. J. Kleespies, R. L. Vogel, H. Sun, H. Pryor, and E. Salmon

 
240
Impacts of data assimilation of simulated rain rates from the NASA HIRAD instrument on tropical cyclone precipitation forecasts in a mesoscale model
Cerese M. Inglish, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and T. N. Krishnamurti and T. L. Miller

Handout (372.9 kB)

 
241
Impacts of temporal and spatial resolutions of model initialization data
T.J. Malone, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and R. D. Leeper, R. Mahmood, and A. I. Quintanar

 
242
DART: A community facility for ensemble data assimilation
Jeffrey Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Hoar, K. Raeder, N. Collins, H. Liu, G. Romine, and A. F. Arellano Jr.

 
243
The Impact of Variational Assimilation of Quikscat Satellite Observations on Hurricane Ike 2008 Simulation
Duanjun Lu, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and R. S. Reddy Jr. and Q. L. Williams


Poster Session
Convection, Decision Support Systems and ATM Posters
Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
 
170
Objective verification of manual and automated forecasts of cumulonimbus clouds from World Area Forecast Centres
Andrew K. Mirza, Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and B. Lunnon, P. Gill, and L. Reid

 
171
Convection diagnosis and nowcasting system for transoceanic aircraft
Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and H. Cai, N. Rehak, D. Megenhardt, M. Steiner, M. Donovan, E. R. Williams, R. Bankert, and J. Hawkins

Handout (136.1 kB)

 
172
Optical Turbulence Simulations from a Numerical Weather Prediction Model in Support of Air to Air Laser Communications
Randall Alliss, Northrop Grumann Corporation, Chantilly, VA; and B. Felton

Handout (480.1 kB)

 
173
Severe high altitude aircraft turbulence on thunderstorm peripheries
Donald W. McCann, McCann Aviation Weather Reaserch, Inc., Overland Park, KS; and J. A. Knox and P. D. Williams

Handout (370.4 kB)

 
174
How to represent the weather impact on aviation in a global air traffic model
Stephan Himmelsbach, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany; and T. Hauf and C. H. Rokitansky

 
175
Convective Initiation in the northern Mid-Atlantic during the Summer Season
Paul J. Croft, Kean University, Union, NJ; and A. Wuestenberg, D. Fadeski, and J. Schulte

 
176
Diameters of cumulonimbi over land and ocean and their dependence on cloud base height
Earle R. Williams, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and M. F. Donovan, Z. J. Luo, C. Kessinger, H. Cai, N. Rehak, D. Megenhardt, M. Steiner, J. Hawkins, R. Bankert, and D. Bou Karam

 
177
Operational Scoring of Forecasts of Convective Weather Impacts in the Route Availability Planning Tool (RAPT)
John Hayward, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and R. DeLaura and M. Matthews

 
178
Translating an Ensemble Weather Forecast into Operational Disruption for the National Airspace System
John Huhn, The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA; and M. Duquette, D. Bright, J. Racy, G. Grosshans, and B. Sherman

Handout (539.1 kB)

 
179
The “Barn Door” Effect
Charles A. West, NOAA/NWS, Hampton, GA

Handout (412.2 kB)

 
180
Multi-sensor visualization and assessment of the state of the atmosphere during the June 1 2009 AF447 crash
Gregory Leptoukh, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Ostrenga, H. H. Aumann, Z. Liu, and A. Savtchenko


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)


Poster Session
Field, Laboratory, and Modeling Studies of Air Quality
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Yang Zhang, North Carolina State University; B. K. Lamb, Washington State University
 
149
Development of the adjoint of ISORROPIA II
Shannon L. Capps, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and A. G. Russell and A. Nenes

 
150
Use of the CMAQ and WRF-Chem models to investigate tropospheric ozone in the El Paso-Juarez airshed
Juan Gustavo Arias, Univ. of Texas, El Paso, TX; and R. M. Fitzgerald, D. Lu, and W. R. Stockwell

 
152
Influence of Lightning NOx on Upper Tropospheric Ozone Concentration
Lihua Wang, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and M. Newchurch, A. Biazar, and W. J. Koshak

Handout (141.2 kB)

 
153
Understanding of Regional Air Pollution over China using CMAQ: Model Evaluation and Process Analysis
Xiaohuan Liu, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China; and Y. Zhang, S. Cheng, Y. Chen, and W. Wang

 
154
 
155
The effects of smoke plumes on global air quality
Lauren Powers, NASA, Grove City, PA; and T. Wang, E. Gould, M. Waller, and C. Webb

 
156
A sensitivity study of energy fluxes and evaporation from a waste lagoon to different stability model formulations
William N. Rodgers, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and A. I. Quintanar, R. Mahmood, J. Loughrin, and N. Lovanh

 
157
Retrieval of Carbon Monoxide in Troposphere with Satellite Infrared Radiometer
Fumie Kataoka, Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan, Tsukuba, Japan; and Y. Mitomi

Handout (2.6 MB)

 
158
Response of organochlorine pesticides over the Great Lakes to climatic fluctuations
Sreerama M. Daggupaty, EC, Downsview, ON, Canada; and J. Ma and A. Dove

 
159
 
160
Modeling formaldehyde sources in the Houston-Galveston area during the Texas Air Quality Study 2006
Beata Czader, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and B. Rappenglück, S. Kim, and D. W. Byun

 
161
10-min Variations in PBL/FT Ozone from DIAL Measurement in Huntsville
Shi Kuang, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and M. Newchurch and J. Burris

 
162
The analyses of satellite-derived HCHO measurements with statistical approaches
Jae H. Kim, Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea; and S. M. Kim and M. Newchurch

 
163
Assessing multi-year changes in modeled and observed daily maximum 8-hour ozone with a dynamic evaluation approach
James M. Godowitch, US EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and S. T. Rao

Handout (164.0 kB)

 
164
Measurement of ammonia fluxes at a cattle feedlot using micrometeorological and spectroscopic techniques
Shelley Pressley, Washington State Univesity, Pullman, WA; and B. Lamb, G. Mount, P. O'Keefe, E. Allwine, K. Johnson, J. Michael, and S. Spogen

 
165
Characterization of Soluble Iron in Urban and Rural Aerosols Using Synchrotron Technology and Online Measurements
Michelle Oakes, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and R. Weber, E. Ingall, B. Lai, and A. G. Russell

 
166
Application of OMI ozone profiles in CMAQ
Michael Newchurch, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and L. Wang, A. P. Biazar, M. Khan, X. Liu, D. W. Byun, and B. Pierce

Handout (660.5 kB)

 
169
Measurement of HONO Flux using Relaxed Eddy Accumulation during SHARP
Xinrong Ren, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and A. Rajendran, B. Rappenglueck, B. Lefer, J. Golovko, and J. Flynn


Poster Session
Gravitational Settling, Deposition and Resuspension
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
 
143
Observation of SO2 dry deposition velocity at a high elevation flux tower over a evergreen broadleaf forest
Jeng-Lin Tsai, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; and B. J. Tsuang, P. H. Kuo, M. L. Tang, and P. J. Chu

Handout (455.0 kB)


Poster Session
Hydrology Posters Part I
Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Susan C. Steele-Dunne, TU Delft; Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC
 
136
The relationship between total precipitable water and precipitation rate
Kelly M. Howell, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. Q. Kidder and T. H. Vonder Haar

Handout (297.7 kB)

 
137
The Uncertainty of Background Brightness Temperatures in Microwave Land Rainfall Algorithm
Eun-Kyoung Seo, Kongju National University, Kongju, Chung Nam, South Korea

 
138
Introducing water budget constraint to improve land data assimilation performance
M. Tugrul Yilmaz, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and T. DelSole and P. R. Houser

 
139
Evaluating the impact of parameter estimation on data assimilation performance: A case study for soil moisture simulation
Kenneth W. Harrison, NASA-GSFC and Univ. of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD; and S. V. Kumar, S. Yatheendradas, C. D. Peters-Lidard, and J. A. Santanello Jr.

 
Poster 140 has been moved to 2.3A

 
141
Applications of the ALEXI soil moisture model and highlights of current projects
John Mecikalski, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and C. R. Hain and L. A. Schultz

 
142
Intercomparisons between LSM and satellite-retrieved estimates of surface (0-5 cm) and root-zone (5-100 cm) soil moisture across the continental United States
Christopher R. Hain, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. T. Crow, M. C. Anderson, and J. R. Mecikalski


Poster Session
IIPS Poster Session Part I
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Scott T. Shipley, George Mason Univ.; Stephen M. Holt, Noblis, Inc.; Marjorie McGuirk, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
 
45
Enhancing metadata available from MADIS for the National Mesonet
Michael F. Barth, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and P. A. Miller and D. Helms

 
46
The University of South Alabama Mesonet: Challenges and opportunities for the future
Sytske Kimball, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

Handout (1.6 MB)

 
47
Georeferenced imagery in 3D Visualization of WRF output
Alan Norton, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Brownrigg and J. Clyne

 
48
Using GIS to investigate relationships between lightning and storm structure
Sarah M. Glenn, Center for Spatial Analysis, Norman, OK

 
49
A Data Sharing Server for Environmental Data
Joe Sirott, Shuksan Software, LLC and NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA

 
51
An advanced web application for issuing storm reports
Matthew W. Davis, NOAA/NWS, La Crosse, WI

Handout (432.8 kB)

 
52
An updated student—developed weather data resource
Joe S. Young, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. H. Goebbert, T. A. Supinie, and M. J. Laufersweiler

 
53
Improvements on Cluster Identification and Tracking in a New Circulation Detection Algorithm
Madison L. Burnett, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith and V. Lakshmanan

Handout (528.5 kB)

 
54
The NCEP Power 5 to Power 6 supercomputer transtion: lessons learned
Bradley S. Mabe, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and S. E. Cokley, C. C. Magee, and X. Wang

 
55
A high performance LDM data cluster
Robert C. Lipschutz, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Boulder, CO; and D. Hagerty, P. Hamer, P. Lannigan, and C. MacDermaid

Handout (1.3 MB)


Poster Session
Key Challenges and Opportunities in Aviation Posters
Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
 
181
Weather Research Coordination and Challenges of NextGen
Darien L. Davis, NOAA/OAR/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and W. Fellner and J. J. Murray

 
182
The new Aviation Meteorology specialization in the Graduate Aeronautics program at Embry-Riddle
John M. Lanicci, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL; and E. A. Roberts

Handout (142.8 kB)

 
184
Adventures in technology transfer
Marcia K. Politovich, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Wallace

 
185
Impacts of haze on high-capacity airport operations
Randall A. Skov, NOAA/NWS, Hampton, GA

 
186
A Look at Airport Delays Due to Ceiling and Visibility Conditions
Jennifer Black, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Herzegh, C. Kessinger, B. Lambi, and R. E. Bateman

 
187
 
188
A Combined Sensor Method for Detecting Frost Formation
Grant E. Gutierrez, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Landolt, R. Rasmussen, J. Black, and A. Gaydos

 
189
A Comparison of an Automated Freezing Drizzle Algorithm to Human Observations
Scott Landolt, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. K. Politovich, R. Rasmussen, and A. Gaydos

Handout (716.5 kB)

 
190
FRAM-S Freezing Fog Project: Emphasis On Visibility Forecasting
Ismail Gultepe, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and R. M. Rasmussen, B. Zhou, R. K. Ungar, and R. Nitu

Handout (2.2 MB)

 
191
Can CoSPA improve the predictability of C&V events?
Richard E. Bateman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Herzegh, C. Kessinger, and J. Black

Handout (73.7 kB)


Poster Session
Observed and Projected Climate Change
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
 
56
30-year vegetation trend analysis: Global and Regional
Felix Kogan, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD

 
57
The Impact of deforestation on the regional climate of Maya lowlands of Guatemala
Vani Starry Manoharan, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and R. M. Welch and R. O. Lawton

 
58
Modeling and measurements of the ABL in Sofia, Bulgaria
Ekaterina Batchvarova, National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Sofia, Bulgaria; and E. Pisoni and G. Finzi

Handout (88.0 kB)

 
60
Sensitivity of planetary boundary layer to varying volumetric soil moisture
Astrid Suarez-Gonzalez, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and A. I. Quintanar, R. Mahmood, A. Beltran-Przekurat, and R. A. Pielke Sr.

 
P1.4 has been moved new paper number 10.1A

 
61
Relation between the physical processes and spectral nudging in simulating regional climate
Yoo-Bin Yhang, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and S. Y. Hong

Handout (770.8 kB)

 
62
RAMS modeled differences between 1970 and 2005 summer daytime temperatures and winds in Coastal California
B. Lebassi, Santa Clara Univ., Santa Clara, CA; and J. E. González and R. Bornstein

 
63
Climate change illustrated by data from three Indian Ocean islands in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories: New Amsterdam, Kerguelen, and Crozet
Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and J. Cornall-Reilly, P. McBride, and J. Dahni

Handout (167.9 kB)

 
64
Southeast US Extreme Precipitation Events Footprint in Inter-Annual Variability
Steven C. Chan, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and V. Misra

Handout (257.8 kB)

 
65
Evaluation of long-term trends in spring onset in the Northern Europe using Singular Spectral Analysis
M.J. Esteban-Parra, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; and S. R. Gamiz-Fortis, D. Argüeso, J. M. Hidalgo-Muñoz, D. Calandria-Hernandez, and Y. Castro-Diez

Handout (112.3 kB)

 
66
Characterizing Multi-Decadal Temperature Variability in the Southeastern United States
Marcus D. Williams, Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Tallahassee, FL; and M. Griffin, M. A. Bourassa, and D. F. Zierden

 
67
Interannual variations and climate change projections of upper tropospheric water vapor in different tropical ocean basins
Huiwen Chuang, Univerisity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and H. Su, X. Huang, J. Jiang, and W. Read

 
68
 
69
Alternative normals, version 1.0
Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. S. Vose

Handout (81.8 kB)

 
70
Effects of tropical cyclone damage on the climate of the U.S. Gulf Coast
Laura E. Becker, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

 
71
GPS Precipitable Water Observations of Atmospheric River Events
James D. Means, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and D. R. Cayan

 
72
Investigating tree-ring isotopes and trace elements in larch to determine links with climate in Southern Siberia
A. A. Knorre, Institute of Forest, Russian Academy of Sciences SB, Krasnoyarsk, Russia; and A. V. Kirdyanov, M. Saurer, R. T. Siegwolf, M. V. Bryukhanova, A. M. Grachev, E. P. Chebykin, E. L. Goldberg, I. P. Panyushkina, S. W. Leavitt, and E. A. Vaganov

 
73
Decrease in the summer rainfall of the southern United States coast and the Caribbean due to climate change
Roque Vinicio Céspedes, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Hialeah, FL; and G. J. Holland, L. O. Mearns, and B. J. Soden

Handout (634.4 kB)

 
74
 
75
A climatological analysis of antecedent drought and spring tornadic activity
Theresa Anderson, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and J. M. Shepherd

 
76
Meso-&beta scale precipitation systems evolved at Tsushima Straits during late Baiu season in 2009
Hirohisa Mizuno, Kumamoto Univ., Kumamoto, Japan; and K. Tanaka

Handout (1.1 MB)

 
77
Have the Southern Hemisphere storm tracks been strengthening after 1979?
Yanjuan Guo, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; and E. K. M. Chang

 
78
Impact of LCLU changes in coastal tropical regions under conditions of global climate change
Jorge E. González, City College of New York, New York, NY; and D. E. Comarazamy

 
79
The long-term climatology of Mid-Mississippi Valley dewpoints and the implications for regional climate
Nicholas B. Smith, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and P. Guinan, M. D. Chesser, and A. R. Lupo

Handout (707.9 kB)

 
81
Evaluation of simulated climate trends of the Carpathian basin using PRECIS outputs for 2071-2100
Judit Bartholy, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; and R. Pongracz and I. Pieczka

Handout (2.8 MB)

 
83
An Empirical Model and Evidence for Studies in Global Change
R. Suseela Reddy Jr., Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and F. Tuluri, H. Natarajan, V. Shankar, D. Lu, and Q. L. Williams

 
84
California rainfall is becoming greater, with heavier storms
Daniel Killam, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; and A. Bui, W. C. Patzert, J. K. Willis, S. LaDochy, and P. Ramirez

Handout (225.8 kB)

 
85
Anomalous temperature regimes during the cool season
Robert X. Black, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

 
86
Dependence of ozone lamina characteristics on the distance from the polar vortex edge—possible relation to climate change
Peter Krizan, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Prague, Czech Republic; and M. Kozubek

Handout (452.6 kB)


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)


Poster Session
Space Weather Posters
Host: Seventh Symposium on Space Weather
 
201
Results from the NAIRAS model for the Halloween Storms
Michael Wiltberger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. J. Mertens, B. Kress, and S. C. Solomon

 
202
Development of the Joint METOC Space Environment Solar Segment (JMSESS) Database
William F. Bagby, Northrop-Grumman, Colorado Springs, CO; and S. L. McNew, J. O. Quick, R. S. Davis, and K. Landis

 
203
Real-time assimilative modeling for the Earth's radiation belts using DREAM
Geoffrey D. Reeves, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. G. Henderson, J. Koller, Y. Chen, R. H. W. Friedel, J. St. Ledger, J. Holland, and S. Zaharia

Handout (1.3 MB)

 
204
Prediction of solar activity cycles by the EnKF data assimilation method
Irina N. Kitiashvili, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; and A. G. Kosovichev

 
205
Impacts of extended periods of low solar activity on climate
Matthew J. Niznik, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; and W. F. Denig

 
206
Real-time neural network predictions of magnetospheric activity
Ramkumar Bala, Rice University, Houston, TX; and P. H. Reiff

Handout (2.1 MB)

 
207
Reflections before the max: the evolution of space weather
Joseph DiTommaso, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; and G. Fisher

Handout (682.9 kB)

 
208
Space Weather and GPS-Reliant Industries
Jennifer Meehan, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and G. Fisher and W. J. Murtagh

 
209
Space weather prediction via complexity measures in the solar-terrestrial record
James A. Wanliss, Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC; and M. Watke, T. Bitner, J. Johnson, A. Knaak, and P. Dobias

Handout (396.3 kB)

 
211
Space Environment and Effects Tool for STK (STK-SEET) technical primer
Richard A. Quinn, AER, Lexington, MA; and C. Roth, A. Ling, P. P. Whelan, and N. A. Bonito

Handout (667.5 kB)

 
266
The operational DMSP F18 SSULI UV Sensor
Patrick Dandenault, NRL, Washington, DC; and A. C. Nicholas, C. Coker, S. A. Budzien, D. H. Chua, T. T. Finne, C. A. Metzler, and K. F. Dymond


Joint Poster Session
The Effects of Meteorology on Air Quality
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology; and the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
 
146
Impact of using satellite-derived clouds to calculate photolysis rates in the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Model v4.7
K. Wyat Appel, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and S. J. Roselle and J. E. Pleim

Handout (168.7 kB)

 
Poster 147 is now Paper 4.2A

 
148
The use of meteorological parameters to compare tropospheric ozone measurements over Boulder, CO
Megan Kirchmeier, University of Wisconsin--Madison, Madison, WI; and I. Petropavlovskikh


Poster Session
Turbulence Measurements for Air Pollution Modeling
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
 
144
Turbulence anisotropy in an urban canyon and intersections
Cheryl L. Klipp, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD

Handout (251.6 kB)

 
145
The challenge of calculating turbulence parameters from aircraft data
Curtis J. Mooney, Environment Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and B. J. Wiens, J. W. Strapp, J. D. Wilson, and P. A. Makar

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

Recording files available
Session 3
Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States Part II
Location: B215 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Peter Schultz, U.S. Climate Change Science Program
  4:00 PM
3.1
U.S. regional climate change impacts
Donald J. Wuebbles, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
  4:30 PM
3.2
Global climate change impacts in the United States: Adaptation
Roger S. Pulwarty, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and T. FAC Author Team
  4:45 PM
3.3
An Agenda for Climate Impacts Science
Jack A. Kaye, NASA, Science Mission Directorate, Washington, DC; and T. FAC Author Team
Recording files available
Session 3A
Global Meteorological and Hydrological Service Updates - Part 3
Location: B217 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Ward R. Seguin, Consultant; M. D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.
  4:00 PM
3A.1
United States Air Force Weather Agency Meteorological Services Update
Fred Lewis, Director of Weather, Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC

  4:30 PM
3A.2
United States Navy Meteorological Services Update
Jonathan White, US Navy, Stennis Space Center, MS
Recording files available
Session 3B
International Applications Part II
Location: B218 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant; Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Erik Andersson, ECMWF
  4:00 PM
3B.1A
A high concentration episode occurred at the beginning of 2009 pollen season in southern Kanto of Japan
Motoo Suzuki, Japan Meteorological Business Support Center, Tokyo, Japan; and M. Tonouchi
  4:30 PM
3B.2
Introduction of MICAPS 3.1—A New Chinese Forecaster's Interactive System
Bing Luo, National Meteorological Center, CMA, Beijing, Beijing, China; and Y. Li and L. Cao

  4:45 PM
3B.3
Convective scale modelling—the issues
Ewen McCallum, UK Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom

4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010

Recording files available
Session 2
Field experiments: observational results from past field experiments; potential relevance of the field observations to operational prediction
Location: B207 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Bill Proenza, NOAA/NWS
  4:00 PM
2.1
Aerosol and Ocean Science Expeditions (AEROSE): Dedicated marine soundings for CrIMSS and GOES-R proxy datasets
Nicholas R. Nalli, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD; and C. D. Barnet, E. Joseph, V. R. Morris, H. Xie, D. E. Wolfe, M. D. Goldberg, and P. J. Minnett
  4:15 PM
2.2
NOGAPS adaptive observing and data denial experiments during T-PARC/TCS-08
C. A. Reynolds, NRL, Monterey, CA; and R. Langland, C. Velden, and H. Berger
  4:45 PM
2.4
Measuring the structure of hurricanes with a microwave sounder
Bjorn H. Lambrigtsen, JPL and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

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

Recording files available
Session 2
Convection, Decision Support Systems and Air Traffic Management, Part 2
Location: B314 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: Marilyn Wolfson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Charles A. West, NOAA/NWS
  4:00 PM
2.1
Improved thunderstorm weather information for pilots through ground and satellite based observing systems
Arnold Tafferner, DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Wessling, Germany; and C. Forster, T. Hauf, and R. W. Lunnon
  4:15 PM
2.2
Convective initiation nowcasting using SEVIRI infrared and visible data
John R. Mecikalski, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. M. MacKenzie Jr. and M. Koenig
  4:30 PM
2.3
The High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR): Recent enhancements and evaluation during the 2009 convective season
Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and T. G. Smirnova, C. R. Alexander, S. G. Benjamin, K. J. Brundage, B. D. Jamison, and S. R. Sahm
  4:45 PM
2.4
Creation of real-time probabilistic thunderstorm guidance products from a time-lagged ensemble of High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) forecasts
Curtis R. Alexander, NOAA/ESRL/GSD and CIRES-Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and D. A. Koch, S. S. Weygandt, T. G. Smirnova, and S. G. Benjamin
  5:00 PM
2.5
Aviation Impact Forecasting based on time-lagged HRRR Ensembles
Matthias Steiner, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and D. Megenhardt, R. DeLaura, M. Robinson, S. S. Weygandt, and C. Alexander
  5:15 PM
2.6
Evaluating supplemental relationships between convective forecast products for aviation
Steven A. Lack, NOAA/ESRL/GSD/CIRES Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. J. Layne, M. P. Kay, S. Madine, and J. Mahoney
Recording files available
Joint Session 2
Education Initiatives on Climate Variability and Global Climate Change
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Symposium on Education; and the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA; David R. Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
  4:00 PM
J2.1
  4:15 PM
J2.2
Climate Variability: Learning by Experience
Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and H. Reges, R. Cifelli, J. Turner, and Z. Schwalbe
  4:30 PM
J2.3
AMS Climate Studies: Using real-world datasets in promoting climate science literacy
James A. Brey, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and I. W. Geer, J. M. Moran, R. S. Weinbeck, E. W. Mills, B. A. Blair, E. J. Hopkins, T. P. Kiley Jr., and E. E. Ruwe
  4:45 PM
J2.4
Public participation in climate science research: Plant phenology, climate change, and Project BudBurst
Sandra Henderson, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Meymaris, P. Alaback, K. Havens, and J. Schwarz
  5:00 PM
J2.5
  5:15 PM
J2.6
Participating the climate change in school: an Italian case study
Valentina Grasso, Italian National Research Council, Institute of Biometeorology, Florence, Italy; and F. Manzoli, F. Conti, F. Zabini, and T. Ercoli
Recording files available
Session 2
Hydrometeorological Representation and Applications of Reanalyses
Location: B304 (GWCC)
Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: Michael G. Bosilovich, NASA/GSFC/GMAO
  4:00 PM
2.1
Software Package for Gauge-Only Precipitation Analysis
Dongsoo Kim, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and D. J. Seo
  4:30 PM
2.3 moved to Poster 566

  4:30 PM
2.3A
CPC unified gauge-based analysis of global daily precipitation
Pingping Xie, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Chen and W. Shi

  4:45 PM
2.4
The influence of karst hydrology on local planetary boundary layer
R. D. Leeper, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and R. Mahmood and A. I. Quintanar
  5:00 PM
2.5
Development of a New Precipitation Dataset for Model Downscaling and Bias Correction
Michael Charles, EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and Z. Toth, D. Hou, and R. Krzysztofowicz
Recording files available
Session 2
Statistical analysis in the geophysical sciences II
Location: B305 (GWCC)
Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS; Bob Glahn, NOAA/NWS
  4:00 PM
2.1
Typical Day Meteorological Data in Support of ATD Modeling
George D. Modica, AER, Lexington, MA; and S. Lowe, T. Nehrkorn, J. Wensell, J. Baldwin, G. McMullin, and R. Hoffman
  4:15 PM
2.2
Statistical analysis of sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic Ocean
Constantin Andronache, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
  4:30 PM
2.3
Statistical Structure of the Global Significant Wave Heights
Peter C. Chu, NPS, Monterey, CA; and Y. H. Kuo and G. Galanis
  4:45 PM
2.4
Determining radiative heating profiles from satellite data using statistical classification and cluster analysis
Nathaniel Beagley, PNNL, Richland, WA; and S. A. McFarlane, J. H. Mather, and J. E. Flaherty
  5:15 PM
2.6
GiST, A model for generating spatial-temporal daily rainfall data
Guillermo A. Baigorria, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and J. W. Jones
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
Session 3
Data quality control
Location: B302 (GWCC)
Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Edward J. Dumas Jr., NOAA
  4:00 PM
3.1
A quantitative comparison of automated and manual precipitation gage quality control techniques
Edward I. Tollerud, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and R. J. Caldwell, D. Kim, and S. Vasiloff
  4:15 PM
3.2
Robust spatial quality control of road weather sensor measurements
Tressa L. Fowler, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Limber, S. Sullivan, M. B. Chapman, S. D. Drobot, and T. L. Jensen
  4:30 PM
3.3
Quality Assurance Methods for the Kentucky Mesonet
Megan M. Ferris, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and S. Struebig, M. Grogan, S. Foster, and R. Mahmood
  5:00 PM
3.5
Quality Control of Meteorological Data for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program
James C. Liljegren, ANL, Lemont, IL; and S. Tschopp, K. Rogers, F. Wasmer, L. Liljegren, and M. Myirski
Recording files available
Session 3
Field and Laboratory Studies of Air Quality III
Location: B315 (GWCC)
Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: B. K. Lamb, Washington State University; Rachel Mintz, EC
  4:00 PM
3.1
Observations of trans-boundary transport of ozone precursors in the Middle East
David Asaf, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel; and M. Luria, M. Peleg, V. Matveev, E. Weinroth, A. Soleiman, J. Alsawair, M. Abu-Allaban, A. Gertler, and R. Bornstein
  4:15 PM
3.2
Comparison of measured wintertime CO/NOX and VOC/CO ratios to emission inventories in Boise, Idaho
H.W. Wallace, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; and M. H. Erickson, J. K. McCoskey, A. Arroyo, B. K. Lamb, and B. T. Jobson
  4:45 PM
3.4
Mercury monitoring in the vicinity of coal-fired power plants in Alberta, Canada
Rachel Mintz, EC, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and M. Mazur, M. Lapalme, M. Scarlat, S. Gollapudi, and B. Wiens
  5:00 PM
3.5
Diurnal and seasonal variation of mercury species in the Southeast US
Yuling Wu, The University of Alabama, Huntsvile, AL; and U. S. Nair, J. T. Walters, J. Jansen, and E. Edgerton
  5:15 PM
3.6
Compositional and mixing state impacts on CCN concentrations in an heterogeneous urban environment
Richard H. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and L. T. Padro, A. Nenes, X. Zhang, N. Rastogi, W. Shi, M. Zheng, and R. Weber
Recording files available
Session 3
New data sources and products
Location: B303 (GWCC)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Space Weather
Chair: Geoff Crowley, Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates
  4:00 PM
3.1
GPS, GNSS, and Space Weather
Paul M. Kintner Jr., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and T. E. Humphreys and B. O'Hanlon
  4:30 PM
3.2A
Ultraviolet Remote Sensing of the Thermosphere and Ionosphere
Robert McCoy, Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA
  4:45 PM
3.3
  5:00 PM
3.4
Helioseismic detection of large-scale subsurface flows at solar minimum
Rachel Howe, National Solar Observatory, Tucson, AZ; and F. Hill, R. W. Komm, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, J. Schou, and M. J. Thompson
  5:15 PM
3.6
Solar Flare Forecasts Based on Subsurface Helicity
Frank Hill, National Solar Observatory, Tucson, AZ; and R. Komm, J. Henthorn, and A. Reinard
Recording files available
Session 3
Turbulence Measurements for Air Pollution Modeling
Location: B308 (GWCC)
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
Chair: Dennis Garvey, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
  4:00 PM
3.1
  4:15 PM
3.2
Estimating urban dispersion meteorology from suburban measurements
Wenjun Qian, University of California, Riverside, CA; and M. Princevac and A. Venkatram
  4:30 PM
3.3
Inverting Surface Observations to Find Boundary Layer Depth
George Young, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and A. J. Annunzio and S. E. Haupt
  4:45 PM
3.4
Urban turbulence spectra from field observations
Sam Chang, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD; and G. D. Huynh, D. H. Tofsted, D. M. Garvey, C. C. Williamson, and D. K. Li
  5:15 PM
3.6
Eddy covariance measurements of turbulence in and above a roughness sublayer
Dennis M. Garvey, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD; and S. Chang, C. C. Williamson, G. D. Huynh, and D. K. Li
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
Recording files available
Joint Session 9
Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: From 50 Years Ago… (II)
Location: B313 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: From 50 Years Ago to 15 Years Ahead; the 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )
Cochairs: Jean Phillips, Librarian, Univ. of Wisconsin; Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin
  4:00 PM
J9.1
The World According to GARP: Construction of a Global Meteorology, 1960–1980
Erik M. Conway, JPL/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
  4:30 PM
J9.2
50 Years of Satellite Observations of Weather and Climate; Some Lessons Learned
Thomas H. Vonder Haar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
  5:00 PM
J9.4
Recording files available
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
Recording files available
Joint Session 9
The Effects of Meteorology on Air Quality II
Location: B309 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology; and the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants
  4:00 PM
J9.1
  4:15 PM
J9.2
Towards a global climatology of the planetary boundary layer
Dian J. Seidel, NOAA, College Park, MD; and C. O. Ao
  4:30 PM
J9.3
Air quality trends in U.S. western mountain states
Steven R. Hanna, Hanna Consultants, Kennebunkport, ME; and D. Jaffe, P. S. Porter, and D. Blewitt
  4:45 PM
J9.4
Impact of NEXRAD derived winds on NARAC dispersion modeling
Matthew D. Simpson, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and R. K. Newsom
  5:00 PM
J9.5
Modeling the Stable Boundary Layer Depth and Quantifying its Uncertainty for Dispersion
Sue Ellen Haupt, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and J. C. Wyngaard, G. Young, and K. J. Schmehl
  5:15 PM
J9.6
Impact of meteorological model resolution on PBL height errors
Marina Tsidulko, SAIC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and J. McQueen, C. M. Tassone, G. DiMego, and M. Ek

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


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

7:00 PM-8:00 PM: Monday, 18 January 2010

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

7:00 AM-9:30 AM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010


Session
Chapter Breakfast
Location: B208 (GWCC)
Host: Events

7:15 AM-8:15 AM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010


Session TH5
NOAA Town Hall Meeting (for NOAA employees)
Location: B312 (GWCC)
Host: Town Hall Meetings

8:00 AM-9:30 AM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

8:00 AM-5:15 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010


Session
Impacts of 2009's Weather: Major Stories of the Year
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: Events

8:15 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Recording files available
Joint Session 4
Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: …to 15 Years Ahead (I)
Location: B313 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: From 50 Years Ago to 15 Years Ahead; the 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R )
Cochairs: Steven J. Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS; W. Paul Menzel, NOAA/NESDIS
  8:15 AM
J4.1
Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: …to 15 Years Ahead Introduction
Steven J. Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD; and W. P. Menzel

  8:45 AM
J4.3
  9:00 AM
J4.4

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

Recording files available
Session 3
Convection, Decision Support Systems and Air Traffic Management, Part 3
Location: B314 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: Jeffrey A. Weinrich, Actionet Inc.; Charles A. West, NOAA/NWS
  8:45 AM
3.2
Severe weather avoidance program performance metrics for New York departure operations
Ngaire Underhill, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and R. DeLaura and M. Robinson
  9:00 AM
3.3
Use of Aircraft-Based Data to Evaluate Factors in Pilot Decision Making in Enroute Airspace
Bradley Crowe, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and R. DeLaura and M. Matthews
  9:15 AM
3.4

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

Recording files available
Session 1
World Weather Impacts in 2009
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: IMPACTS: Weather 2009
Chair: Christopher W. Landsea, NOAA/NWS/TPC/NHC
  8:30 AM
1.1
International Weather and Climate Events of 2009
Klaus E. Wolter, ESRL/Univ of Colorado-CIRES, Boulder, CO
  9:00 AM
1.2
2009’s Notable Global Catastrophes—A Look From An Insurance Point Of View
Steven Drews, Impact Forecasting LLC/Aon Benfield Analytics, Chicago, IL
  9:15 AM
1.3
2009 Australian Wildfires
Heath Hockenberry, NOAA/NWS, Boise, ID; and A. J. Bannister, C. Yeo, and K. Parkyn

  9:30 AM
1.4
Global Agricultural Weather Impacts of 2009
Michael Ferrari, Coca Cola, Bethlehem, PA
Recording files available
Session 2
Diversity in the Workplace and the Pipeline
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Host: 19th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Rajul Pandya, UCAR; Rickey Petty, Department of Energy
  8:30 AM
2.1
The meteorological "pipeline", 1980 to 2005
Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and M. A. LeMone
  9:00 AM
2.3
Building a Better Future by Preparing Ph.D.s for Tomorrow
Wendy Diaz, Kean University, Union, NJ; and P. J. Croft and J. Toney
  9:15 AM
2.4
Science and education outreach: A case study of mutual learning between children and young scientists
Lumari Pardo-Rodriguez, SOARS, UCAR, Lajas, PR; and S. Henderson and R. Pandya
Recording files available
Session 3
Advances in Hydrological Remote-Sensing and Data Assimilation Part I
Location: B304 (GWCC)
Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Susan C. Steele-Dunne, TU Delft; Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC
  8:30 AM
3.1
SWOT, The Surface Water and Ocean Topography Satellite Mission [INVITED]
Doug Alsdorf, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and K. Andreadis, P. Bates, S. Biancamaria, E. A. Clark, M. Durand, H. Lee, D. P. Lettenmaier, N. Mognard, D. Moller, E. Rodriguez, and C. K. Shum
  9:00 AM
3.2
The SMAP Level 4 Surface and Root-zone Soil Moisture (L4_SM) product
Rolf H. Reichle, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and W. T. Crow, R. D. Koster, and J. Kimball

  9:15 AM
3.3
An ensemble-Kalman filter-based dual assimilation of thermal-IR and passive microwave retrievals of soil moisture
Christopher R. Hain, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. T. Crow, M. C. Anderson, and J. R. Mecikalski
Recording files available
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
Session 3
Assimilation of observations (ocean, atmosphere, and land surface) into models I
Location: B207 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Brian J. Etherton, University of North Carolina
  8:30 AM
3.1
Severe Weather Forecasts using the Space and Time Mesoscale Analysis System (STMAS)
Huiling Yuan, CIRES and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and Y. Xie

  8:45 AM
3.2
Development of a “seamless” mesoscale ensemble data assimilation and prediction system
Yubao Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. Wu, F. Vandenberghe, G. Descombes, H. Liu, and T. Warner
  9:00 AM
3.3
Recent developments of WRFDA
Xiang-Yu Huang, NCAR, Boulder, CO
  9:15 AM
3.4
An assessment of independent vs joint data assimilation for a coupled atmosphere-ocean system
Faez Bakalian, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; and H. Ritchie and A. M. Thompson
  9:30 AM
3.5
The NCAR-ATEC 4D Weather (4DWX) Modeling System: Updates and New Developments
John C. Pace, U.S Army, Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, UT; and S. F. Halvorson, S. Krippner, F. W. Gallagher III, J. A. Reynolds, Y. Liu, T. Warner, S. Swerdlin, F. Chen, J. Knievel, and J. Hacker
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
Recording files available
Joint Session 3
The New Energy Economy
Location: B202 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )
Chair: Jon Davis, Chesapeake Energy Corporation
  8:30 AM
J3.1
The New Energy Economy Invited Speaker
Steve Messner, Environ Corp., Novato, CA
  8:45 AM
J3.2
The Role of Atmospheric Science in Renewable Energy Usage
Betsy Weatherhead, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
  9:15 AM
J3.4
Global Energy Use and Options for Renewable Economic Growth
Hugo A. Loaiciga, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
  9:30 AM
J3.5
Space-based Earth observations: Informing energy management decision making
Richard S. Eckman, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and P. W. Stackhouse Jr.
Recording files available
Session 4
Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology and Climatology Part I
Location: B217 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS; Lola M. Olsen, NASA
  8:30 AM
4.1
HPC Design for Estimating High Resolution Weather Conditions
Dorren R. Schmitt, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; and J. Matthews III
  8:45 AM
4.6
NWS WSR-88D AND TDWR-SPG DATA COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORK STATUS AND PLANS
Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS, Norman, OK; and M. J. Istok, S. A. Del Greco, S. Ansari, and A. Hall
  9:00 AM
4.3
Are snow accumulation forecasts generally overdone?
Bruce Rose, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; and J. Koval and E. Floehr
  9:15 AM
4.4
Severe weather climatologies based on NEXRAD and other data from the Severe Weather Data Inventory (SWDI)
Mark Phillips, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC; and S. Ansari and S. A. Del Greco
  9:30 AM
4.5
Recording files available
Session 4
Coupling between the lower and upper atmosphere
Location: B303 (GWCC)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Space Weather
Chair: Richard Behnke, NSF
  8:30 AM
4.1
Coupling between the lower and upper atmosphere in Whole Atmosphere Model (WAM) simulations
Rashid A. Akmaev, NOAA/Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder, CO; and F. Wu, T. J. Fuller-Rowell, and J. W. Meriwether
  8:45 AM
4.2
Eliassen-Palm Fluxes of the Diurnal Tides from the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model-Extended (WACCM-X)
McArthur Jones Jr., University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and H. L. Liu and A. D. Richmond
  9:00 AM
4.3
Modeling the effects of tropospheric tides on the ionosphere
Sarah E. McDonald, NRL, Washington, DC; and J. D. Huba, M. E. Hagan, A. Maute, and S. Basu
  9:15 AM
4.4
  9:30 AM
4.5
The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere Mission: Science results after five PMC seasons
James M. Russell III, Hampton University, Hampton, VA; and S. M. Bailey, M. E. Hervig, C. E. Randall, L. L. Gordley, M. Taylor, D. E. Siskind, M. Summers, M. H. Stevens, G. E. Thomas, D. Rusch, and B. Karlsson

Recording files available
Session 4
Microscale Air Pollution Meteorology
Location: B308 (GWCC)
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
Chair: Fernando E. Camelli, JISAO/Univ. of Washington
  8:30 AM
4.1
  8:45 AM
4.2A
DUSTRAN - A Model for Atmospheric Dust Concentrations
William J. Shaw, PNNL, Richland, WA; and F. C. Rutz, J. P. Rishel, and E. G. Chapman
  9:15 AM
4.3A
Comparison of the ACM2 vertical mixing scheme with observations taken during the TexAQS II field study
Jenna S. Kolling, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and J. E. Pleim, H. Jeffries, and W. Vizuete
  9:30 AM
4.4
Investigation of carbon monoxide time evolution over the city of São Paulo during the nighttime using LES model
Eduardo Barbaro, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and A. Oliveira and J. Soares
  10:00 AM
4.5
Recording files available
Session 4
Remote Sensing: Modeling, Observations, and Analysis
Location: B302 (GWCC)
Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: William R. Pendergrass, NOAA/ERL/ARL/ATDD
  8:30 AM
4.1
Observation, analysis, and modeling of the sea breeze circulation during the NOAA/ARL-JSU meteorological field experiment summer 2009
William R. Pendergrass, NOAA/ERL/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and L. Myles, C. A. Vogel, Y. Anjaneyulu, V. B. R. Dodla, H. P. Dasari, J. M. Baham, R. Hughes, C. Patrick, J. Young, and S. Swanier
  8:45 AM
4.2
Analysis and prediction of the atmospheric boundary layer characteristics during the NOAA/ARL-JSU meteorological field experiment, summer-2009
William Pendergrass, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and L. Myles, C. A. Vogel, H. P. Dasari, V. B. R. Dodla, Y. Anjaneyulu, J. M. Baham, R. Hughes, C. Patrick, J. Young, and S. Swanier
  9:00 AM
4.3
Numerical prediction of atmospheric mixed layer variations over the Gulf Coast region during NOAA/ARL-JSU meteorological field experiment summer 2009—sensitivity to vertical resolution and parameterization of surface and boundary layer processes
William Pendergrass, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and L. Myles, C. A. Vogel, V. B. R. Dodla, Y. Anjaneyulu, H. P. Dasari, J. M. Baham, R. Hughes, C. Patrick, J. H. Young, and S. Swanier
  9:15 AM
4.4
Short range numerical weather prediction for the Gulf Coast region during the NOAA/ARL-JSU meteorological field experiment of summer 2009
William Pendergrass, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and L. Myles, C. A. Vogel, V. B. R. Dodla, H. P. Dasari, Y. Anjaneyulu, J. M. Baham, R. Hughes, C. Patrick, J. H. Young, and S. Swanier

  9:30 AM
4.5
Recording files available
Session 4A
Seasonal to Interannual Prediction Part I
Location: B215 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Chris K. Folland, United Kingdom Meteorological Office
  8:45 AM
4A.2
Representation of MJO variability in the NCEP Climate Forecast System
Scott Weaver, NOAA Climate Prediction Center, Camp Springs, MD; and W. Wang and A. Kumar
  9:00 AM
4A.3
Variations in the tropical planetary boundary layer
Aaron Paget, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT; and K. Campbell and P. Ruscher
  9:15 AM
4A.4
Tropical Pacific - North Pacific teleconnection in a coupled GCM
Annalisa Cherchi, Centro EuroMediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici/Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Bologna, Italy; and S. Masina and A. Navarra
  9:30 AM
4A.5
Recent slowing of global warming and real-time forecasts for the year ahead, 2000–2010
Chris K. Folland, United Kingdom Meteorological Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and A. Colman
Recording files available
Session 4B
Tropical Cyclones: Past, Present and Future Part I
Location: B216 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Michael C. Kruk, STG, Inc.
  8:30 AM
4B.1
  8:45 AM
4B.2
The Impact of SST Boundary Condition on Tropical Cyclone Track, Intensity, and Structure
Henry R. Winterbottom, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and E. Chassignet
  9:00 AM
4B.3
Modeling Future Changes in Atlantic Hurricane Activity
Steven M. Quiring, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and S. D. Guikema, R. Nateghi, and A. B. Schumacher
  9:15 AM
4B.4
AIRS impact on precipitation analysis and forecast of Tropical Cyclone Nargis in a global data assimilation and forecast system
Yaping Zhou, Morgan State University, Greenbelt, MD; and W. K. M. Lau and O. Reale

  9:30 AM
4B.5
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
Recording files available
Joint Session 12
Effects of Aerosol on Cloud and Precipitation - I
Location: B315 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 2nd Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; and the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Cochairs: Steven Ghan, PNNL; Fangqun Yu, State University of New York
  8:30 AM
J12.1
Overview of Indirect and Semi-direct Aerosol Campaign (ISDAC)—the influence of arctic aerosols on clouds (Invited Speaker)
Steven J. Ghan, PNNL, Richland, WA; and G. McFarquhar, J. Verlinde, S. Brooks, M. Dubey, A. Korolev, P. Liu, A. M. Macdonald, M. Ovchinnikov, S. Xie, and A. Zelenyuk
  9:00 AM
J12.2
Evidence for the aerosol indirect effect in shallow cumuli
Larry K. Berg, PNNL, Richland, WA; and C. Berkowitz, G. Senum, and S. Springston
  9:15 AM
J12.3
The effect of smoke on pyrocumulonimbus: A satellite perspective
Daniel T. Lindsey, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and M. D. Fromm
  9:30 AM
J12.4
Significant Impact of Aerosols on Multi-year Rain Frequency and Cloud Thickness
Zhanqing Li, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and F. Niu

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Recording files available
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)

Poster Session
In-flight Icing Posters
Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
 
192
An investigation of wintertime midlevel mixed-phase clouds with supercooled water droplets using in-situ measurements
Yoo-Jeong Noh, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. H. Vonder Haar

Handout (858.4 kB)

 
193
The effect of advanced satellite products on an icing nowcasting system
Julie A. Haggerty, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Black, F. McDonough, P. Minnis, and W. L. Smith Jr.

Handout (239.4 kB)

 
194
Analysis of causes of icing conditions which contributed to the crash of Contentental flight 3407
Frederick R. Mosher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and D. Schaum

Handout (368.0 kB)


Poster Session
Nowcasting and Modeling Posters
Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
 
195
Analog ensemble scheme for objective, short-term cloud forecasting
Timothy J. Hall, The Aerospace Corporation, Silver Spring, MD; and R. N. Thessin, G. J. Bloy, and C. N. Mutchler

Handout (577.6 kB)

 
196
Improving cloud nowcasting via incorporation of cloud type
John Forsythe, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and E. M. Guillot and T. H. Vonder Haar

Handout (189.8 kB)

 
197
Meteorological Support for Unmanned Aerial Systems at Dugway Proving Ground
Susan Krippner, Dugway Proving Ground West Desert Test Center, Dugway, UT; and E. N. Vernon and J. Pace

Handout (980.3 kB)

 
198
Snowbands generated by the release of inertial, symmetric, and conditional instabilities
David M. Schultz, Universities of Helsinki and Manchester/Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and R. S. Schumacher and J. Knox

Recording files available
Poster Session
Seasonal to Interannual Variability: Observations and Predictions
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
 
87
 
88
Statistics of multi-season precipitation deficits across the contiguous United States
David S. Gutzler, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; and D. Kann

 
89
Global monitoring of tropical cyclones with a dual-frequency scatterometer
Michael J. Brennan, NOAA/NWS/NHC, Miami, FL; and R. D. Knabb

 
90
Change in relationship between western North Pacific tropical cyclone frequency and the tropical Pacific SST
Sang-Wook Yeh, Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute, Ansan, South Korea; and S. K. Kang, B. P. Kirtman, and C. H. Kim

Handout (109.8 kB)

 
91
National Unified Operational Prediction Capability: Progress and National Research Intiatives
Fred Toepfer, NOAA/NWS, Silver Springs, MD; and D. McCarren and S. A. Sandgathe

Handout (745.4 kB)

 
92
Nino3.4 warming trend and extreme rainfall events with flood and drought years over India
Umesh Kumar Singh, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, Maharashtra, India; and P. P. Sarthi and P. S. Salvekar

 
93
Harvesting Model Uncertainty for the Simulation of Interannual Variations
Vasubandhu Misra, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

 
94
Revitalization of Namias' Climatological Isentropic Analysis
Randall S. Cerveny, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and K. DeBiasse, M. B. Pace, A. W. Ellis, and R. C. Balling

 
95
Intraseasonal variability of the cool-season North American coastal cyclonic activity
Yi Deng, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and T. Jiang

Handout (1.8 MB)

 
96
Atmospheric and oceanic forcing of the eddy kinetic energy in the Labrador Sea
Hao Luo, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and A. Bracco and Y. Zhong

 
97
Revisit: Impacts of ENSO on United States tornadic activity
Precious Lewis, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and J. J. O'Brien, M. Griffin, and P. W. Leftwich Jr.

 
98
Relationship between reductions of summer precipitation in North China and atmospheric circulation anomalies
Hao Li-sheng Sr., Nanjing University of Information Science &Technology, Shijiazhuang, China; and D. Yi-hui Sr.

 
100
Modelling the spring Douro river flow using SST
S.R. Gámiz-Fortis, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; and M. J. Esteban-Parra, D. Argüeso, J. M. Hidalgo-Múñoz, D. Calandria-Hernández, and Y. Castro-Díez

Handout (257.3 kB)

 
101
Modeling southwest Florida tornadoes
Charles H. Paxton, NOAA/NWS, Tampa Bay Area - Ruskin, FL; and C. N. Carlisle, J. M. Collins, and A. N. Williams

Handout (908.8 kB)

 
102
Validation and development of existing and new RAOB-based warm-season convective wind forecasting tools for Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Kennedy Space Center
Mitchell H. McCue, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and J. P. Koermer, T. R. Boucher, and W. P. Roeder

Handout (1.3 MB)

 
103
Evaluation of WSR-88D methods to predict warm-season convective wind events at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Kennedy Space Center
James J. Rennie, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and J. P. Koermer, T. R. Boucher, and W. P. Roeder

Handout (1.3 MB)

 
104
Regional variation of convective structure at monsoon onset across South America inferred from TRMM observations
Richard Barnhill, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and T. M. Rickenbach, R. Nieto Ferreira, E. Wright, and S. W. Nesbitt

 
105
Effects of Cold Fronts on the onset of the South American Monsoon
Emily Wright, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; and R. Nieto Ferreira, T. M. Rickenbach, and R. Barnhill

Handout (1011.2 kB)

 
106
The effects of altered vegetation on local climate change with respect to glaciers atop Mt. Kilimanjaro
Sean Heuser, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and F. Semazzi

 
107
Poster 107 moved to 14IOAS. New paper number 3.5

 
108
Blending seperate probabilities of a joint event
Albert R. Boehm, Retired, Huntsville, AL

 
109
Initial Results of Calibrating the Baron LIS-NOAH V2 Fully Distributed Hydrological Modeling System for the DMIP Elk River Basin
John McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, Raleigh, NC; and D. J. Gochis, D. N. Yates, and C. J. Coats Jr.

Handout (527.6 kB)

 
110
The Replication of ENSO-related anomalies over the United States by several AMIP Models
Michelle L'Heureux, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Kumar, W. Wang, and B. Jha

 
112
An examination of the spatial and temporal extent of the climate memory of tropical cyclones
Benjamin Schenkel, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and R. Hart

Handout (1.3 MB)

 
113
Large-scale dynamical processes associated with summer intraseasonal variability over South America
Paula L. M. Gonzalez, Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmosfera, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and C. Vera, B. Liebmann, and G. N. Kiladis

 
114
 
115
Estimates of the precision of GPS radio occultation bending angles in the neutral atmosphere from the COSMIC/ FORMOSAT-3 Mission
William S. Schreiner, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Sokolovskiy, C. Rocken, and D. Hunt

 
116
Multi-model seasonal climate hindcast skill and predictability for the Southeast United States
Lydia Stefanova, Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Tallahassee, FL; and V. Misra, J. J. O'Brien, and E. Chassignet

 
117
Interannual variability and prediction of Northwest Australian tropical cyclones
Kevin H. Goebbert, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and L. M. Leslie

 
118
Changes in spatial and temporal properties of Pacific warming
Hye-Mi Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. J. Webster

 
119
Future change in Southern Hemisphere atmospheric blocking simulated using a 20-km-mesh AGCM
Mio Matsueda, Advanced Earth Science and Technology Organization/Meteorological Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan; and H. Endo and R. Mizuta

 
121
An observational analysis of middle tropospheric stable layers over the tropical western Pacific ARM sites
Bradley R. Charboneau, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and D. J. Posselt


Joint Poster Session
Space Weather Products and Services for Aviation and Commercial Space Posters
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Symposium on Space Weather; and the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology )
 
199
Validation of the operational D-Region Absorption Prediction (D-RAP) model at the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Rashid A. Akmaev, NOAA/Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder, CO; and A. Newman, M. V. Codrescu, J. Vickroy, C. Schultz, E. Nerney, S. Hill, and H. Sauer

Handout (1.8 MB)

 
200
Developments in Aviation Space Weather Services
Bryn Jones, SolarMetrics Limited, Chedworth, Glos., United Kingdom; and C. Dyer, A. Hands, R. Iles, K. Ryden, M. Smith, M. Stills, and G. Taylor

11:00 AM-11:15 AM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010


Joint Session 1
Opening Remarks
Location: B203 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the The Joachim Kuettner Symposium; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )
  11:00 AM
J1.1

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

Recording files available
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
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
Session 2
2009 High Impact Transportation Impacts
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: IMPACTS: Weather 2009
Cochairs: Tanja Fransen, NOAA/NWS; Renee Curry, Univ. of Oklahoma
  11:00 AM
2.1
High Impact Transportation Events
Gregory S. Forbes, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA
  11:15 AM
2.2
Transportation Impacts from the Mt. Redoubt Eruptions 2009
Jeffrey M. Osiensky, NOAA/NWS, Anchorage, AK; and C. Neal, G. Ferguson, T. Hall, and B. Nelson
  11:45 AM
2.4
Aviation Weather Impacts
Bob Maxson, NOAA/NWS/Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO
Recording files available
Session 3
Extreme events in weather, water and climate
Location: B305 (GWCC)
Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: Robert D. Bornstein, San Jose State University; David Bright, BPA
  11:00 AM
3.1
Statistical modeling of hot spells and heat waves
Richard W. Katz, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. M. Furrer and M. D. Walter
  11:15 AM
3.2
Cooling of maximum temperatures in coastal California air basins during 1969–2005: monthly and extreme value trends
Allison Charland, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and B. Lebassi, J. Gonzalez, and R. Bornstein
  11:30 AM
3.3
A climatology of heavy midlatitude rainfall across the United States from 1949–2000
Elaine S. Godfrey, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. Crawford and M. Richman
  11:45 AM
3.4
A novel financial market structure for mitigating hurricane risk
Daniel S. Wilks, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Recording files available
Session 3B
Advances in Hydrological Remote-Sensing and Data Assimilation Part II
Location: B304 (GWCC)
Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Susan C. Steele-Dunne, TU Delft; Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC
  11:00 AM
3B.1
Multiscale ensemble filtering in snow data assimilation [INVITED]
Konstantinos Andreadis, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and D. Lettenmaier
  11:45 AM
3B.3
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
Session 4
Nowcasting and Modeling, Part 1
Location: B314 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: John Mecikalski, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Lynn A. Sherretz, NOAA/ESRL; David I. Knapp, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
  11:00 AM
4.1
Status report on the Rapid Refresh
Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and J. M. Brown, S. G. Benjamin, T. G. Smirnova, M. Hu, D. Dévényi, K. J. Brundage, J. B. Olson, W. R. Moninger, C. R. Alexander, G. Grell, B. D. Jamison, S. E. Peckham, and T. L. Smith
  11:45 AM
4.4
Estimating regional cloud base altitudes from local CloudSat observations via type-dependent statistical extrapolation
Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. M. Forsythe, R. Bankert, P. T. Partain, and T. H. Vonder Haar
Recording files available
Session 4A
Atmospheric observations for weather and climate I
Location: B207 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: George D. Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates
  11:00 AM
4A.1
  11:15 AM
4A.2
Assessing the influence of assimilating Clarus data into road and atmospheric forecasts
Tressa L. Fowler, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. McDonough, S. D. Drobot, C. D. Burghart, and M. B. Chapman
  11:30 AM
4A.3
Assessing impacts of integrating MODIS vegetation data in Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) model coupled to two types of Rc scheme
Anil Kumar, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and F. Chen, D. Niyogi, M. B. Ek, and C. D. Peters-Lidard

  11:45 AM
4A.4
Planetary Boundary Layer Characteristics from GPS Radio Occultation Measurements
Chi O. Ao, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and D. E. Waliser, S. Chan, J. L. Li, J. Teixeira, B. Tian, and D. J. Seidel
Recording files available
Session 4B
Ocean observations for data assimilation and climate I
Location: B306 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Jeffrey Anderson, NCAR
  11:00 AM
4B.1
The impact of ocean observations in seasonal climate prediction (Invited)
Michele M. Rienecker, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and C. Keppenne, R. Kovach, and J. Marshak
  11:30 AM
4B.2
POP-DART: An ensemble assimilation system for the parallel ocean program
Tim Hoar, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Anderson, N. Collins, and B. Nadiga
Recording files available
Joint Session 5
Applied Studies
Location: B202 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )
Chair: Jon Davis, Chesapeake Energy Corporation
  11:00 AM
J5.1
Improvements in NOAA modeling and data assimilation to improve guidance for the renewable energy industry
Stan Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and J. M. Brown, J. B. Olson, J. Wilczak, R. Banta, G. DiMego, and F. Weng
  11:15 AM
J5.2
Knowledge Discovery and Dissemination for Climate Extremes and Uncertainty
Auroop R. Ganguly, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN; and K. Steinhaeuser, A. Sorokine, E. Parish, S. C. Kao, N. Singh, and M. L. Branstetter

  11:30 AM
J5.3
  11:45 AM
J5.4
Impacts of climate change on global wind energy resources
Scott J. Eichelberger, 3TIER, Inc., Seattle, WA; and A. W. Wood, B. Nijssen, and K. J. Westrick
Recording files available
Session 5
Gravitational Settling, Deposition and Resuspension
Location: B308 (GWCC)
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
Chair: James G. Droppo Jr., PNNL
  11:15 AM
5.2
Validation of the QUIC droplet evaporation scheme and its influence on aerosol dispersion
Dragan Zajic, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. J. Brown, M. A. Nelson, and M. D. Williams
  11:30 AM
5.3
A large-eddy simulation study of pollen dispersal from field crops: effects of source size and boundary-layer scaling
Marcelo Chamecki, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and C. Meneveau and M. B. Parlange
Recording files available
Session 5
New Thermospheric Data Sources and Models
Location: B303 (GWCC)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Space Weather
Chair: Robert McCoy, Office of Naval Research
  11:00 AM
5.1
NADIR: Neutral Atmosphere Density Interdisciplinary Research
Jeffrey M. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and T. J. Fuller-Rowell
  11:15 AM
5.2
The RAIDS Experiment on the ISS
Scott A. Budzien, NRL, Washington, DC; and A. W. Stephan, R. L. Bishop, P. R. Straus, A. B. Christensen, and J. H. Hecht
  11:30 AM
5.3
The Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment mission results
Andrew C. Nicholas, NRL, Washington, DC; and T. T. Finne, S. A. Budzien, and F. A. Herrero
  11:45 AM
5.4
Recording files available
Session 5
Remote Sensing: Air Quality/Detection of Atmospheric Gases
Location: B302 (GWCC)
Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Christoph A. Vogel, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD
  11:00 AM
5.1
Ultra-compact imaging Fourier transform spectrometer for the measurement of atmospheric trace gases
A. Hugh. Mortimer, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
  11:15 AM
5.3
  11:45 AM
5.4
Comparison of Mixing Heights using Radiosondes and the Vaisala CL31 Mixing Height Algorithm
Christine Haman, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and B. L. Lefer, M. E. Taylor, G. Morris, and B. Rappenglueck
Recording files available
Session 5A
Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology and Climatology Part II
Location: B217 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS; Lola M. Olsen, NASA
  11:00 AM
5A.1
WRF-based hurricane simulation in the Environmental Data Cube Support System
John J. Holdzkom, AER, Suffolk, VA; and T. Nehrkorn, J. F. Galantowicz, S. Lowe, M. Horn, G. D. Modica, and S. M. Leidner
  11:45 AM
5A.4
Integration of NAWIPS decoders within AWIPS II
David Plummer, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Jacobs, T. Lee, and B. A. Gordon
  12:00 PM
5A.3
The Piazza Degree: temperature as a function of time
Pietro Piazza, Pietro Piazza, P.E., Palm Coast, FL
Recording files available
Session 5A
Seasonal to Interannual Prediction Part II
Location: B215 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Chris K. Folland, United Kingdom Meteorological Office
  11:00 AM
5A.1
Multi-model (dynamical and statistical) high-resolution seasonal climate forecasting system: An application to the southeast US
Young-Kwon Lim, COAPS, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and L. Stefanova, D. W. Shin, S. Cocke, S. Chan, V. Misra, G. A. Baigorria, J. J. O'Brien, and J. W. Jones
  11:15 AM
5A.2
  11:30 AM
5A.3
Extending operational probabilistic forecasts of Ganges and Brahmaputra river flow to 15-day and monthly time scales
Jun Jian, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. J. Webster, T. M. Hopson, H. R. Chang, and C. D. Hoyos

  11:45 AM
5A.4
Recording files available
Session 5B
Mobile Platforms
Location: B218 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: M. D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.; Paul A. Pisano, Federal Highway Administration; George D. Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates
  11:00 AM
5B.1
How an iPhone can change the weather (business)
Russell Heilig, Davis Instruments, Hayward, CA
  11:15 AM
5B.2
  11:30 AM
5B.3
Using Twitter to receive storm reports
Tim Brice, NOAA/NWS, Santa Teresa, NM; and C. Pieper
  11:45 AM
5B.4
Utilizing mobile devices for enhanced storm damage surveys
J. Parks Camp, NOAA/NWS, Tallahassee, FL; and K. Stellman and J. Settelmaier
Recording files available
Session 5B
Tropical Cyclones: Past, Present and Future Part II
Location: B216 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Michael C. Kruk, STG, Inc.
  11:15 AM
5B.2
Probabilistic discrimination between large-scale environments of intensifying and decaying African Easterly Waves
Paula A. Agudelo, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and C. D. Hoyos, J. A. Curry, and P. J. Webster
  11:30 AM
5B.3
Extreme rainstorms in advance of tropical cyclones
Lance F. Bosart, SUNY/Univ. at Albany, Albany, NY; and T. J. Galarneau Jr., J. M. Cordeira, and B. J. Moore
  11:45 AM
5B.4
The North Atlantic subtropical high and tropical cyclone tracks
Angela J. Colbert, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and B. J. Soden
Recording files available
Joint Session 7
Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: …to 15 Years Ahead (II)
Location: B313 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: From 50 Years Ago to 15 Years Ahead; the 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R )
Cochairs: Robert Atlas, NOAA/AOML; Timothy L. Miller, NASA/MSFC
  11:00 AM
J7.1
  11:15 AM
J7.2
  11:30 AM
J7.3
  11:45 AM
J7.4
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

Recording files available
Joint Session 13
Effects of Aerosol on Cloud and Precipitation - II
Location: B315 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 2nd Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; and the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Cochairs: Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Colorado State University; Peter Daum, BNL
  11:00 AM
J13.1
  11:30 AM
J13.2
Ice nucleation behavior of particles generated in open burning of biomass
Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and P. J. DeMott, M. D. Petters, A. J. Prenni, C. M. Carrico, C. E. Wold, J. L. Collett Jr., H. Moosmüller, W. C. Malm, and W. M. Hao
  11:45 AM
J13.3

11:00 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010


Exhibits Open
Location: Exhibit Hall B1 (GWCC)

11:15 AM-11:45 AM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Recording files available
Joint Session 2
Early Career
Location: B203 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the The Joachim Kuettner Symposium; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )
  11:15 AM
J2.1

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)

Session
Women in the Atmospheric Sciences Luncheon
Location: B309 (GWCC)
Host: Events
Recording files available
Panel Discussion
2010 AMS Policy Statement on the Bachelor of Science Degree in the Atmospheric Sciences
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Host: 19th Symposium on Education
Moderator: David R. Smith, United States Naval Academy
  12:00 PM
Panel Discussion

12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010


Session
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Session TH6
Town Hall Meeting: NOAA Research to Operations – A Status Report
Location: B211 (GWCC)
Host: Town Hall Meetings
  12:15 PM
TH6.1
Panelist: Mary Kicza
Mary E. Kicza, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

12:15 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010


Session TH7
Recording files available
Session TH8
  12:15 PM
TH8.1
ACUF Update
Paul A. Hirschberg, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

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

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Session 1
Applications of Artificial Intelligence Methods to Problems in Environmental Science: Part I
Location: B204 (GWCC)
Host: 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science
Chair: Michael Richman, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma
  1:30 PM
1.1
Development of neural network convection parameterizations for climate models using CRM simulations and ARM data
Vladimir M. Krasnopolsky, IMSG at NCEP/NWS/NOAA, Camp Springs, MD; and M. S. Fox-Rabinovitz, P. Rasch, Y. Kogan, and A. Belochitski

  2:00 PM
1.2
Data assimilation through machine learning methods
Robin C. Gilbert, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Richman, L. M. Leslie, and X. Wang
  2:15 PM
1.3
Linear and nonlinear postprocessing of ensemble forecasts
Ranran Wang, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. Marzban
  2:30 PM
1.4
Improving snowfall accumulation predictions by post-processing ensemble forecasts with an Artificial Neural Network
Tyler C. McCandless, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and S. E. Haupt and G. Young
  2:45 PM
1.5
Recording files available
Session 1
Satellite Program Overviews and Status
Location: B313 (GWCC)
Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R
Cochairs: Mike Haas, NPOESS IPO/Aerospace Corp.; Gary K. Davis, NOAA/NESDIS/OSD
  1:30 PM
1.1
An overview of the GOES-R program
Greg Mandt, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD
  2:00 PM
1.2
NPP/NPOESS Status
Dan Stockton, Program Executive Office, NPOESS Program, Silver Spring, MD
  2:30 PM
1.3
Update on EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Programmes
Johannes Schmetz, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany; and D. Klaes, R. Stuhlmann, P. Schlussel, L. Sarlo, K. Holmlund, S. Rota, and M. Cohen
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Joint Session 1
Space Weather Products and Services for Aviation and Commercial Space
Location: B315 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; and the Seventh Symposium on Space Weather )
Cochairs: Karen Shelton-Mur, HQ FAA; Joseph Kunches, NOAA/SWPC
  1:30 PM
J1.1
Federal Aviation Administration Examination of Space Weather in support of Aviation
Steven Albersheim, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC; and M. J. Gunzelman, AvMET Applications Inc.
  1:45 PM
J1.2
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center – Products and Services in Support of Aviation
William J. Murtagh, NOAA/Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder, CO
  2:00 PM
J1.3
Integrating Space Weather Observations & Forecasts into Aviation Operations: “Aviation Space Weather User Requirements”
Bryn Jones, SolarMetrics Limited, Chedworth, Glos., United Kingdom; and D. Boteler, G. Fisher, J. Kunches, W. J. Murtagh, D. Rome, D. Rose, and M. Stills
  2:15 PM
J1.4
The use of Space Weather products at Delta Airlines
Andrew W. Schultz, Delta Air Lines, Minneapolis, MN; and H. Heitzman
  2:45 PM
J1.6
Radiation exposure during suborbital commercial spaceflight
Ronald E. Turner, Analytic Services Inc. (ANSER), Arlington, VA; and S. Murray

Session 1
Spacecraft and ground-based observations of planetary atmospheres
Location: B213 (GWCC)
Host: First Symposium on Planetary Atmospheres
Chair: Mark I. Richardson, CALTECH
  1:30 PM
1.1
Isotopic ratios in Titan's stratosphere from Cassini CIRS and implications for evolution of the atmosphere
Conor A. Nixon, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and D. E. Jennings, P. N. Romani, A. Jolly, B. Bézard, A. Coustenis, N. A. Teanby, P. G. J. Irwin, S. Vinatier, and F. M. Flasar

  1:45 PM
1.2
Satellite-derived cloud motion winds in the north polar region of Mars
David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and E. Sorensen, S. Limaye, and B. Cantor

  2:00 PM
1.3
Assimilating TES radiances with the DART/Planet-WRF ensemble data assimilation system
Greg Lawson, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and J. Anderson and N. Collins

  2:15 PM
1.4
Martian Atmospheric Data Assimilation Using an Ensemble Kalman Filter
Matthew J. Hoffman, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY; and S. J. Greybush, R. J. Wilson, G. Gyarmati, R. N. Hoffman, K. Ide, E. J. Kostelich, T. Miyoshi, I. Szunyogh, and E. Kalnay

  2:30 PM
1.5
Martian atmosphere breeding: elucidating atmospheric instabilities
Steven J. Greybush, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and E. Kalnay, M. J. Hoffman, T. Miyoshi, K. Ide, and R. J. Wilson

  2:45 PM
1.6
Assimilation of TES data into a Mars general circulation model using LETKF
Eugenia Kalnay, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. J. Greybush, M. J. Hoffman, R. J. Wilson, J. Eluszkiewicz, R. N. Hoffman, K. Ide, and T. Miyoshi

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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
Recording files available
Session 3
University Education
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Host: 19th Symposium on Education
Cochairs: Donna J. Charlevoix, UNAVCO; Lourdes Avilés, Plymouth State Univ.
  1:30 PM
3.1
Assessing our assessment, how well do our meteorology majors learn?
Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and B. J. Wolf and C. A. Clark
  1:45 PM
3.2
Requesting use of NSF facilities for education
Jose Meitin, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Baeuerle
  2:15 PM
3.4
Using Operational and Experimental Observations in Education: Highlights from the 2009 Unidata Users Workshop
Brian J. Etherton, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and S. Arms, L. D. Oolman, D. G. Lackmann, M. K. Ramamurthy, and L. I. Miller
  2:30 PM
3.5
Bringing authentic science practice to the undergraduate classroom
Kathleen Quardokus, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and S. Lasher-Trapp and E. M. Riggs
  2:45 PM
3.6
Eloquent Science: A course to improve scientific and communication skills
David M. Schultz, Universities of Helsinki and Manchester/Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Recording files available
Joint Session 3
Weather and Health Impacts
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the IMPACTS: Weather 2009; and the First Environment and Health Symposium )
Cochairs: Tanja Fransen, NOAA/NWS; Renee Curry, Univ. of Oklahoma
  1:30 PM
J3.2
How hospitals cope when they are struck by weather disasters
Bryan McNally, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
  2:30 PM
J3.2a
Tornado Effects on a Rural Hospital: Impacts of an EF-3 Tornado
Susie Fussell, Sumter Regional Hospital, Americus, GA
  3:00 PM
J3.3
Katrina’s Aftermath: Hospitals, Doctors, and Patients
Mark Peters, East Jefferson Hospital, New Orleans, LA

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Session 4
Hydrology: New Demands on Science and Services
Location: B304 (GWCC)
Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: Dennis P. Lettenmaier, University of Washington
  1:30 PM
4.1
Special colloquium on Hydrology: new demands on science and services
Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute, Oakland, CA; and R. Harding, P. C. D. Milly, and B. H. Udall

  2:00 PM
4.2
Evaporation and Soil Moisture Measurement
Richard Harding, CEH Wallingford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
  2:30 PM
4.3
  3:00 PM
4.4
Hydrology
Bradley H. Udall, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Recording files available
Session 4
Meteorological, climatological, and hydrological predictions and projections
Location: B305 (GWCC)
Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: Barbara G. Brown, NCAR; Daniel S. Wilks, Cornell University
  1:30 PM
4.1
Kalman filtered analogs to improve Numerical Weather Predictions
Thomas Nipen, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and L. Delle Monache, J. P. Hacker, Y. Liu, R. B. Stull, and T. Warner
  1:45 PM
4.2
Temperature forecast opportunities across the NWS Southern Region
Bernard N. Meisner, NOAA/NWS Southern Region Headquarters, Fort Worth, TX; and N. S. Flecha
  2:00 PM
4.3
Introduction on MOS Approaches for KMA Digital Forecast
JunTae Choi, Korean Meteorological Administration, Seoul, South Korea; and Y. Seo and M. S. Lee

  2:15 PM
4.4
Short-term wind power ramp forecasting using statistical and machine-learning techniques and off-site observations
Scott D. Otterson, 3TIER, Inc., Seattle, WA; and E. P. Grimit and A. W. Wood

  2:30 PM
4.5
Improved short-term hurricane intensity forecasting using regression on core measurements
D. Andrew Murray, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and R. Hart
  2:45 PM
4.6
Recording files available
Session 5
Nowcasting and Modeling, Part 2
Location: B314 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: John Mecikalski, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Lynn A. Sherretz, NOAA/ESRL; David I. Knapp, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
  1:30 PM
5.1
Comparisons of Nowcasting Techniques for Oceanic Convection
Huaqing Cai, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and C. Kessinger, N. Rehak, D. Megenhardt, and M. Steiner
  1:45 PM
5.2
Satellite Data Applications for Nowcasting of Convective Initiation
Haig Iskenderian, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and J. R. Mecikalski, K. M. Bedka, C. Ivaldi, J. Sieglaff, W. Feltz, M. M. Wolfson, and W. M. MacKenzie Jr.
  2:15 PM
5.4
The ganged phased array radar risk mitigation system: integrating weather effects
Mark Askelson, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and J. Tilley, C. Theisen, and R. Johnson
  2:30 PM
5.5
Regime-based persistence probability of ceiling and visibility
Alister Ling, Canadian Meteorological Aviation Centre West, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and B. Hansen and I. Gultepe
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Session 5A
Atmospheric observations for weather and climate II
Location: B207 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Mark Powell, NOAA/AOML/HRD
  1:30 PM
5A.2
Maintaining a local data integration system in support of weather forecast operations
Leela R. Watson, ENSCO, Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL; and P. F. Blottman, D. W. Sharp, and B. Hoeth
  1:45 PM
5A.6
NOAA's unmanned aircraft program: recent accomplishments and future plans
Robbie E. Hood, NOAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program, Silver Spring, MD; and A. E. MacDonald, F. M. Ralph, G. A. Wick, B. Weatherhead, R. F. Rogers, C. W. Landsea, and J. J. Cione
  2:00 PM
5A.4
WISDOM System 2009 Proof of Concept Test Results
Justyna Nicinska, NOAA/OAR, Boulder, CO; and A. E. MacDonald and Y. Xie
  2:15 PM
5A.5
Improvements in GOES/GOES-R water vapor calibration and validation
Seth I. Gutman, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and D. L. Birkenheuer
  2:30 PM
5A.3
Quantification of forecast impact of ASCAT surface winds assimilated into NCEP's GFS model
Li Bi, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. Jung, D. A. Santek, and M. C. Morgan

  2:45 PM
5A.1
From measurement to model domain: data ensembles of surface heat flux for improving climate model parameterizations
Meredith Franklin, ANL and University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; and V. R. Kotamarthi, D. R. Cook, and M. L. Stein

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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
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Session 5B
Ocean observations for data assimilation and climate II
Location: B306 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Tom Hamill, NOAA/ESRL
  1:45 PM
5B.2
Progress in the Canadian Operational Network of Coupled Environmental PredicTion Systems (CONCEPTS)
Harold Ritchie, EC, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and F. Davidson, E. Dombrowsky, G. M. Flato, S. Lu, P. Pellerin, M. Taillefer, A. M. Thompson, B. Topliss, D. Williams, and D. Wright
  2:15 PM
5B.4
Ensemble data assimilation for idealized California current system with ROMS-LETKF
Kayo Ide, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and T. Miyoshi, Z. Li, E. Kalnay, and J. C. McWilliams

  2:30 PM
5B.5
The Impact of Ocean Model Limitations on Observing System Simulation Experiments
G. R. Halliwell Jr., Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and R. Atlas, W. C. Thacker, H. Yang, V. H. Kourafalou, and M. Le Henaff

  2:45 PM
5B.6
Loop Current observing system assessment using OSSEs
Matthieu Le Henaff, RSMAS, Miami, FL; and V. H. Kourafalou, A. Srinivasan, and R. Atlas

  3:00 PM
5B.7
Implementing the SWAN wave model at three east coast National Weather Service offices
Mark Willis, NOAA/NWS, Bohemia, NY; and E. Devaliere, J. Hanson, R. Hawkins, D. King, J. Lewitsky, T. Nicolini, S. Tjaden, C. Morgan, S. Schumann, M. Colby, and J. Elardo
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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
Session 6
Dense Gas Dispersion and Source Term Modeling and Measurements
Location: B308 (GWCC)
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
Chair: Henk W.M. Witlox, DNV
  2:00 PM
6.3
Two-phase jet releases and droplet dispersion: scaled and large-scale experiments, droplet-size correlation development and model validation
Henk W.M. Witlox, DNV Software, London, United Kingdom; and M. Harper, A. Oke, P. Bowen, P. Kay, D. Jamois, and C. Proust
  2:15 PM
6.4
Ongoing TSA disperion modeling activities
Curtis L. Schuhmacher, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Helena, MT
  2:30 PM
6.5
Evaluation of atmospheric transport and dispersion models for suitability in a DHS chemical supply chain risk assessment
Jeffry T. Urban, Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA; and N. Platt, K. M. Papadantonakis, E. A. Adelizzi, C. R. Bucher, and J. F. Heagy

  2:45 PM
6.6
Evaluation of the CFD model FLACS for LNG safety
Olav R. Hansen, Gexcon US, Bethesda, MD; and M. Ichard, S. Davis, and J. Melheim
Recording files available
Joint Session 6
Energy Supply and Demand
Location: B202 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )
Chair: Stephen Bennett, EarthRisk Technologies
  1:30 PM
J6.1
Energy Supply & Demand Invited Speaker
Josh Logsdon, Round Rock Energy LLC, Cincinnati, OH
  1:45 PM
J6.2
  2:00 PM
J6.3
  2:15 PM
J6.4
Forecasting extreme cold snaps in the Northeast: Weather and Climate
Alexander Gershunov, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and K. Guirguis and S. Bennett
  2:30 PM
J6.5
Influence of ENSO on renewable U.S. energy supply
Klaus Wolter, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
  2:45 PM
J6.6
Improving long-range hydropower forecasts in snowmelt dominated basins
Mark T. Jelinek, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA; and R. D. Garreaud
Recording files available
Session 6
Intercomparison and calibration of instrumentation
Location: B302 (GWCC)
Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: John Kochendorfer, NOAA
  1:45 PM
6.2
Recalibrating AMSU-A observations on NOAA-16
Cheng-Zhi Zou, NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research, Camp Springs, MD; and W. Wang
  2:15 PM
6.4
Comparison of in situ UAV Turbulence Measurements with Tower and Scintillometer Data in LITFASS-2009
Jens Bange, Technical University Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany; and S. Martin and F. Beyrich

  2:30 PM
6.5
An evaluation of several wet bulb globe temperature algorithms at Dugway Proving Ground
Frank W. Gallagher, U.S Army, Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, UT; and M. B. Curtis
Recording files available
Session 6
Observed Climate Change: I
Location: B215 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Michael Palecki, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
  1:30 PM
6.1
On the reliability of the U.S. surface temperature record
Claude N. Williams Jr., NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. J. Menne and M. Palecki
  1:45 PM
6.2
Decadal changes in cloudiness over the Amazon forests: Observations and potential causes
Paola Arias, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX; and R. Fu, C. D. Hoyos, and W. Li

  2:15 PM
6.4
Anticipated trends in atmospheric water vapor and the challenge of quantifying them
David N. Whiteman, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and K. Vermeesch, R. Boers, L. Oman, and B. J. Soden
  2:30 PM
6.5
A study of Arctic cloud data and Arctic cloud variability
Neil P. Barton, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and D. E. Veron
  2:45 PM
6.6
Recording files available
Session 6A
GIS Applications and Mashups Part I
Location: B217 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Ken R. Waters, NOAA/NWS; Nazila Merati, ClipCard
  1:30 PM
6A.1
  1:45 PM
6A.2
Fog Occurrence, Distribution, and Coverage through GIS Analysis
Paul J. Croft, Kean University, Union, NJ; and T. Anderson and A. Ottati
  2:00 PM
6A.3
GIS development of the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program
William G. McPherson Jr., University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. E. Hocker and M. Yuan
  2:15 PM
6A.4
Development of a GIS snowstorm database
Michael F. Squires, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. Baldwin, G. Reid, C. Tabor, and A. Wilson
  2:45 PM
6A.6
HabitatSpace – GIS based tools for marine habitat delineation and marine spatial planning
Tiffany C. Vance, NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA; and S. Mesick and D. Steube
Recording files available
Session 6B
Interactive Processing Systems Part I
Location: B218 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: William Roberts, OAR; Ward R. Seguin, Consultant
  1:45 PM
6B.2
National Weather Service Science and Technology Roadmap
Don Berchoff, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Davidson and P. Roohr
  2:00 PM
6B.3
NOAA's integrated water forecasting program
Gary Carter, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Ingram
  2:15 PM
6B.4
Hazard Information Services vision
Tracy Lee Hansen, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and T. J. LeFebvre, C. S. Bullock, J. Wakefield, J. Ramer, S. Williams, G. J. Stumpf, K. Scharfenberg, J. T. Ferree, B. C. Motta, E. Gruntfest, S. Romano, M. K. Zappa, and W. F. Roberts

  2:30 PM
6B.5
Social science initiatives in the development of the Next Generation hazardous weather products
Monica K. Zappa, Univ. of Oklahoma/Social Science Woven into Meteorology, Norman, OK; and E. Gruntfest and H. Lazrus
  2:45 PM
6B.6
McIDAS-V - A powerful data analysis and visualization tool for multi and hyperspectral environmental satellite data
Thomas H. Achtor, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. D. Rink, T. M. Whittaker, and J. Staude
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
Recording files available
Joint Session 15
Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN)
Location: B316 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 2nd Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; and the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Cochairs: Darrel Baumgardner, Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Markus D. Petters, North Carolina State University
  1:30 PM
J15.1
Technological advances in airborne instrumentation: Aerosol and cloud particle characterization (Invited Speaker)
Darrel Baumgardner, Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
  2:00 PM
J15.2
Aerosol-cloud interactions of secondary organic aerosols formed from the oxidation of linear, branched, and cyclic alkanes and alkenes
Markus D. Petters, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and A. Faulhaber, A. J. Prenni, C. M. Carrico, P. J. DeMott, S. M. Kreidenweis, and P. J. Ziemann
  2:15 PM
J15.3
Mixing Primary and Secondary Organic Cloud Condensation Nuclei
Akua Asa-Awuku, University of California, Riverside, CA; and A. Robinson and N. Donahue
  2:30 PM
J15.4
Measurements of cloud condensation nuclei and droplet activation kinetics in pollution-influenced arctic air masses during the spring and summer of 2008 (NASA ARCTAS / NOAA ARCPAC)
Terry L. Lathem, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and R. H. Moore, A. Nenes, B. E. Anderson, C. A. Brock, A. Clarke, R. Bahreini, J. Cozic, A. Middlebrook, J. L. Jimenez, M. C. Cubison, R. Weber, and A. Hecobian

  2:45 PM
J15.5
Investigation of Cloud Nucleation Activity of Regional Dust Samples using Adsorption Activation Theory and CCN Measurements
Prashant Kumar, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and I. N. Sokolik and A. Nenes

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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

1:45 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

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Joint Session 3
Mountain Waves and Aviation
Location: B203 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the The Joachim Kuettner Symposium; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )
  1:45 PM
J3.1
Mountain wave research and aviation technology
Ronald B. Smith, Yale University, New Haven, CT
  2:00 PM
J3.2
Rotor Puzzle
Vanda Grubisic, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Recording files available
Joint Session 4
Man in Space
Location: B203 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the The Joachim Kuettner Symposium; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )
  2:30 PM
J4.1

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


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

3:30 PM-4:45 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

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Joint Session 5
Field Campaigns
Location: B203 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the The Joachim Kuettner Symposium; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )
  3:30 PM
J5.1
Joach Kuettner as the GATE Operations Director
Edward J. Zipser, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
  3:45 PM
J5.2
Joachim Kuettner and Tropical Meteorology
Peter J. Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
  4:00 PM
Remarks- Joachim Kuettner, UCAR, Boulder, CO

  4:15 PM
J5.3
Field experiments: from hypothesis to policy making
V. Ramanathan, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, CA

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

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Session 5
Drought Prediction, Monitoring and Mitigation
Location: B304 (GWCC)
Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: Wade T. Crow, USDA/ARS
  4:00 PM
5.2
Progress of the NOAA/NCEP NLDAS Drought Monitor and NLDAS Products
Youlong Xia, NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Ek, E. F. Wood, L. Luo, J. Sheffield, D. P. Lettenmaier, B. Livneh, D. Mocko, B. Cosgrove, J. Meng, H. Wei, V. Koren, J. C. Schaake, K. Mo, and K. Mitchell
  4:15 PM
5.3
  4:30 PM
5.4
Towards integrating GRACE terrestrial water storage data into the U.S. and North American Drought Monitors
Rasmus Houborg, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Rodell, J. S. Famiglietti, R. Heim, J. Lawrimore, B. Li, R. H. Reichle, M. Rosencranz, M. Svoboda, B. D. Wardlow, B. F. Zaitchik, and R. Tinker
  4:45 PM
5.5
Water balance in the agricultural watershed of Kumamoto groundwater region
Kenji Tanaka, Kumamoto Univ., Kumamoto, Japan; and H. Mizuno, D. Kuwamoto, H. Taniguchi, T. Hokamura, and F. Yamada
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Session 6A
Experiments involving observations, real or hypothetical: data impact tests and observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) II
Location: B207 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Timothy L. Miller, NASA/MSFC
  3:30 PM
6A.1
Calibration of Synthetic Observations for a Joint Observing System Simulation Experiment
Yuanfu Xie, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and N. Prive, T. Schlatter, S. Koch, M. Masutani, J. S. Woollen, T. Zhu, L. P. Riishojgaard, and R. Atlas
  3:45 PM
6A.2
GSI Data Assimilation System: Community Support and Preliminary Testing Results
Hui Shao, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Hu, K. Park, K. Crosby, X. Y. Huang, L. Nance, B. Kuo, J. C. Derber, and M. Lueken
  4:00 PM
6A.3
Application of ensemble sensitivity analysis to observational targeting for wind power forecasting
Edward J. Natenberg, MESO, Inc., Troy, NY; and J. Zack, S. Young, R. Torn, J. Manobianco, and C. Kamath
  4:15 PM
6A.4
A 27-year record of satellite-derived polar winds for retrospective analyses
David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Key, R. Dworak, and M. Rienecker

  4:30 PM
6A.5
Observing System Simulation Experiments for a COSMIC Follow-On Mission
Ying-Hwa Kuo, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Iwabuchi, W. S. Schreiner, T. K. Wee, and Z. Ma
  4:45 PM
6A.6
Developing an enhanced climate monitoring network for the Inter-American seas region
Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Mejia and D. B. Enfield

3:30 PM-5:15 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

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Session 7A
GIS Applications and Mashups Part II
Location: B217 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Ken R. Waters, NOAA/NWS; Nazila Merati, ClipCard
  3:30 PM
7A.1
Putting meteorological data into the context of the community:
Peter Trevelyan, The U.K. Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and J. Tandy
  3:45 PM
7A.2
National Weather Service GIS Data and GIS Enterprise
Ira Graffman, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and K. L. Sheets

  4:45 PM
7A.5
National Weather Service RIDGE 2 Radar Data Architecture and Warning Geographic Information System Services
Corey Pieper, NOAA/NWS, Fort Worth, TX; and P. Kirkwood, B. P. Walawender, J. Burks, A. Sutula, K. Stellman, S. Rae, and A. Murray
  5:00 PM
7A.6
Verification of Gridded Morning Temperatures at NWS Miami, FL
Gordon Strassberg, NOAA/NWS, Miami, FL; and J. B. Settelmaier

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

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Joint Session 1
Applications of Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Air Pollution Problems
Location: B308 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology; and the 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science )
Cochairs: Sue Ellen Haupt, Penn State Univ.; Michael J. Brown, LANL
  3:30 PM
J1.1
Evaluation of sensor placement techniques
Ian H. Griffiths, RiskAware Ltd, Bristol, United Kingdom; and I. Bush
  3:45 PM
J1.2
  4:00 PM
J1.3
Using regression-based source detection algorithm for source location with FFT-07 data
Randolph J. Evans, ENSCO, Inc., Melbourne, FL; and S. E. Masters and M. A. Kienzle
  4:15 PM
J1.4
Source Term Characterization of FFT07 Data using a Genetic Algorithm
Luna M. Rodriguez, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and S. E. Haupt, G. Young, A. J. Annunzio, and K. J. Schmehl
  4:30 PM
J1.5
Combined Methods from Entity and Field Frameworks to Determine the Source Characteristics of a Contaminant
Andrew J. Annunzio, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and S. E. Haupt, G. Young, and L. M. Rodriguez
  4:45 PM
J1.6
A forensic approach to source location applied to FFT-07 data
Shawn Rottmann, ENSCO, Melbourne, FL; and A. Siegel
  5:00 PM
J1.7
Machine Learning for the Source Detection of Atmospheric Emissions
Guido Cervone, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and P. Franzese
  5:15 PM
J1.8
Real-time fusion of sensor data to achieve improved situational awareness
Ian H. Griffiths, RiskAware Ltd, Bristol, United Kingdom; and M. Bull and L. Carrivick
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Session 2
Algorithm Development
Location: B313 (GWCC)
Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R
Cochairs: Karen St. Germain, NPOESS IPO; Mitchell Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS
  3:30 PM
2.1
Towards an Enhanced Active Fire Product from VIIRS
Ivan Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and E. Ellicott, L. Giglio, and C. O. Justice
  3:45 PM
2.2
'Shedding New Light' on Nighttime Satellite Remote Sensing Capabilities via the NPOESS/VIIRS Day/Night Band Low-Light Visible Sensor
Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. F. Lee, R. Turner, C. Combs, S. Kidder, and C. Elvidge
  4:00 PM
2.3
Cloud Detection and Typing in the NPOESS Era: Addressing the Numerous Operational Requirements with the Single VIIRS Cloud Mask Algorithm
Keith D. Hutchison, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and B. Iisager, J. M. Jackson, T. J. Kopp, A. K. Heidinger, R. A. Frey, and M. J. Pavolonis
  4:30 PM
2.5
GOES-R Algorithm Working Group (AWG)
Mitch Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and J. M. Daniels, W. Wolf, and K. H. Lowe
  4:45 PM
2.6
Developments and Applications of Proxy Data Sets for GOES-R
Fuzhong Weng, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and T. Zhu, M. D. Goldberg, A. Huang, B. Pierce, and M. DeMaria
  5:15 PM
2.8
GOES-R Risk Reduction Program
Ingrid Guch, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. DeMaria
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Session 3
2009 US Weather Impacts
Location: B206 (GWCC)
Host: IMPACTS: Weather 2009
Chair: Christopher W. Landsea, NOAA/NWS/TPC/NHC
  3:30 PM
3.1
Avalanche Impacts in 2008–2009
Ethan Greene, Colorado Avalanche Center, Boulder, CO
  4:00 PM
3.2
Significant Storms in the United States during the Winter of 2008–2009
James E. Hoke, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and C. Hedge
  4:15 PM
3.3
North Dakota/Minnesota Red River Floods
Michael J. Hudson, NOAA National Weather Service, Kansas City, MO
  4:30 PM
3.4
Atlanta Flooding September 2009
Melissa Tuttle-Carr, CNN, Atlanta, GA
  4:45 PM
3.5
U.S. Tornadoes of 2009
Russell S. Schneider, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK ; and G. W. Carbin
  5:00 PM
3.6
U.S. Tropical Cyclones of 2009
William L. Read, NOAA/NHC, Miami, FL
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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 Niño
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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Joint Session 5
Using Technology to Move Beyond Lectures
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Symposium on Education; and the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology )
Cochairs: Lola M. Olsen, NASA; Thomas M. Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin; Rajul Pandya, UCAR
  3:30 PM
J5.1
LectureTools: An Advanced Student Response System for the Geosciences
Perry J. Samson, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

  4:00 PM
J5.2
An internet based aviation meteorology course
Donna F. Tucker, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
  4:15 PM
J5.3
The impact of online applets on learning in an introductory meteorology lecture
Timothy J. Wagner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Ackerman
  4:30 PM
J5.4
The Lecture – what is it and why do we do it?
Steven Ackerman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

  5:00 PM
J5.6
  5:15 PM
J5.7
A low-cost electronic chart wall for undergraduate program enhancement
Don T. Conlee, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and M. Perrotte and C. Mouchyn
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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
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Session 6
In-flight Icing
Location: B314 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: Tim Wilfong, DeTect Inc; Cecilia Miner, NOAA/NWS
  3:30 PM
6.1
A regional analysis of clouds containing supercooled liquid water
Frank McDonough, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Wolff and M. K. Politovich
  3:45 PM
6.2
  4:00 PM
6.3
Impacts of high thin cloud on the Current Icing Product (CIP)
Jeremy E. Solbrig, NRL, Monterey, CA; and T. F. Lee, R. L. Bankert, C. A. Wolff, and S. D. Miller
  4:15 PM
6.4
A new narrowbeam, multi-frequency scanning radiometer and its applications to in-flight icing detection
David Serke, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Beaty, A. L. Reehorst, P. C. Kennedy, F. Solheim, R. Ware, M. K. Politovich, D. A. Brunkow, and B. Bowie
  4:45 PM
6.6
Global icing forecast verification using CloudSat data
Sean Madine, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and C. Lu, M. P. Kay, and J. L. Mahoney
  5:00 PM
6.7

Session 6B
Tropical cyclone data assimilation and impact experiments
Location: B306 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: C. A. Reynolds, NRL
  3:30 PM
6B.1
Tests of a global EnKF system with an emphasis on tropical cyclone prediction
Jeffrey S. Whitaker, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and T. Hamill and P. Pegion

  3:45 PM
6B.2
Development of the ensemble Kalman filter system for hurricane data assimilation at NOAA/AOML/HRD: Preliminary evaluation using environmental and vortex-scale dropwindsonde data
Altug Aksoy, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and K. J. Sellwood, P. Leighton, T. Vukicevic, S. D. Aberson, and F. Zhang

  4:30 PM
6B.5
H*Wind: An Integrated Observing System for Tropical Cyclones
Mark Powell, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Tallahassee, FL

  4:45 PM
6B.6
High-resolution observations of inner core dynamics of Hurricane Alberto (2000) from MISR on NASA's Terra satellite
Dong L. Wu, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and D. J. Diner, V. Jovanovic, K. Mueller, C. Moroney, D. Nelson, and M. J. Garay

  5:00 PM
6B.7
Study of extratropical cyclone wind and corresponding SST fields by combining model and QuikSCAT satellite data
Zorana Jelenak, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and K. A. Ahmad, J. M. Sienkiewicz, and P. S. Chang

  5:15 PM
6B.8
Ocean-surface wind impacts on hurricane forecasting, regional and global
S. Mark Leidner, AER, Norman, OK; and J. Ardizzone, J. C. Jusem, E. Brin, R. Hoffman, and R. Atlas
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Session 7
New Observations
Location: B302 (GWCC)
Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Junhong Wang, NCAR
  3:30 PM
7.1
Upper atmosphere humidity measurement with the APS sensor—1st progress report on the Vaisala Reference Radiosonde Program
Heikki Turtiainen, Vaisala Oyj, Helsinki, Finland; and H. Jauhiainen, J. Lentonen, V. P. Viitanen, P. Survo, and W. F. Dabberdt
  3:45 PM
7.2
  4:00 PM
7.3
Recent research on meteorological observations and instrumentation at KNMI
Hannelore I. Bloemink, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and M. J. de Haij and W. M. F. Wauben
  4:30 PM
7.5
Using weather balloon launches to understand the Fairbanks surface-based temperature inversion lifecycle
Julie A. Malingowski, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK; and D. Atkinson, J. Cherry, E. Stevens, and D. Morton
  4:45 PM
7.6
Integration of NEXRAD, marine radar, sodar and conventional anemometry for avian risk assessment
Kathleen E. Moore, Integrated Environmental Data, Berne, NY; and D. J. Capuano and J. A. Henningson
  5:00 PM
7.7
SMARTSonde: A Small Multi-function Autonomous Research and Teaching Sonde
Phillip B. Chilson, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and N. Feng, B. Zielke, A. M. Gleason, P. M. Klein, T. A. Bonin, M. B. Yeary, W. Shalamunenc, A. G. Striz, P. Greenway, M. Jones, and J. Langston
  5:15 PM
7.8
Observations of Pressure Perturbations Within Heat Devils
Steven P. Oncley, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and O. K. Hartogensis
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Joint Session 7
Wind Energy
Location: B202 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )
Chair: Jerry H. Crescenti, Iberdrola Renewables
  3:30 PM
J7.1
  3:45 PM
J7.2
Modeling the Atmospheric Boundary Layer for Wind Power
Sue Ellen Haupt, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and F. J. Zajaczkowski and K. J. Schmehl
  4:00 PM
J7.3
Using AWS-WeatherBug observations and the WRF-ARW model for wind energy applications
Elena Novakovskaia, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and H. Centola and L. A. Treinish

  4:15 PM
J7.4
Gravity wave effects on wind farm efficiency
Ronald B. Smith, Yale University, New Haven, CT
  4:30 PM
J7.5
Estimating threshold confidence for wind energy production
Ethan Cook, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Morrissey
  4:45 PM
J7.6
Lidar measurements as an alternative to traditional anemometry in Wind Energy research
Yelena Pichugina, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Banta and N. D. Kelley
  5:00 PM
J7.7
Applications of scanning Doppler Lidar for the wind energy industry
Rod Frehlich, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and N. D. Kelley
  5:15 PM
J7.8
Recording files available
Session 7B
Interactive Processing Systems Part II
Location: B218 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: William Roberts, OAR; Ward R. Seguin, Consultant
  3:30 PM
7B.1
The LEAD Gateway II: A Hardened, Persistent Community Resource for Meteorological Research and Education
Beth Plale, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; and K. K. Droegemeier and C. Mattocks
  3:45 PM
7B.2
Advanced Forecaster Tools for Workflow Efficinency using Web Based Transactions
Matthew G. Taylor, IPS MeteoStar, Englewood, CO; and R. Stedronsky
  4:00 PM
7B.3
Introduction of NOAA's Community Hydrologic Prediction System
Jon M. Roe, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and C. Dietz, P. Restrepo, R. Shedd, R. Horwood, H. Opitz, B. Olsen, R. Hartman, J. Halquist, and E. Welles
  4:15 PM
7B.4
AWIPS Technology Infusion Overview and Status
Ronla K. Henry, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and E. Mandel, S. Schotz, T. Hopkins, O. Brown-Leigh, A. M. Tarro, and J. Vogel
  4:30 PM
7B.5
NAWIPS Integration with AWIPS II Technology Infusion—Status update year 2
David Plummer, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Jacobs, S. Gilbert, B. A. Gordon, S. S. Schotz, and R. K. Henry
  4:45 PM
7B.6
NAWIPS integration of Product Generation within AWIPS II
David Plummer, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Jacobs, S. Gilbert, and B. A. Gordon
  5:00 PM
7B.7
The implementation of the Graphical Forecaster Editor for a national center marine domain
Ariel E. Cohen, NOAA/NWSFO, Jackson, MS; and E. Christensen, C. Juckins, J. P. Cangialosi, C. Lauer, H. D. Cobb III, and M. Nelson
  5:15 PM
7B.8
NCEP's new model anlayses and guidance web site
Michelle Mainelli, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and B. A. Gordon and S. Jacobs
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

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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
Recording files available
Joint Session 16
Modeling Studies on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Location: B315 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 2nd Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; and the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Cochairs: Athanasios Nenes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Yang Zhang, North Carolina State University
  3:30 PM
J16.1
  4:00 PM
J16.2
Sensitivity of Simulated Aerosol and Cloud Properties to New Particle Formation and Aerosol Activation Parameterizations
Yang Zhang, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and Y. Chen, Y. Pan, P. R. Pillai, A. Nenes, S. Ghan, R. C. Easter, and R. Bennartz

  4:15 PM
J16.3
  5:00 PM
J16.6
Impact of Saharan dust as nucleating aerosols on Hurricane Helene's early development
Henian Zhang, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and I. N. Sokolik and J. A. Curry

  5:15 PM
J16.7
Effect of aerosol-cloud interactions on the hydrological cycle during the Amazonian biomass burning season
John E. Ten Hoeve, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; and L. A. Remer and M. Z. Jacobson
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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

3:30 PM-5:45 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

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Session 6
General space weather contributions
Location: B303 (GWCC)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Space Weather
Cochairs: William J. Murtagh, NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction; Marsha Korose, NorthropGrumman IT/TASC
  3:30 PM
6.1
The USU USTAR Space Weather Center
W. Kent Tobiska, Space Environment Technologies, Pacific Palisades, CA; and R. W. Schunk and J. J. Sojka
  4:00 PM
6.3
Practical 27-day plus space weather forecasting
Jan J. Sojka, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and R. W. Schunk
  4:15 PM
6.4
Data assimilation models for space weather applications
Robert W. Schunk, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and L. Scherliess, J. J. Sojka, D. C. Thompson, and L. Zhu
  4:30 PM
6.5
Use of GPS radio occultation data for validation and improvement of ionospheric assimilation models
Peter C. Ashton, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., Lexington, MA; and N. A. Bonito and P. R. Straus
  4:45 PM
6.6
Processing COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 data for use in near-real time assimilation
Philip Stephens, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and A. Komjathy, B. D. Wilson, A. J. Mannucci, B. A. Iijima, and X. Pi
  5:00 PM
6.7
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Session 7
Special session on long-term climate variability and change emphasizing paleoclimatic observations and modeling
Location: B215 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Organizers: Bette L. Otto-Bliesner, NCAR; David R. Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; David M. Anderson, National Climatic Data Center Paleoclimatology Branch
Chair: David M. Anderson, National Climatic Data Center Paleoclimatology Branch
  4:15 PM
7.3
Proxy-model comparisons of North Atlantic sea surface conditions prior to the 8.2 ka event
Kelsey Watkins, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and A. Wagner and C. Morrill
  4:30 PM
7.4
Assessing model sensitivity to North Atlantic freshwater perturbations using past abrupt climate events
Carrie Morrill, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Boulder, CO; and A. Wagner, B. L. Otto-Bliesner, and N. Rosenbloom
  4:45 PM
7.5
The climate of past interglacials: polar warmth and sea level rise
Bette L. Otto-Bliesner, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and N. Rosenbloom and E. Brady
  5:00 PM
7.6
  5:15 PM
7.7
Transient Simulation of Last Deglaciation Climate Evolution with a New Mechanism for Bølling-Allerød Warming
Zhengyu Liu, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. Otto-Bliesner, F. He, E. Brady, R. Tomas, P. U. Clark, A. E. Carlson, J. Lynch-Stieglitz, W. Curry, D. J. Erickson III, R. Jacob, J. E. Kutzbach, and J. Cheng
  5:30 PM
7.8
Can oceanic meridional overturning circulation cause abrupt climate change
Aixue Hu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Meehl and W. Han

4:45 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

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Joint Session 6
Back to his Roots: Mountains and Winds
Location: B203 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the The Joachim Kuettner Symposium; and the Eighth Presidential History Symposium )
  4:45 PM
J6.1
The dynamics of orographic banner clouds
Volkmar Wirth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mainz, Germany; and D. Reinert

5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

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Session 6
Robert E. Horton Lecture
Location: B304 (GWCC)
Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: Bart Nijssen, 3TIER, Inc.
  5:00 PM
6.1

6:00 PM-7:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 January 2010

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Session TH9
  6:00 PM
TH9.1
CPC Precip Project
Pingping Xie, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD
  6:15 PM
TH9.2
Some NCDC initiatives on hourly precipitation data
Dongsoo Kim, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

7:00 AM-8:15 AM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010


Session
CCM Breakfast
Location: B208 (GWCC)
Host: Events

Session
NOAA's Next Generation Strategic Plan
Location: B211 (GWCC)
Host: Events
  7:00 AM
NOAA's next generation strategic plan
Mary Glackin, NOAA, Washington, DC

8:00 AM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010


ASLI Registration

8:30 AM-8:45 AM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010


Welcome Address and Introductions. Linda Musser, ASLI Chairperson and Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Location: B312 (GWCC)

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

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Session 1
Specialized Services
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Host: Third Annual CCM Forum
Chair: John F. Henz, HDR Engineering, Inc.
  8:30 AM
1.1
Determining hurricane winds for forensic analysis
Randolph J. Evans, ENSCO, Inc., Melbourne, FL
  8:45 AM
1.2
Forensic Meteorology & Climatology: A rapidly emerging niche
Elizabeth Austin, WeatherExtreme Ltd., Fallbrook, CA
  9:00 AM
1.3
Climate Change and Professional Consulting: An Insurance Perspective
Kyle Beatty, Willis Re Inc., Minneapolis, MN; and S. Bennett and S. Smith
  9:15 AM
1.4
  9:30 AM
1.5
Panel: Speakers on The evolution of specialized services by CCMs
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Session 2
Applications of Artificial Intelligence Methods to Problems in Environmental Science: Part II
Location: B204 (GWCC)
Host: 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science
Chair: Philippe E. Tissot, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
  8:30 AM
2.1
  8:45 AM
2.2
Visualize, analyze and mine satellite imagery using GLIDER software tool
Rahul Ramachandran, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. Graves, T. Berendes, M. Maskey, C. Chidambaram, S. A. Christopher, P. Hogan, T. Gaskins, and M. Smith
  9:00 AM
2.3
Design and validation of a neural network system for forecasting and monitoring fog events in the UAE using SEVIRI-MSG data
Abdulla Bushahab, Emirates Institution for Advanced Science & Technology, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and H. Ghedira, K. Mubarak, A. Dawood, and H. Al Ahmad

  9:15 AM
2.4
Prediction of skew surge by a fuzzy decision tree
Samantha J. Royston, University of Bristol / Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom; and K. Horsburgh and J. Lawry
  9:30 AM
2.5
Analyzing the effects of low level boundaries on tornadogenesis through spatiotemporal relational data mining
David John Gagne II, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. A. Supinie, A. McGovern, J. B. Basara, and R. A. Brown
  9:45 AM
2.6
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Session 3
Sensors and Sensor Performance
Location: B313 (GWCC)
Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R
Cochairs: Tim Walsh, NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Program Office; James Morris, NPOESS IPO
  8:30 AM
3.1
GOES-R spacecraft/instrument overview
Tim Walsh, NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD
  8:45 AM
3.2
ABI Development Status
Paul Griffith, ITT Space Systems Division, Fort Wayne, IN
  9:00 AM
3.3
The GOES-R geostationary lightning mapper
Bert T. Dixon, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
  9:15 AM
3.4
The NPOESS VIIRS Sensor as the Follow-On to the EOS MODIS Sensor
Bruce Guenther, JPSS Program Office, Lanham, MD; and J. Xiong, R. Murphy, F. J. DeLuccia, and E. Johnson
  9:30 AM
3.5
  9:45 AM
3.6
NPOESS Microwave Imager/Sounder (MIS) Sensor Development for NPOESS C2
David Kunkee, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, CA; and C. Brann

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
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Joint Session 5
Advances in Modeling, From Local through Regional to Large Scale, and From Deterministic to Ensemble-Probabilistic Prediction Part I
Location: B215 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; 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; and the 24th Conference on Hydrology )
Chair: Ed Olenic, NOAA/NWS/CPC
  8:30 AM
J5.1
On the seamless prediction of weather and climate
Timothy N. Palmer, ECMWF, Reading, United Kingdom
  8:45 AM
J5.2
  9:00 AM
J5.3
  9:15 AM
J5.4
North Pacific decadal variability and climate change in the IPCC AR4 models
Jason C. Furtado, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and E. Di Lorenzo
  9:30 AM
J5.5
Aquaplanet GCM simulations of tropical intraseasonal variability
Eric D. Maloney, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and W. Hannah
  9:45 AM
J5.6
Factors affecting forecast skill of the MJO over the Maritime Continent
Augustin Vintzileos, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC - SAIC, Camp Springs, MD
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Session 7
Atmospheric observations for weather and climate: COSMIC
Location: B207 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Bjorn H. Lambrigtsen, JPL and California Institute of Technology
  8:30 AM
7.1
The COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 Mission: Overview and Status
Ying-Hwa Kuo, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. S. Schreiner, C. Rocken, R. A. Anthes, N. Yen, and J. J. Miau
  9:15 AM
7.4
  9:30 AM
7.5
Examination of moisture distribution with 2008 and 2009 tropical cyclones using COSMIC data
Christopher M. Hill, Mississippi State Univ., Stennis Space Center, MS; and P. J. Fitzpatrick and Y. Lau
  9:45 AM
7.6
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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
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Session 7
Emergency Response, Environmental and Defense-related Dispersion Modeling Systems I
Location: B308 (GWCC)
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
Chair: R. Ian Sykes, Sage Management, Inc.
  8:30 AM
7.1
A survey of meteorologically-based systems for airborne-release hazard emergencies
Gail-Tirrell Vaucher, Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and R. Brice
  8:45 AM
7.2
  9:00 AM
7.3
Explosive Release Atmoshperic Dispersion (ERAD)
Heather M. Pennington, DOE, Albuquerque, NM
  9:15 AM
7.4
Development of a Regulatory Model to Simulate Deposition and Drift from Application of Pesticides
Harold Thistle, USDA Forest Service, Morgantown, WV; and M. E. Teske

  9:45 AM
7.6
An overview of the NOAA/NWS/NCEP Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA) system with extensions for the atmospheric boundary layer
Jeffery T. McQueen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and Y. Zhu, C. M. Tassone, M. Tsidulko, S. Liu, L. Cucurull, G. DiMego, S. Lu, M. B. Ek, W. Pendergrass, E. J. Welton, E. L. Joseph, M. Hicks, and R. M. Hoff
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Session 7
Remote Sensing of Hydrometeorological Observations
Location: B304 (GWCC)
Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA
  8:45 AM
7.2
  9:00 AM
7.3
  9:15 AM
7.5
Satellite Derived Ensemble Tropical Rainfall Potential (eTRaP):2008 and 2009 Results
Sheldon J. Kusselson, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and E. Ebert, M. Seybold, S. Q. Kidder, and M. Turk
  9:30 AM
7.6
Analysis of seasonal variation in cumulus cloud frequency of occurrence
Vani Starry Manoharan, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. Mecikalski and R. M. Welch
  9:45 AM
7.4
Analysis of Satellite-derived Soil Moisture and Previous-Time Precipitation
F. Joseph Turk, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and Z. S. Haddad and L. Li

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Session 8
Integrated instrumentation and observing systems for all applications
Location: B302 (GWCC)
Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Sytske K. Kimball, Univ. of South Alabama
  8:30 AM
8.1
What's new at the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center: Improving the quality of research products along with direct online access to the data
Richard G. Henning, NOAA Aircraft Operations Center, MacDill AFB, FL; and A. B. Damiano, I. T. Sears, R. Almeida, L. Miller, and P. Flaherty
  8:45 AM
8.2
Expansion of U.S. climate reference network capabilities
Michael Palecki, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and B. B. Baker
  9:00 AM
8.3
Hourly precipitation data processing changes at NCDC
Stuart Hinson, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. H. Lawrimore and D. Manns
  9:15 AM
8.4
The Enhancement of the Dugway Proving Ground Meteorological Sensing Capabilities
Frank W. Gallagher, U.S Army, Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, UT; and D. Storwold
  9:30 AM
8.5
  9:45 AM
8.6
The Integrated Upper Air Water Vapor System
Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
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Session 8
Radar IIPS I - Part 1
Location: B217 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.
  8:30 AM
8.1
NEXRAD Product Improvement – Update 2010
Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and G. S. Cate and M. J. Istok
  8:45 AM
8.2
Evaluating a Storm Tracking Algorithm
Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith
  9:00 AM
8.3
An Improved Storm Cell Identification and Tracking (SCIT) Algorithm based on DBSCAN Clustering and JPDA Tracking Methods
Jenny L. Matthews, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Severe Storms Research Center, Atlanta, GA; and J. Trostel
  9:15 AM
8.4
Application of an improved SCIT algorithm to investigate lightning characteristics of a tornado outbreak in Georgia
John Trostel, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Severe Storms Research Center, Atlanta, GA; and J. Matthews
  9:30 AM
8.5
Hail reflectivity signatures from two adjacent WSR-88Ds: carrier frequency and calibration issues
Valery M. Melnikov, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. R. Lee and N. J. Langlieb
  9:45 AM
8.6
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Joint Session 9
Wind Energy: Applied Modeling and Forecasting I
Location: B202 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )
Chair: Kathleen E. Moore, Integrated Environmental Data, LLC
  8:30 AM
J9.1
Speaker for Wind Engergy Invited Speaker
Donald Furman, Iberdrola Renewables, Portland, OR
  9:00 AM
J9.3
  9:15 AM
J9.5
  9:45 AM
J9.6
Using a large eddy simulation model to simulate wakes from large wind projects
John Manobianco, AWS Truewind LLC, Albany, NY; and P. Beaucage, C. Alonge, and M. C. Brower
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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

Recording files available
Joint Session 14
Earth Science Information Systems Part I
Location: B218 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology )
Cochairs: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Stephen M. Holt, Noblis, Inc.
  8:30 AM
J14.1
U.S. and global in situ datasets for the analysis of climate variability and change
Jay Lawrimore, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and B. Gleason, C. N. Williams Jr., M. J. Menne, and W. E. Angel
  8:45 AM
J14.2
On the use of a coastal mesonet to improve operations at an NWS forecast office
James Titlow III, WeatherFlow Inc., Poquoson, VA; and M. Willis
  9:00 AM
J14.3
Multigraph: interactive data graphs on the web
Mark Phillips, Univ. of North Carolina, Asheville, NC; and D. Eldreth
  9:15 AM
J14.4
An Operational Tsunami Forecast Tool
Donald W. Denbo, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. R. Osborne, C. K. Pells, and M. A. Traum
  9:30 AM
J14.5
Communicating recent changes in the Arctic environment
Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and J. E. Overland, J. A. Richter-Menge, H. Eicken, and J. Calder
  9:45 AM
J14.6
A record of Washington D.C. dew point temperatures from the 1840s
Paula J. Brown, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and A. T. DeGaetano

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Joint Session 17
Air quality and climate change - I
Location: B315 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; and the 2nd Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions )
Cochairs: Gregory Carmichael, University of Iowa, Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research; Jeffrey S. Gaffney, Univ. of Arkansas
  8:30 AM
J17.1
Asian Aerosols: Current and Future Distributions and Implications to Air Quality and Regional Climate Change (Invited Speaker)
Gregory Carmichael, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and B. Adhikary, S. Kulkarni, Y. Cheng, D. Streets, Q. Zhang, C. Wei, and V. Ramanathan
  9:00 AM
J17.2
Anthropogenic Perturbations of Biogenic Aerosols: Climate Impacts and Feedbacks
Jeffrey S. Gaffney, Univ. of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR; and N. A. Marley
  9:15 AM
J17.3
Interannual variability of aerosols and its relationship with downward shortwave radiation
Manuel D. Zuluaga, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and C. D. Hoyos, P. J. Webster, and J. A. Curry

  9:30 AM
J17.4
Sensitivity of Atmospheric Chemistry/Aerosols Model Coupled to
Tomas Halenka, Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic; and P. Huszar and M. Belda
  9:45 AM
J17.5

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

Recording files available
Session 1
Environmental History and the History of Atmospheric Sciences
Location: B203 (GWCC)
Host: Eighth Presidential History Symposium
  8:30 AM
1.1
  9:30 AM
1.3

8:45 AM-9:45 AM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Recording files available
Panel Discussion 1
Tech Tools & Tips Panel
Location: B312 (GWCC)
Host: 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Moderator: Linda Musser, Pennsylvania State University
  8:45 AM
PD1.1
World Cat lists
Linda Musser, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
  9:00 AM
PD1.2
Time & Chaos
Amy Butros, SIO, LaJolla, CA
  9:15 AM
PD1.3
The David Johnson Collection
Doria B. Grimes, NOAA Central Library (Retired), Silver Spring, MD
  9:30 AM
PD1.4
The Verner Suomi Collection
Jean Phillips, Librarian, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

9:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010


Session
HMEI Council Meeting
Location: B216 (GWCC)
Host: Events

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


Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

10:30 AM-11:30 AM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Recording files available
Session 9
Radar IIPS I - Part 2
Location: B217 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.
  10:45 AM
9.2
Dual-Doppler wind analysis of convective storms using the vertical vorticity equation
Corey K. Potvin, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. Shapiro and J. Gao
  11:00 AM
9.3
Alternative approaches to staggered PRT clutter filtering
Gregory Meymaris, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hubbert and M. Dixon

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


Workshop Session 1
Eloquent Professional Communication: Customer-Oriented Writing and High-Impact Presentations
Location: B212 (GWCC)
Host: Workshop on Eloquent Professional Communication
Facilitator: David M. Schultz, Universities of Helsinki and Manchester/Finnish Meteorological Institute
  10:30 AM
W1.1
Customer-Oriented Writing and High-Impact Presentations
David M. Schultz, Universities of Helsinki and Manchester/Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland

Recording files available
Session 2
Historical Aspects of Observational and Modeling Efforts
Location: B203 (GWCC)
Host: Eighth Presidential History Symposium
  10:30 AM
2.1
Earth radiation budget research at Langley Research Center
G. Louis Smith, National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, VA; and G. G. Gibson and E. F. Harrison
  11:00 AM
2.2
"Cool line" for "hot line" times: establishing the World Weather Link
Kristine C. Harper, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

  11:30 AM
2.3
NOAA's Climate Database Modernization Program marine data rescue
J. Eric Freeman, SourceCorp, Inc., Asheville, NC; and H. B. Brown and M. Seiderman

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
Recording files available
Session 3
Third Annual AMS Artificial Intelligence Forecasting Contest: Methods and Results
Location: B204 (GWCC)
Host: 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science
Chair: Matthew J. Pocernich, NCAR
  10:30 AM
3.1
The Third Annual Artificial Intelligence Forecasting Competition
Stephen Sullivan, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. J. Pocernich and J. Abernethy
  10:45 AM
3.2
Probabilistic Turbulence Prediction using Random Forests
Zhengzheng Li, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. A. Supinie
  11:00 AM
3.3
Predicting Turbulence Using a Neural Network
Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
  11:15 AM
3.4
Turbulence Probability using Principal Component Analysis and Support Vector Machine Approaches
Kimberly L. Elmore, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and M. Richman
  11:30 AM
3.5
Statistical Turbulence Prediction
Walter C. Kolczynski Jr., Penn State University, University Park, PA; and S. E. Haupt
Recording files available
Session 4
Expected Operational Improvements from NPP/NPOESS and GOES-R Data
Location: B313 (GWCC)
Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R
Cochairs: Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR; Nancy Baker, NRL
  10:30 AM
4.1
The ABI on GOES-R
Timothy J. Schmit, ORA, Madison, WI; and J. Gurka and M. M. Gunshor
  10:45 AM
4.2
The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) for GOES-R: A new operational capability to improve storm forecasts and warnings
Steven J. Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Blakeslee, W. J. Koshak, W. A. Petersen, L. Carey, and D. Mach
  11:00 AM
4.3
GOES-R and the mainstreaming of space weather
S. M. Hill, NOAA/NWS/SWPC, Boulder, CO; and J. Green, T. Onsager, H. J. Singer, R. Viereck, M. Shouldis, L. Mayer, E. J. Rigler, and J. V. Rodriguez
  11:15 AM
4.4
Expected Operational Cloud Observation Improvements with VIIRS on NPP/NPOESS
Andrew K. Heidinger, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and B. A. Baum, S. Platnick, P. Yang, and S. Berthier
  11:30 AM
4.5
  11:45 AM
4.6
The Expected Impacts of NPOESS Microwave Radiances on Operational Numerical Weather Prediction and Data Assimilation Systems
Steven D. Swadley, NRL, Monterey, CA; and N. Baker, B. Ruston, W. Bell, B. Candy, and T. J. Kleespies
Recording files available
Joint Session 6
Advances in Modeling, From Local through Regional to Large Scale, and From Deterministic to Ensemble-Probabilistic Prediction Part II
Location: B215 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; 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; and the 24th Conference on Hydrology )
Chair: Ed Olenic, NOAA/NWS/CPC
  10:30 AM
J6.1
  11:00 AM
J6.3
Evaluation of the new Australian climate model ACCESS
Ian G. Watterson, CAWCR, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia; and L. Rikus, B. Hu, and T. Elliott
  11:15 AM
J6.4
Mesoscale circulations in the urban-coastal environment: a modeling analysis and assessment of sensitivity to high-fidelity representation of the urban canopy
Michael Carter, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS; and J. M. Shepherd, S. Burian, and I. Jeyachandran
  11:30 AM
J6.5
Ensemble downscaling of seasonal forecasts
R. W. Arritt, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
  11:45 AM
J6.6
The misrepresentation of Tropical SSTs in climate models
Prashant D. Sardeshmukh, Univ. of Colorado/CIRES/CDC and NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and S. I. Shin

Recording files available
Joint Session 7
Earth Science Information Systems Part II
Location: B218 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; and the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Stephen M. Holt, Noblis, Inc.
  10:30 AM
J7.1
Northern Hemisphere snow cover extent during the satellite era
David A. Robinson, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ; and T. W. Estilow
  11:00 AM
J7.2
10 years of height-resolved cloud-track winds from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument on the Terra satellite
Michael J. Garay, Raytheon Corporation, Pasadena, CA; and K. Mueller, C. Moroney, V. Jovanovic, D. L. Wu, and D. J. Diner
Recording files available
Session 8
Atmospheric observations for weather and climate: COSMIC/TAMDAR
Location: B207 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Ying-Hwa Kuo, UCAR
  10:30 AM
8.1
The role of water vapor and its associated latent heating in extreme Beaufort coastal storm surge events
John R. Gyakum, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and N. Liu, Y. H. Kuo, D. Small, and E. H. Atallah
  10:45 AM
8.2
Observing the atmospheric diurnal cycle with GPS/COSMIC occultations
Feiqin Xie, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and D. Wu, A. J. Mannucci, and C. O. Ao

  11:00 AM
8.3
An Update on the TAMDAR Sensor Network Deployment
Neil A. Jacobs, AirDat LLC, Morrisville, NC; and P. Childs, M. Croke, Y. Liu, and X. Y. Huang
  11:15 AM
8.4
An Introduction to the NCAR-AirDat Operational TAMDAR-Enhanced RTFDDA-WRF
Peter Childs, AirDat, Morrisville, NC; and N. A. Jacobs, M. Croke, Y. Liu, W. Wu, G. Roux, and M. Ge
  11:30 AM
8.5
Preliminary Verification of the NCAR-AirDat Operational RTFDDA-WRF System
Meredith Croke, AirDat, Morrisville, NC; and N. A. Jacobs, P. Childs, Y. Liu, Y. Liu, and R. S. Sheu
  11:45 AM
8.6
Evaluation of TAMDAR data impact on predicting warm-season convection using the NCAR-AirDat WRF-based RTFDDA system
Yubao Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. Wu, G. Roux, M. Ge, R. S. Sheu, T. Warner, A. Huffman, P. Childs, and M. Croke
Recording files available
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
Recording files available
Session 8
Emergency Response, Environmental and Defense-related Dispersion Modeling Systems II
Location: B308 (GWCC)
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
Chair: Ian H. Griffiths, RiskAware Ltd
  10:30 AM
8.1
User Centered Design in Chemical Emergency Software Development
Mark W. Miller, NOAA, Seattle, WA; and D. Wesley and B. Connolly
  10:45 AM
8.2
SCIPUFF capabilities and application in hazard assessment
R. Ian Sykes, Sage Management, Inc., Princeton, NJ
  11:00 AM
8.3
Realtime High-Resolution Mesoscale Modeling for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Aijun Deng, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and D. R. Stauffer, G. K. Hunter, J. R. Zielonka, K. Dedrick, C. Broadwater, A. Gross, C. Pavloski, and J. Toffler
  11:15 AM
8.4
The Quick Urban & Industrial Complex (QUIC) chemical, biological, and radiological agent dispersion modeling system
Michael J. Brown, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. A. Nelson, M. D. Williams, A. Gowardhan, and E. Pardyjak
  11:30 AM
8.5
The Canadian Meteorological Centre's integrated emergency response system for modelling atmospheric transport and dispersion of pollutants
Richard Hogue, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and N. Benbouta, N. Ek, R. Servranckx, A. Malo, C. Zaganescu, D. Bensimon, P. Bourgouin, S. Trudel, and J. P. Gauthier

  11:45 AM
8.6
Applied numerical modeling of transport and dispersion in subway systems
David F. Brown, ANL, Lemont, IL; and J. C. Liljegren

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Session 8
Remote Sensing of Hydrometeorological Observations
Location: B304 (GWCC)
Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/NWS
  10:30 AM
8.1
Toward an improvement of surface identification in land precipitation retrieval algorithm
Arief Sudradjat, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and R. R. Ferraro

  10:45 AM
8.2
  11:00 AM
8.3
Validation of NOAA's Multi-Sensor Precipitation Estimate in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Kurtulus Ozturk, Turkish State Meteorological Service, Kalaba, Ankara, Turkey; and A. Tokay, B. F. Larson, E. Habib, and B. R. Nelson
  11:15 AM
8.4
  11:30 AM
8.5
Recording files available
Session 9
Network design
Location: B302 (GWCC)
Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS
  10:30 AM
9.1
Mesoscale Convective Complexes over the China during 2005 to 2008
Jing Xi Sr., NOAA/NSSL, Yulin , Shaanxi, China
  10:45 AM
9.2
Analysis of summer convection over central Alabama
Gary D. Goggins, NOAA/NWSFO, Calera, AL; and M. L. Grantham, S. W. Unger, K. B. Laws, K. J. Pence, and L. C. Dawson
  11:00 AM
9.3
Performance of the CASA radar network during the May 13, 2009 Anadarko tornado
B. Philips, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and V. Chandrasekar, J. Brotzge, M. Zink, H. Rodriguez, C. League, and W. Diaz
  11:15 AM
9.4
Challenges associated with classifying urban meteorological stations: the Oklahoma City Micronet example
Amanda J. Schroeder, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. B. Basara
  11:45 AM
9.6
Achieving Climate/Weather-Quality Data from a Tiered Network-of-Networks
Ken Crawford, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and C. A. Fiebrich, R. A. McPherson, and D. P. Todey
Recording files available
Joint Session 10
Wind Energy: Applied Modeling and Forecasting II
Location: B202 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )
Chair: Catherine A. Finley, WindLogics Inc.
  10:30 AM
J10.1
A Community Wind Energy Project in Rural Albany County, New York State
Kathleen E. Moore, Integrated Environmental Data, Berne, NY; and L. W. Pruskowski
  11:00 AM
J10.3
What really happened in Altona?
Elena Novakovskaia, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and L. A. Treinish and A. Praino

  11:15 AM
J10.4
Peak load matching and the offshore wind resource
Jeffrey M. Freedman, AWS Truewind LLC, Albany, NY; and B. H. Bailey, J. Manobianco, K. T. Waight, J. W. Zack, and M. Brower
  11:30 AM
J10.5
Multiple satellite blended sea surface winds and their applications to offshore renewable energy
Huai-Min Zhang, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. W. Reynolds and J. J. Sturman
  11:45 AM
J10.6
A green roof demonstration project
Richard D. Clark, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and J. Price and J. Dougherty
Recording files available
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 19
Air quality and climate change - II
Location: B315 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; and the 2nd Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions )
Cochairs: Armistead G. Russell, Georgia Institute of Technology; V. Rao Kotamarthi, ANL
  10:30 AM
J19.1
Climate Impacts on Air Pollution and the Related Health Impacts and Increased Control Costs (Invited Speaker)
Armistead G. Russell, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and E. Tagaris, K. Liao, and P. Amar
  11:00 AM
J19.2
  11:15 AM
J19.3
Observational constraints on the vertical distribution of instantaneous ozone radiative forcing in chemistry climate models
Kevin Bowman, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and H. M. Worden, A. Aghedo, S. Kulawik, D. Shindell, G. Faluvegi, J. F. Lamarque, D. Jones, M. Parrington, and L. Horowitz
  11:30 AM
J19.4
The radiative impact of airborne dust on the Saharan cyclone on February 2007
Diana Bou Karam, LATMOS, CNRS, Paris, France; and C. N. Flamant, A. Evan, J. Cuesta, and E. R. Williams
  11:45 AM
J19.5
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

10:30 AM-12:15 PM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Recording files available
Session 1
Weather and Society
Location: B312 (GWCC)
Host: 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Chair: Gene Major, Program Manager,Library Associates, NASA/GSFC Library
  10:30 AM
1.1
There’s a Hurricane in My Library!
Dave Jones, StormCenter Communications, Inc., Halethorpe, MD

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Recording files available
Session 2
Changing Climate of Consulting
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Host: Third Annual CCM Forum
Chair: John F. Henz, HDR Engineering, Inc.
  11:15 AM
2.2
Opportunities for linking climate consulting and climate services
Peter Robinson, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  11:45 AM
2.5
Panel: On the changing climate of consulting

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)
Recording files available
Joint Panel Discussion 1
Panel Discussion - NPOESS and GOES-R User Community (DoD, NOAA, NASA) Applications
Location: B313 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )
Moderator: William Hooke, AMS
Panelists: Mary E. Kicza, NOAA/NESDIS; Robert Winokur, Oceanographer of the Navy; Fred Lewis, Director of Weather, Air Force Pentagon; Dr. Jack Hayes, NOAA/NWS; Lars Peter Riishojgaard, JCSDA; Lars Prahm, EUMETSAT
Cochairs: Michael L. Jamilkowski, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems; Hal Bloom, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office
  12:00 PM
JPD1.1
Satellite User Community
Mary E. Kicza, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
  12:15 PM
JPD1.2
NPOESS
Robert Winokur, Oceanographer of the Navy, Washington, D.C., DC
  12:30 PM
JPD1.3
  12:45 PM
JPD1.4
NPOESS: Panel Discussion
Lars Peter Riishojgaard, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, College Park, MD
  1:00 PM
JPD1.5
EUMETSAT
Lars Prahm, EUMETSAT, D-64205 Darmstadt, Germany

12:15 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010


Session TH10
Recording files available
Session TH11
  12:15 PM
TH11.1
Future of Weather Warnings
David P. Jorgensen, NOAA, Norman, OK
  12:30 PM
TH11.2
  12:45 PM
TH11.3

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


Session
George Frederick Meeting
Location: B212 (GWCC)
Host: Events
Recording files available
Session 1
The 50th Anniversary of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Part I
Location: B303 (GWCC)
Host: NCAR 50th Anniversary Special Symposium
  1:30 PM
Introduction-NCAR at 50. E.J. Barron, NCAR, Boulder, CO

  1:45 PM
1.1
NCAR and the Geosciences
Timothy L. Killeen, NSF, Arlington, VA
  2:00 PM
1.2
NCAR at 50: A 37–year perspective
Robert Serafin, NCAR, Boulder, CO

  2:15 PM
1.3
Recording files available
Joint Session 3
Air Pollution and Meteorological Modeling and Measurements in the Coastal Environment (Joint with the Committee on Coastal Environment)
Location: B309 (GWCC)
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
Chair: Darko R. Koracin, DRI
  1:30 PM
J3.1
Source-receptor modeling using high resolution WRF meteorological fields and the HYSPLIT model to assess mercury pollution over the Mississippi Gulf Coast region
Anjaneyulu Yerramilli, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and V. B. R. Dodla, H. P. D. Dasari, S. V. Challa, F. Tuluri, J. M. Baham, R. Hughes, C. C. Patrick, J. Young, S. Swanier, M. Cohen, W. T. Luke, P. Kelly, D. Roland, A. Richard, J. Walker, M. Woodrey, and D. Ruple
  1:45 PM
J3.2
  2:00 PM
J3.3
Numerical simulations of the influence of the Vancouver metropolitan area on summertime atmospheric circulations during EPiCC
Sylvie Leroyer, Environment Canada, Dorval, QC, Canada; and J. Mailhot, S. Belair, and I. B. Strachan

  2:15 PM
J3.4
Evaluation of PM2.5 source regions over the Mississippi Gulf Coast using WRF/HYSPLIT modeling approach
LaToya Myles, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and W. Pendergrass, C. A. Vogel, Y. Anjaneyulu, V. B. R. Dodla, H. P. Dasari, C. V. Srinivas, F. Tuluri, J. M. Baham, R. Hughes, C. Patrick, J. Young, and S. Swanier

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
Recording files available
Session 3
Operational Support
Location: B214 (GWCC)
Host: Third Annual CCM Forum
Chair: John F. Henz, HDR Engineering, Inc.
  1:30 PM
3.1
Census of Private Sector Meteorology
Gale F. Hoffnagle, NCIM, Windsor, CT
  2:00 PM
3.3
Weatherwise, Otherwise, and CCMs
J. Giraytys, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA; and C. Anderson
  2:15 PM
3.4
The Role of the CCM in the Air Quality Industry
Anthony Schroeder, Trinity Consultants, Covington, KY; and G. Schewe
Recording files available
Session 4
The Use of Remote Sensing and Surface Measurements for Air Quality Modeling - I
Location: B315 (GWCC)
Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Ralph Kahn, NASA/GSFC; C. Russell Philbrick, North Carolina State University
  2:00 PM
4.2
Characteristics of atmospheric aerosols based on optical remote sensing
C. Russell Philbrick, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and A. M. Wyant, S. Verghese, P. S. Edwards, and T. Wright
  2:15 PM
4.3
Assessment of CMAQ model outputs using remote sensing
Barry Gross, City College of New York, New York, NY; and L. Cordero, V. Vladutescu, F. Moshary, and S. Ahmed
Recording files available
Session 5
Calibration and Validation Plans for NPP/NPOESS and GOES-R
Location: B313 (GWCC)
Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R
Cochairs: Heather Kilcoyne, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS; Laurie Rokke, NOAA/NESDIS/OSD
  1:30 PM
5.1
NPOESS Preparatory Project Validation Program for the Visible/Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite
Thomas J. Kopp, The Aerospace Corporation, Bellevue, NE; and R. Arnone, K. D. Hutchison, J. M. Jackson, H. Kilcoyne, M. Plonski, J. L. Privette, B. Reed, A. Sei, D. O. Starr, and E. Wong
  1:45 PM
5.2
NPOESS Preparatory Project Validation Program for the Cross-track Infrared Sounder
Christopher D. Barnet, STC, Columbia, MD; and N. R. Nalli and D. Gu
  2:00 PM
5.3
The GOES-R SDR Calibration/Validation Plan
Changyong Cao, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and R. A. Iacovazzi Jr.
  2:15 PM
5.4
GOES-R Algorithm Working Group (AWG) Level-2 Product Validation Activities
Jaime M. Daniels, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Goldberg, W. Wolf, Z. Cheng, and K. H. Lowe

Recording files available
Session 5
Probability forecasting
Location: B305 (GWCC)
Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: Prashant D. Sardeshmukh, Univ. of Colorado/CIRES/CDC and NOAA/ESRL; Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS
  1:30 PM
5.1
  1:45 PM
5.2
  2:00 PM
5.3
  2:15 PM
5.4
Rank Histograms and Correlations
Caren Marzban, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. Wang, F. Kong, and S. Leyton
Recording files available
Joint Session 7
Joint Session with ASLI/History Symposium
Location: B203 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Presidential History Symposium; and the 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International )
Chair: Jean Phillips, Librarian, Univ. of Wisconsin
  1:30 PM
J7.1
  1:45 PM
J7.2
  2:15 PM
J7.3
Recording files available
Session 7
Range and Aerospace Meteorology
Location: B314 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: Edward H. Teets Jr., NASA; Ryan K. Decker, NASA/MSFC; Timothy Oram, NWS Spaceflight Meteorology Group
  1:30 PM
7.1
Aerospace Meteorology: Some Lessons Learned
William W. Vaughan, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and D. L. Johnson
  1:45 PM
7.2
Predicting lightning potential on different time scales at the White Sands Missile Range
Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and W. Deierling, E. Nelson, N. Oien, D. Megenhardt, and M. Steiner
  2:00 PM
7.3
Recent improvements in lightning reporting at 45th Weather Squadron
F. Clay Flinn, 45th Weather Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL; and W. P. Roeder, D. F. Pinter, S. M. Holmquist, M. D. Buchanan, T. M. McNamara, M. McAleenan, K. A. Winters, P. S. Gemmer, M. E. Fitzpatrick, and R. D. Gonzalez
  2:15 PM
7.4
Estimates of Cn2 from numerical weather prediction model output
Rod Frehlich, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Sharman, F. Vandenberghe, W. Yu, Y. Liu, J. Knievel, and G. Y. Jumper
Recording files available
Session 8A
Climate Change Modeling Part I
Location: B215 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Gerald L. Potter, Univ. of California Davis
  1:30 PM
8A.1
  1:45 PM
8A.2
  2:00 PM
8A.3
  2:15 PM
8A.4
Using the 1997–1998 El Nino as a test case for climate model response
Gerald L. Potter, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and D. J. Posselt, R. B. Rood, A. Jongeward, M. J. Suarez, and M. M. Rienecker
Recording files available
Session 8B
Oceanic change such as ocean acidification, sea level rise, and ecosystem changes
Location: B216 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: David M. Anderson, National Climatic Data Center Paleoclimatology Branch
  1:30 PM
8B.1
Response of the North Pacific decadal variability to multidecadal changes in the tropical sea surface temperature variability
Lina I. Ceballos, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and E. Di Lorenzo and A. Wittenberg

  1:45 PM
8B.2
ENSO and the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation: an integrated view of Pacific decadal dynamics
Emanuele Di Lorenzo, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and N. Schneider, K. M. Cobb, J. C. Furtado, and M. A. Alexander

  2:15 PM
8B.4
A perspective on climate and marine biogeochemistry (ocean acidification) change from paleo proxy evidence
David M. Anderson, National Climatic Data Center Paleoclimatology Branch, Boulder, CO
Recording files available
Session 9
Plume Rise: Modeling and Measurements
Location: B308 (GWCC)
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
Chair: Jeffrey C. Weil, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado
  1:30 PM
9.1
Plume rise: a revisit of old problems and some new ones
Jeffrey C. Weil, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
  1:45 PM
9.2
Field and laboratory plume dispersion studies of buoyant plume release in an urban environment
Christian Bartolome, Riverside, CA; and S. Chen, X. Li, M. Princevac, A. Venkatram, and D. Pankratz
  2:00 PM
9.3
A new method of 2D and 3D Air Quality monitoring using a lidar
Sophie Loaec, LEOSPHERE, Paris, France; and L. Sauvage, B. Guinot, S. Lolli, and M. Fofana
  2:15 PM
9.4
Modeling Dispersion of Buoyant Emissions from a Low Level Source in an Urban Area
Qiguo Jing, University of California, Riverside, CA; and A. Venkatram, M. Princevac, and D. Pankratz
Recording files available
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

Recording files available
Session 9
Water Resources and Forecasting Applications
Location: B304 (GWCC)
Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS; Andrew W. Wood, 3TIER, Inc.
  1:45 PM
9.2
National Water Resources Outlook
James Noel, NOAA/NWS/Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH; and T. Adams and K. Werner
  2:00 PM
9.3
Hydrological Applications Research within GEWEX
P.J. Van Oevelen, International GEWEX Project Office, Silver Spring, MD; and E. F. Wood and D. P. Lettenmaier
Recording files available
Session 9A
Assimilation of observations (ocean, atmosphere, and land surface) into models II
Location: B207 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Thomas S. Pagano, NASA/JPL
  2:00 PM
9A.3
EaKF based method for assimilating trace gas and primary aerosols in the GEOS-CHEM model: Preliminary Results
KJ Liao, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX; and V. R. Kotamarthi

  2:15 PM
9A.4
AIRS mid-tropospheric co2 for assimilation by meteorological models
Moustafa Chahine, NASA/JPL, Pasadena, CA; and E. T. Olsen, L. Chen, T. S. Pagano, X. Jiang, and Y. Yung

Recording files available
Session 9B
Experiments involving observations, real or hypothetical: data impact tests and observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) III
Location: B306 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: G. R. Halliwell Jr., Univ. of Miami/RSMAS
  1:30 PM
9B.1
Assessment of Micro Rain Radar (MRR) observing network data and sensor density
Brian J. Etherton, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and J. L. Losego
  1:45 PM
9B.2
Impacts on RUC short-term ceiling and visibility forecasts from high-resolution data
William R. Moninger, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and S. G. Benjamin and B. D. Jamison
  2:00 PM
9B.3
Simulation of the impact of new aircraft- and satellite-based ocean surface wind measurements on wind analyses and numerical forecasts
Timothy L. Miller, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and R. Atlas, P. G. Black, S. S. Chen, L. Jones, C. S. Ruf, E. W. Uhlhorn, R. Amarin, S. El-Nimri, J. F. Gamache, C. D. Buckley, T. N. Krishnamurti, and C. M. Inglish
  2:15 PM
9B.4
Relative short-range forecast impact from aircraft, profiler, radiosonde, VAD, GPS-PW, METAR and mesonet observations within hourly assimilation in the RUC
Stan Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and B. D. Jamison, W. R. Moninger, S. R. Sahm, B. E. Schwartz, and T. W. Schlatter
Recording files available
Session 10
Instrument test-beds
Location: B302 (GWCC)
Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Bruce B. Baker, NOAA
  1:30 PM
10.1
Intercomparsion of wind measurements at adjacent test grid locations
Margaret B. Curtis, US Army Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, UT
  1:45 PM
10.2
Visibility Sensors: Testing to Operations For NOAA's PORTS®
Edward B. Roggenstein, Ocean Systems Test & Evaluation Program, Cheaspeake, VA; and K. Egan, M. Bushnell, and K. Hathaway
  2:00 PM
10.3
Shipboard meteorological sensor comparison: ICEALOT 2008
Daniel E. Wolfe, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and L. ThomasArrigo
  2:15 PM
10.4
Recording files available
Session 10A
Information Systems Technology in Support of Satellite Data Applications Part I
Location: B217 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Gerald J. Dittberner, Dittberner Science and Technology; Dongsoo Kim, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
  1:30 PM
10A.1
NOAA's NPOESS data exploitation project: re-usable tools and services (invited)
Geof Goodrum, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and J. G. Yoe, J. Silva, G. Roth, and P. MacHarrie
  2:00 PM
10A.3
NOAA / NESDIS satellite operations: product generation and distribution services
Thomas M. Renkevens, NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD, Camp Springs, MD; and B. Hughes and G. Serafino
  2:15 PM
10A.4
Next-Generation Blade-based Architecture for GOES Sensor Processing System (SPS)
Shahram Tehranian, Nortel Government Solutions, Lanham, MD; and A. Agarwal, S. Vasanth, and K. Mckenzie
Recording files available
Session 10B
Radar IIPS II - Part 1
Location: B218 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL
  1:45 PM
10B.2
Mitigation of cross-polar interference in polarimetric weather radar
James J. Stagliano Jr., Propagation Research Associates, Inc., Marietta, GA; and E. J. Holder
  2:00 PM
10B.3
Multi-Doppler and polarimetric analysis of a tornado and rear-inflow jet
Vivek N. Mahale, Advanced Radar Research Center, Norman, OK; and J. A. Brotzge, J. Gao, K. A. Brewster, and M. Xue
  2:15 PM
10B.4
Recording files available
Joint Session 11
Issues on the Grid
Location: B202 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )
Chair: Russell L. Bigley, Xcel Energy
  1:30 PM
J11.1
Climate Change Impacts on Residential and Commercial Loads in the Western U.S. Grid
L. Ruby Leung, PNNL, Richland, WA; and N. Lu, T. Z. Taylor, W. Jiang, J. Correia, and P. Wong
  1:45 PM
J11.2
Using multiple linear regression to develop a plant damage model for a major utility company
Brian J. Cerruti, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; and S. G. Decker
  2:00 PM
J11.3
Statistical Solution to Forecasting Electric Power Outages Caused by Severe Storms
Hongfei Li, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and L. A. Treinish
Recording files available
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)

Poster Session
Assimilation of observations and impact experiments
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
 
531
Results from UK Met Office investigations into new technology present weather sensors
Darren Richard Lyth, UK Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom

 
534
Variability of the boundary-layer depth over certain regions of the subtropical ocean from 3 years of COSMIC data
Sergey Sokolovskiy, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Lenschow, C. Rocken, W. Schreiner, D. Hunt, Y. H. Kuo, and R. Anthes

 
535
Evaluation of enhanced high resolution MODIS/AMSR-E SSTs and the impact on regional weather forecasts
Luke Schiferl, CIMSS/SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. K. Fuell, J. L. Case, and G. J. Jedlovec

Handout (1.3 MB)

 
536
A new CPC high-resolution gauge-satellite merged analysis for improved observation of global daily precipitation
Pingping Xie, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and S. H. Yoo, R. J. Joyce, and Y. S. Yarosh

 
537
Evaluation of short duration nowcasting algorithms for optimizing projected runway visual range (RVR) conditions
Thomas A. Seliga, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA; and D. A. Hazen and L. Salcedo

 
538
Intercomparison of Global Positioning System-radio occultation and radiosonde vertical profiles of temperature and moisture over three mesoscale regions
Jeffrey S. Tilley, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND ; and S. T. Jorgenson, G. L. Mullendore, A. J. Homann, and B. Austin


Poster Session
Mesoscale Air Pollution and Meteorology
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
 
450
Evaluation for trajectory determination with basin, ridge and sounding meteorological data over a complex terrain
Pei-Hsuan Kuo, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; and J. L. Tsai, M. L. Tang, P. J. Chu, and B. J. Tsuang


Poster Session
15th Symposium on Meteorological Measurements and Instruments Poster Session
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
 
539
On the Relationships between TRMM-observed Quantities and Lightning Frequency
Weixin Xu, Colorado State University, Fort Collins; and E. J. Zipser

Handout (17.9 kB)

 
540
Airborne Radar Validation Experiments for the Orographic Cloud Seeding in the Taeback Mountains during the 2008–2009 Winter
Jae-Won Jung, National Institute Meteorological Research/KMA, Seoul, South Korea; and K. H. Chang, J. Y. Jeong, J. W. Cha, H. Y. Yang, K. Y. Nam, S. J. Lee, K. L. Kim, Y. J. Choi, M. J. Lee, Y. H. Kim, H. Lee, K. Kim, S. N. Oh, and G. Lee

 
Poster 541 moved. New paper number 13.1A

 
541.A
Lightning Data Assimilation over the Pacific Ocean
Antti T. Pessi, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and S. Businger and T. Cherubini

 
542
Intercomparison study of Daegwallyeong Cloud Physics Observation System (CPOS) Products during 2006-2008
Ha-Young Yang, National Institute Meteorological Research/KMA, Seoul, South Korea; and J. Y. Jeong, K. H. Chang, J. W. Cha, J. W. Jung, J. Y. Bae, S. J. Lee, Y. J. Choi, K. L. Kim, and H. M. Cho

 
543
Warm fog dissipation and validation by the hygroscopic seeding
Jin-Yim Jeong, National Institute Meteorological Research/KMA, Seoul, South Korea; and K. H. Chang, J. W. Cha, J. W. Jung, H. Y. Yang, J. Y. Bae, M. J. Lee, Y. H. Kim, H. Lee, K. L. Kim, and Y. J. Choi

 
544
Validation of version 6 retrievals of AIRS temperature, water vapor and cloud data
Fredrick Irion, JPL, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and E. Fetzer, B. Kahn, E. Manning, V. Dang, N. S. Pougatchev, and K. Yau

 
545
 
546
Planned addition of a tail Doppler radar to the NOAA Gulfstream G-IV: Potential future opportunities for new flight profiles
Richard G. Henning, NOAA Aircraft Operations Center, MacDill AFB, FL; and J. Parrish, J. Williams, N. Ash, I. Sears, and R. Almeida

 
547
The relationships between soil moisture and boundary layer cloud development over the United States Mid-Atlantic region
Teferi Dejene, Howard University, Beltsville, MD; and E. Joseph, C. Stearns, M. Robjhon, and F. Nzeffe


Poster Session
20th Conference on Probability and Statistics Poster Session
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Chair: Barbara G. Brown, NCAR
 
514
Probability distributions of apparent temperature from ensemble MOS
Matthew Peroutka, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and G. Zylstra, T. Huntemann, and J. Wagner

Handout (499.8 kB)

 
515
Probabilistic forecasts of winter thunderstorms around Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Maurice J. Schmeits, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and A. B. A. Slangen

Handout (308.8 kB)

 
Poster 516 moved. New paper number J10.1A

 
517
Comparison of artificial intelligence and statistical techniques for probabilistic forecasting of sky condition
Timothy J. Hall, The Aerospace Corporation, Silver Spring, MD; and C. N. Mutchler, G. J. Bloy, R. N. Thessin, S. K. Gaffney, and J. J. Lareau

Handout (1.3 MB)

 
518
Bayesian Processor of Ensemble: A Gaussian-Gamma Model
Roman Krzysztofowicz, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

 
519
MOGREPS ensemble-based Clear Air Turbulence products
Lisa J. Murray, UK Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and P. Gill, P. Buchanan, and K. Mylne

Handout (340.6 kB)

 
520
NAEFS Probabilistic Forecast and Future Expansion
Yuejian Zhu, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and B. Cui and Z. Toth

 
521
Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling for Post-processing of Data from Numerical Weather Prediction Systems
Hongfei Li, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and L. A. Treinish

 
522
The role of model bias in the multi-model ensemble approach
Jun Du, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Li

 
523
Linkage between pseudo-precipitation and precipitation distribution
Huiling Yuan, CIRES and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and P. Schultz, Z. Toth, and J. C. Schaake

 
524
NOAA Local 3-Month Temperature Outlook Performance Evaluation
Marina Timofeyeva, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Hollingshead, S. Handel, M. Ou, J. Gottschalck, M. J. Menne, and C. N. Williams Jr.

 
525
Verification of convective initiation patterns and coverage
Paul J. Croft, Kean University, Union, NJ; and T. Skic and A. M. Cope

 
526
Performance of a Probabilistic Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Prediction Algorithm
Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. L. Cintineo and T. M. Smith

Handout (865.9 kB)

 
527
Evaluation of Experimental Forecasts from the 2009 NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed Spring Experiment Using Both Traditional and Spatial Methods
Tara Jensen, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO; and B. Brown, M. Coniglio, J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, and L. Nance

Handout (522.6 kB)

 
528
Nonlinear Optical Flow for Verification
Caren Marzban, APL, Seattle, WA; and S. Sandgathe

Handout (1.2 MB)

 
Poster 529 moved. New paper number 5.4

 
530
Verification of European Storm Forecast Experiment forecasts
Alex Kowaleski, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and H. Brooks


Poster Session
Advances in Modeling
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
 
400
 
401
Atmospheric circulation trends in millenium-length climate simulations
Jonathan J. Rutz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and T. Reichler and J. Lu

 
404
Analysis of simulated mean and extreme climate trends for the Eastern/Central European region based on RegCM outputs using A1B scenario
Rita Pongrácz, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; and J. Bartholy, G. Kovacs, and C. Torma

Handout (703.8 kB)

 
405
Potential changes of future dryness over Korea from a regional climate projection
Eun-Soon Im, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy; and E. Coppola and F. Giorgi

 
406
4DVAR data assimilation and Adjoint-based sensitivity analysis in an eddy resolving ocean model of the Peruvian Current System
Aneesh Subramanian, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and A. J. Miller, B. Cornuelle, and E. Di Lorenzo

 
409
MM5 sensitivity to boundary conditions and domain configuration for climate studies over Southern Spain
D. Argüeso, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain; and J. M. Hidalgo-Muñoz, D. Calandria-Hernández, S. R. Gámiz-Fortis, M. J. Esteban-Parra, and Y. Castro-Díez

 
410
Diagnosis of ENSO Variability in Coupled CAM/HYCOM Model
John-Paul Michael, FSU, Tallahassee, FL; and V. Misra, J. Yin, and E. Chassignet

Handout (363.4 kB)

 
412
The Land Analysis for the NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis
Jesse Meng, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and M. B. Ek, R. Yang, G. Gayno, and P. Xie

 
414
Capturing time series of stochastic forcing
Cécile Penland, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO

 
417
An examination of atmospheric circulation in the NARCCAP regional models
Melissa S. Bukovsky, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. O. Mearns

 
418
Climatological trends in severe-thunderstorm occurrences from high-resolution WRF simulations
Eric D. Robinson, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and R. J. Trapp, M. E. Baldwin, and N. S. Diffenbaugh

 
419

Joint Poster Session
Aerosol, Cloud, and Climate
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 2nd Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; and the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Cochairs: Renyi Zhang, Texas A&M University; Yang Zhang, North Carolina State University
 
477
Impacts Of Weather Conditions Modified By Urban Expansion On Secondary Organic Aerosol And Ozone Formation with WRF/CHEM
Xuemei Wang, Sun Yat-sen Univ., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; and Z. Wu, F. Chen, and A. Guenther

 
478
Reactive and Non-reactive Quenching of O(1D) by the Potent Greenhouse Gases SO2F2, NF3, and SF5CF3
Zhijun Zhao, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. L. Laine, J. M. Nicovich, and P. H. Wine

Handout (1.0 MB)

 
479
Aerosol Impact on Sea Surface Temperature Retrievals: Sensitivity and Modeling
Alec Setnor Bogdanoff, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and D. L. Westphal, J. S. Reid, J. Cummings, E. Hyer, J. Campbell, and C. A. Clayson

 
480
Impact of Arabian Sea pollution on the Bay of Bengal winter monsoon rains
Andrew Martin, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

 
482
Size-resolved Scanning Flow CCN Analysis (SFCA): A method for fast measurements of CCN spectra
Richard H. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and A. Nenes

 
483
A satellite multi-sensor view of the Mount Redoubt eruption to aid in assessments of volcanic aerosol radiative forcing
Cindy L. Young, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and I. N. Sokolik and J. Dufek

 
484
Volcanic ash aggregation in eruptive plumes
Jennifer W. Telling, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and J. Dufek

 
485
Understanding the effects of aerosols on cloud microphysics in coastal urban environments
Nathan Hosannah, City University of New York Graduate Center, New York, NY; and J. E. González

Handout (645.7 kB)

 
486
 
487
Estimate of dust emissions in the intertropical discontinuity region of the West African Monsoon
Diana Bou Karam, LATMOS, CNRS, Paris, France; and C. Flamant and P. Tulet

Handout (806.2 kB)

 
488
Dusty gust fronts at synoptic scale, initiated and maintained by moist convection over the Sahara desert
Diana Bou Karam, LATMOS, CNRS, Paris, France; and E. R. Williams, M. McGraw-Herdeg, M. A. Janiga, J. Cuesta, C. N. Flamant, and C. Thorncroft

Handout (1.5 MB)

 
Poster 491 has moved to J16.7

 
493
JAMEX2009: Field experiment to develop a physical basis for CCN parameterization over central Nepal
Prabhakar Shrestha, Duke University, Durham, NC; and A. P. Barros, R. Saleh, A. Khylostov, W. K. M. Lau, S. C. Tsay, Q. Ji, C. Li, R. B. Kayastha, D. Aryal, S. Bell, S. Shrestha, and A. Ghale

 
494
Monitoring of aerosol patterns along the river valleys of Nepal using MODIS visible channels
Prabhakar Shrestha, Duke University, Durham, NC; and J. Brun and A. P. Barros

 
495
Characteristics and impacts of the aerosol over Oklahoma determined from airborne measurements during the RACORO campaign
Katelyn M. Johnson, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and C. D. McClure, D. R. Collins, H. Jonsson, R. K. Woods, J. Ogren, and B. Andrews

 
496
Influence of multiple precursors and oxidants on the growth and evolution of recently formed particles
Crystal D. McClure, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and K. M. Johnson, D. R. Collins, S. W. North, and J. Geidosch

 
564
Understanding Aerosol-Cloud Interactions in Ice Saturated Environments using AHSRL, CALIOP and Trajectory Cluster Analysis
Richard D. Hildner, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. J. Tripoli and E. W. Eloranta


Joint Poster Session
 
448
The influence of the Chesapeake Bay Breeze on Maryland air quality
Laura Landry, Maryland Department of the Environment, Baltimore, MD; and D. Nguyen and M. Woodman

Handout (257.6 kB)

 
449
On the urban impacts on summer precipitation in New York City using a high resolution urban-mesoscale model
Estatio J. Gutiérrez, City College of New York, New York, NY; and J. E. González and R. D. Bornstein


Poster Session
Applications of Artificial Intelligence Methods to Problems in Environmental Science
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Host: 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science
 
453
Ranking severe weather outbreaks using a multivariate index
Chad M. Shafer, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK ; and C. A. Doswell III

 
454
Using support vector machines to predict the type and relative severity of severe weather outbreaks
Chad M. Shafer, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK ; and M. Richman, L. M. Leslie, and C. A. Doswell III

 
455
Using a K-Means clustering and watershed segmentation algorithm to automatically classify convective storm types
Angelyn G. Kolodziej, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and V. Lakshmanan


Joint Poster Session
Applications of Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Air Pollution Problems
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology; and the 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science )
 
452
Determining Turbulence Scaling Variables and Source Characteristics from Contaminant Concentration Data
Andrew J. Annunzio, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and S. E. Haupt and G. Young

Handout (302.1 kB)


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


Poster Session
Global & Regional Scale Contaminant Transport
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
 
451
 
562
Impact of Asian dust on air quality
Anton Darmenov, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and K. Darmenova and I. N. Sokolik


Poster Session
Hydrology Posters Part II
Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/NWS
 
440
Atmospheric Conditions that Led to the Roma, Texas Floods of August 2008
Barry S. Goldsmith, NOAA/NWS, Brownsville, TX; and R. Q. Hart and J. Estupiñán

Handout (707.7 kB)

 
441
Challenges in implementing NWSRFS in Romania
Jeff Vukovich, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, LLC., Raleigh, NC; and T. K. Burnet

 
444
 
445
 
447
Predicting severe hail in the WFO LWX County Warning Area: toward increased accuracy in hail size forecasts
Matthew R. Kramar, NWSFO Baltimore/Washington, Sterling, VA; and J. Waters

Handout (849.0 kB)

 
566
An Analysis of Heavy Rainfall Weather Systems over Louisiana
Boniface J. Mills, Univ. of Louisiana, Monroe, LA ; and K. Falk, J. Hansford, and B. Richardson


Poster Session
IIPS Poster Session Part II
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Scott T. Shipley, George Mason Univ.; Stephen M. Holt, Noblis, Inc.; Marjorie McGuirk, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
 
390
A multi-band, multi-mission phased array radar network in the CONUS
James M. Kurdzo, Atmospheric Radar Research Center, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer

Handout (925.0 kB)

 
391
Facilitating tropical cyclone analysis of hurricane satellite (HURSAT) imagery with Google Earth
Philip T. Bergmaier, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and K. R. Knapp

Handout (612.6 kB)

 
392
Suppression of the wind farm contribution from the atmospheric radar returns
Svetlana M. Bachmann, Lockheed Martin, Syracuse, NY; and Y. Al-Rashid, P. Bronecke, R. D. Palmer, and B. Isom

Handout (746.9 kB)

 
393
Diagnosis of azimuthal shear associated with tornadoes
Travis Visco, National Weather Center REU, Patchogue, NY; and V. Lakshmanan, T. M. Smith, and K. L. Ortega

 
394
TRMM Data Service Updates
Zhong Liu, George Mason University/CEOSR, Fairfax, VA and NASA/GSFC GES DISC, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Ostrenga and G. Leptoukh

 
395
Updates of Online Visualization and Analysis of Global Merged Geostationary Satellite Infrared Dataset
Zhong Liu, George Mason University/CEOSR, Fairfax, VA and NASA/GSFC GES DISC, Greenbelt, MD; and D. Ostrenga and G. Leptoukh

 
396
Comparing radar signatures to high-resolution hail reports
Tiffany C. Meyer, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. M. E. Lamers and K. L. Ortega

Handout (1.2 MB)

 
397
A signal processing roadmap for NEXRAD
Richard L. Ice, Air Force Weather Agency, Norman, OK; and G. S. Cate, R. E. Saffle, D. Sirmans, D. S. Zrnic, S. M. Torres, D. A. Warde, J. C. Hubbert, and A. D. Free

 
398
Immersive multi-scale visualization of downscaling climate models
Albert J. Hermann, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. Sirott and N. N. Soreide

 
399
Java OceanAtlas expanded to include TAO El Nino time series data
J.R. Osborne, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA

 
563 has been moved to 3B.1A


Joint Poster Session
New Energy Economy Poster Session
Location: Exhibit Hall B2 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )
 
497
Risk analysis for a mixed wind farm and solar power plant portfolio
Heinz-Theo Mengelkamp, GKSS Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany; and D. Bendel, D. Obst, and R. Meyerhof

 
498
Development of a wind resource map based on mesoscale model WRF over the Korean Peninsula
Young-Jean Choi, National Institute of Meteorological Research, Seoul, South Korea; and J. Y. Byon and B. K. Seo

 
499
Incorporating weather into the Smart Grid
James H. Block, Telvent DTN, Minneapolis, MN

 
500
Avoiding "subprime" carbon—applying lessons learnt from the current financial crisis to the carbon derivatives market
Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and J. Cornall-Reilly and P. McBride

Handout (133.5 kB)

 
501
Numerical simulation of wind power potential in Upstate New York
Robert J. Ballentine, SUNY, Oswego, NY; and S. Steiger and D. B. Phoenix

Handout (839.9 kB)

 
502
Seasonal predictability of energy-relevant weather/climate variables
Hye-Mi Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. J. Webster and J. A. Curry

 
503
Improved capabilities for siting wind farms and mitigating impacts on RADAR observations
Steven R. Chiswell, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC

Handout (2.2 MB)

 
504
Extreme winds and trends in the U.S
Jeffrey M. Freedman, AWS Truewind LLC, Albany, NY; and N. D. Babij, D. Bernadette, and M. C. Brower

 
505
 
506
Operational evaluation of a meso-scale weather and outage prediction service for electric utility operations
Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and A. P. Praino, H. Li, E. Novakovskaia, J. M. Drexel, R. Derech, and B. Hertell

Handout (1.1 MB)

 
507
Weather-driven characteristics of a reliable national renewable energy system
Alexander E. MacDonald, OAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Alexander

 
508
A Plan of Satellite Data Assimilation in Supports of Renewable Energy Forecasts
Fuzhong Weng, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. D. Goldberg

 
509
The impact of Anthropogenic Climate Change on the U.S. Wind Resource
Daniel B. Kirk-Davidoff, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and D. Barrie

 
511
Collective effects of large scale wind energy
Amanda S. Adams, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC; and D. W. Keith

 
512
California's wind energy resource: seasonal cycle, synoptic and diurnal characteristics, and variability
David K. Mansbach, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and D. R. Cayan

 
513
Tornadoes, Thomson, and turbulence: an analogous perspective on tornadogenesis and coherent structure in the atmosphere
Marcus L. Büker, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL; and G. J. Tripoli

Handout (810.3 kB)


Poster Session
Poster Session - GOES-R
Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R
Chair: Dick Reynolds, Short and Associates
 
301
GOES-R AWG product processing system framework: implementing algorithms
Walter W. Wolf, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Sampson, Z. Cheng, P. Keehn, Q. Guo, S. Qiu, and M. Goldberg

 
303
Convective Initiation Algorithm for GOES-R
Wayne M. MacKenzie Jr., University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Walker and J. R. Mecikalski

 
304
An algorithm for deriving absorbed solar radiation at the surface from GOES-R
Hye-Yun Kim, IMSG at NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and I. Laszlo and H. Liu

 
305
GOES-R ABI Fire Detection and Characterization Algorithm Assessment Using MODIS and ASTER Data
Wilfrid Schroeder, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and C. C. Schmidt, S. S. Lindstrom, I. Csiszar, and J. P. Hoffman

 
306
Integrated cloud mask and quality control for GOES-R ABI SST: prototyping with MSG/SEVIRI
Nikolay Shabanov, NOAA/NESDIS, IMSG Inc, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Ignatov, B. Petrenko, Y. Kihai, and A. Heidinger

Handout (2.1 MB)

 
308
Model-derived proxy ABI radiance datasets used for GOES-R research and demonstration activities
Jason A. Otkin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Sieglaff, T. Greenwald, and A. Huang

 
309
Merits of the GOES-R ABI 13.3-μm Data for Inferring Upper-Troposphere Cloud Top Locations in the Presence of Multilayered Clouds
Fu-Lung Chang, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, J. K. Ayers, M. Khaiyer, L. Nguyen, R. Palikonda, and D. A. Spangenberg

 
310
A Weather Event Simulator (WES) for the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)
Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Madison, WI; and K. Bah, J. Gerth, M. Cronce, J. Otkin, and J. Sieglaff

 
311
A novel approach for improving the lightning detection efficiency of the GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper
Yuanming Suo, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and L. D. Carey

 
312
Hyperspectral microwave atmospheric sounding from geostationary orbit: The GeoMAS concept
William J. Blackwell, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and L. J. Bickmeier, R. V. Leslie, C. A. Upham, and C. Surussavadee

 
313
GeoSTAR - A hurricane observatory
Bjorn H. Lambrigtsen, JPL and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

 
314
Application of GOES and MSG data in NWP models
Tong Zhu, CIRA/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, College Park, MD; and F. Weng, J. Derber, R. L. Vogel, G. Krasowski, and M. Goldberg

 
315
GOES-R mesoscale product development at CIRA and STAR/RAMMB
Renate Brummer, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and C. Combs, B. H. Connell, M. DeMaria, R. T. DeMaria, J. F. Dostalek, L. Grasso, D. W. Hillger, J. Knaff, D. Zupanski, and D. T. Lindsey

 
316
Development of a statistical hail prediction product for the GOES-R proving ground
Daniel T. Lindsey, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and C. W. Siewert

 
317
Forward morphing of passive microwave derived precipitation field with adjusted intensity from GOES information
Ali Behrangi, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA; and K. Hsu, B. Imam, and S. Sorooshian

 
319
Mountain wave detection as an aviation hazard awareness tool for GOES-R
Anthony Wimmers, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and W. F. Feltz

 
320
High impact weather study using advanced IR sounding data
Jinlong Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, H. Liu, and T. J. Schmit

 
321
A new ultra high resolution sea surface temperature analysis from GOES-R ABI and NPOESS VIIRS
Eileen Maria Maturi, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Harris and J. Mittaz

Handout (75.1 kB)

 
322
Quality Assurance (QA) in the GOES-R AWG Product Processing System
Zhaohui Cheng, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and W. W. Wolf, S. Qiu, S. Sampson, X. Liu, and M. Goldberg

 
323
Intercalibration activities at CIMSS in preparation for the GOES-R era
Mathew M. Gunshor, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Tobin, T. J. Schmit, and W. P. Menzel

 
324
Using McIDAS-V in preparation for the GOES-R ABI
Kaba Bah, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, T. Achtor, T. Rink, W. Wolf, J. Otkin, J. Sieglaff, and J. Feltz

Handout (2.9 MB)

 
325
McIDAS-V – data analysis and visualization development for the NPP/NPOESS and GOES-R programs
Thomas H. Achtor, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. D. Rink and T. M. Whittaker

 
380
Performance modeling of the GOES R-series ground segment product generation function
Julie McNeil, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD; and A. J. Ryberg Jr. and J. Gurka


Poster Session
Poster Session - NPOESS
Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R
Chair: Jane Whitcomb, NPOESS Integrated Program Office
 
326
NPOESS Architecture Overview
Frank Hinnant, Eagle Consulting, LLC, Lansing, NC

 
327
NPOESS Satellites Support Demanding Operational Requirements
Derrick Day, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA; and M. Chory, M. Perz, J. Nelson, and J. Burdin

 
328
NPOESS Contributions to Climate Observations
Derrick Day, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA; and R. Ohlemacher and M. Mussetto

 
329
NPOESS Electrical Engineering Model Test Bed Reduces Risk for Satellite Integration and Test
MaryAnn Chory, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA; and M. Perz, L. Padmore, J. Spolidoro, T. Lee, R. Auten, S. Schneider, and D. Day

 
330
Features of the Deployed NPOESS Ground System
Kerry D. Grant, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and G. Heckmann, G. Route, J. Mulligan, and M. M. Ripley

 
331
NPOESS C3S Expandability: SafetyNetTM and McMurdo Improvements
Joseph Paciaroni, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and M. L. Jamilkowski

 
332
Direct Readout – A Transformation from Research to Operations
John Overton, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Ullman

 
333
NPOESS Field Terminal Updates
Gary Heckmann, Raytheon Intelligence & Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and G. Route

 
334
NPOESS Environmental Data Records
Gary Mineart, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Silver Spring, MD; and M. Haas, F. Eastman, and J. Whitcomb

 
335
NPOESS Environmental Data Record (EDR) Production
Kerry D. Grant, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and R. Hughes

 
336
NPOESS Tools for Rapid Algorithm Updates
Kerry D. Grant, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and R. Hughes, B. Reed, and G. Route

 
337
Testing the VIIRS operational code with a proxy data stream
Bruce Hauss, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Redondo Beach, CA

 
338
NPOESS/NPP VIIRS Cryosphere Algorithms
Robert Mahoney, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and K. Hutchison, J. Ip, B. Iisager, J. Jackson, S. Mills, M. Plonski, A. Sei, M. Shoucri, and E. Wong

 
339
Preparation of NPOESS CrIS in the Community Radiative Transfer Model (CRTM)
Yong Chen, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR and CSU/CIRA, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng, Y. Han, and P. Van Delst

 
340
Single FOV Sounding Retrieval in Cloudy Atmospheres Using Hyperspectral Infrared Measurements
Elisabeth Weisz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, J. Li, and H. L. Huang

 
341
An Improved FAST Microwave Sea Surface Emissivity Model, FASTEM4
Quanhua Liu, Dell Inc., Camp Springs, MD; and S. English and F. Weng

 
342
CrIMSS retrieval algorithm testing with proxy data
Degui Gu, Northrop-Grumman, Redondo Beach, CA; and X. L. Ma

 
343
Retrieval of Cloud Ice Water Path from Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS)
Ninghai Sun, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng

 
344
The OMPS Limb Profiler instrument: Data analysis and retrieval algorithm
Didier F. Rault, NASA, Hampton, VA; and R. Loughman and G. Taha

 
345
OMPS TC EDR Algorithm: Improvement and Verification
Megan Novicki, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and B. Sen, D. Gu, K. Jordan, J. Qu, and X. Hao

 
346
A Comparison Between AVHRR, MODIS, and VIIRS
Kerry D. Grant, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, CO; and M. Mussetto and N. Andreas

 
347
VIIRS (Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite): a next-generation polar-orbiting operational environmental sensor
Jeffery J. Puschell, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, El Segundo, CA; and E. Johnson, R. Valeri, P. Hayman, E. Jacobson, E. Kinder, J. McCarthy, B. Guenther, and P. Sullivan

 
348
NPP Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Radiometric Calibration - Tested Performance
Eric Johnson, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, El Segundo, CA; and K. Galang, C. Ranshaw, and B. Robinson

 
349
Operation and Characterization of the Day/Night Band (DNB) for the NPP Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
Eric Jacobson, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, El Segundo, CA; and A. Ibara, M. Lucas, R. Menzel, H. Murphey, F. Yin, and K. Yokoyama

Handout (1.5 MB)

 
350
NPOESS VIIRS on NPP: radiometric and spectral performance
Lushalan Liao, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Redondo Beach, CA; and R. Patel, M. S. Chou, G. Grimm, J. Diehl, and S. Jackson

 
351
NPOESS VIIRS on NPP: spatial and pointing performance
Lushalan Liao, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Redondo Beach, CA; and R. Kutina

 
352
Polarization Sensitivity of the VIIRS instrument on NPP - outcome of the various sensor test data
Patty Pratt, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and V. Kulkarny

 
353
NPOESS VIIRS polarization dependent optical crosstalk
Mau-Song Chou, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and J. McCarthy, J. C. Donovan, and R. C. Patel

Handout (2.9 MB)

 
354
VIIRS polarization sensitivity tolerance and impact on Ocean Color
Vijay A. Kulkarny, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Redondo Beach, CA; and B. Hauss, P. Pratt, and G. Mineart

 
355
Performance of the NPP CrIS Sensor
Scott Farrow, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and D. Gu, C. Wang, D. Hagan, and F. Sabet-Peyman

 
356
NPP Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS): Sensor calibration and preliminary data product performance
William J. Blackwell, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; and L. J. Bickmeier, L. G. Jairam, and R. V. Leslie

 
357
STATUS OF THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT MONITOR FOR NPOESS (SEM-N)
William F. Denig, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and T. Sotirelis, V. Grano, R. Hamilton, K. Wolfram, C. Brann, and J. Manley

 
358
Modelling the sidelobe contributions to ATMS measurements
Giovanni De Amici, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems (NGAS), Redondo Beach, California

 
359
NPOESS Microwave Imager/Sounder (MIS) Sensor
Christopher Brann, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Hamilton and D. Kunkee

 
360
Soil Moisture Performance Prediction for the NPOESS Microwave Imager/Sounder (MIS)
Li Li, NRL, Washington, DC; and G. McWilliams and A. S. Jones

 
361
NPOESS Preparatory Project Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite – Expected Performance
M. Caponi, NPOESS Integrated Program Office, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Hornstein, L. E. Flynn, S. Janz, and A. Segura

 
362
OMPS Sensor Performance and Algorithm Description
Scott Farrow, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and B. Sen, M. Novicki, M. Branham, and B. Baker

 
363
Operational concept for observation-based forecasting of clear sky condition
Timothy J. Hall, The Aerospace Corporation, Silver Spring, MD; and C. N. Mutchler, G. J. Bloy, R. N. Thessin, S. K. Gaffney, and J. J. Lareau

Handout (669.6 kB)

 
364
The upper tropospheric storm-scale signatures from hyperspectral infrared soundings
Chian-Yi Liu, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, T. J. Schmit, and S. Ackerman

 
365
Reevaluating Passive Ocean Vector Winds
Michael H. Bettenhausen, NRL, Washington, DC; and I. S. Adams and P. W. Gaiser

 
366
Implementation of a Temporal Variational Data Assimilation Method to Retrieve Deep Soil Moisture
Andrew S. Jones, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. Cogan, G. Mason, and G. McWilliams

 
367
Enhancements to the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) ground test, data downlink and processing for Climate Monitoring including Trace Gas Retrievals
Scott Farrow, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and D. Gu, C. Wang, D. Hagan, and F. Sabet-Peyman

 
368
The NPOESS Community Collaborative Calibration/Validation Program for the NPOESS Preparatory Project
Heather Kilcoyne, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS, Lanham, MD; and J. Feeley, B. Guenther, C. Hoffman, B. Reed, K. St Germain, L. Zhou, M. Plonski, and B. Hauss

 
369
The NPP Community Collaborative Calibration and Validation Data Management System
Richard Ullman, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD; and B. Reed, J. Zajic, and S. Thomas

 
370
Providing pre-Launch VIIRS, CrIS, and ATMS Proxy Datasets to facilitate NPP Validation Activities
Richard Ullman, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Zajic, V. Gonzalez, and D. Sushon

 
371
Contributions of the SDR Task Network tool to Calibration and Validation of the NPOESS Preparatory Project instruments
Janna Feeley, Aerospace Corporation, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Zajic, A. Metcalf, and T. Baucom

 
372
NPOESS/NPP VIIRS SDR calibration and validation plan
Lushalan Liao, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Redondo Beach, CA; and S. Mills

 
373
NPOESS Preparatory Project Validation Program for Atmospheric Data Products from VIIRS
David O'C. Starr, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and E. Wong

 
375
NPOESS Preparatory Project Validation Program for Ocean Data Products from VIIRS
Robert Arnone, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and J. M. Jackson

 
376
Validating NPP Ocean Color with Optical Closure using HydroLight-BRDF
Patty Pratt, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and B. Hauss

 
377
Cross-Track Infrared Sounder Science Data Record Pre-launch Calibration and On-Orbit Validation Plans
Denise Hagan, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and F. Sabet-Peyman, C. Wang, G. Di Amici, S. Farrow, M. Plonski, J. Hohn, D. Gu, G. Bingham, M. Esplin, V. Zavyalov, C. Fish, J. Predina, R. Glumb, S. Wells, L. Suwinski, J. Strong, C. Behrens, H. Kilkoyne, J. Feeley, G. Kratz, and D. Tremblay

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378
NPOESS Preparatory Project Validation Program for the Atmospheric Profile Data Products
Christopher D. Barnet, STC, Columbia, MD; and D. Gu and N. Nalli

 
379
OMPS SDR Calibration and Validation
Bhaswar Sen, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and J. Done, R. Buss, G. Jaross, and T. Kelly

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Poster Session
Range and Aerospace Meteorology Posters
Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
 
469
The 2009 update to the Lightning Launch Commit Criteria
Todd M. McNamara, U.S. Air Force, Patrick AFB, FL; and W. P. Roeder and F. J. Merceret

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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Session 2
Information Resources and Knowledge Collaboration
Location: B312 (GWCC)
Host: 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Chair: Robert Tolliver, Fletcher L. Byrom Earth and Mineral Sciences Library Pennsylvania State University
  4:15 PM
2.2
Madrigal Database
Madeleine Needles, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Westford, MA
  4:30 PM
2.3
Rethinking Collection Development in Disaster Mental Health: An ‘All Hazards’ Model
Ardis Hanson, The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI) Research Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

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

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Session 2
The 50th Anniversary of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Part II
Location: B303 (GWCC)
Host: NCAR 50th Anniversary Special Symposium
  4:00 PM
2.1
  4:15 PM
2.2
NCAR and the future of airborne science
William A. Cooper, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
  4:30 PM
2.3
Initialization techniques for tropical cyclones using the Advanced Hurricane WRF
Daniel J. Halperin, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. E. Fuelberg
  4:45 PM
2.4
UCAR and NCAR at 100
Drahcir Sehtna, UCAR, Boulder, CO
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Session 10
Water Resources and Forecasting Applications
Location: B304 (GWCC)
Host: 24th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs: Thomas Adams, NOAA/NWS; Andrew W. Wood, 3TIER, Inc.
  4:30 PM
10.2
A comparison of statistical and explicit short-term hydrological forecasting techniques
Glenn E. Van Knowe, MESO, Inc., Troy, NY; and K. T. Waight, M. Ceperuelo, J. Aymamí, S. Parés, S. Arumugam, and J. Oh
  4:45 PM
10.3
Dynamic-enforced Statistical Downscaling of Global Seasonal Prediction of Precipitation for Regional Hydrological Applications
Yubao Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Rostkier-Edelstein, A. Givati, W. Wu, G. Descombes, T. Warner, and S. Swerdlin
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Session 11A
Information Systems Technology in Support of Satellite Data Applications Part II
Location: B217 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Gerald J. Dittberner, Dittberner Science and Technology; Dongsoo Kim, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
  4:00 PM
11A.1
Adapting Satellite Data for Display on Mobile Devices
Russell Dengel, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
  4:15 PM
11A.2
International Polar Orbiter Processing Package (IPOPP)
John Overton, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD; and G. Fesenger, B. Reed, and W. M. Thomas

  4:30 PM
11A.3
NASA Goddard Giovanni Support for YOTC
Dana Ostrenga, ADNET Systems, Inc. and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. Leptoukh and D. E. Waliser

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

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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
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Session 2
Numerical modeling of planetary meteorology and climate dynamics
Location: B314 (GWCC)
Host: First Symposium on Planetary Atmospheres
Chair: Mark I. Richardson, CALTECH
  4:15 PM
2.2
Simulation of Venus' general circulation
Christopher Lee, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

  4:30 PM
2.3
Atmospheric circulations of terrestrial planets orbiting low mass stars
Adam R. Edson, ITT Visual Information Solutions, Springfield, VA; and S. Lee, P. R. Bannon, D. Pollard, and J. Kasting
  4:45 PM
2.4
  5:00 PM
2.5
Methane in Titan's weather and climate
Jonathan L. Mitchell, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA
  5:15 PM
2.6
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Session 5
The Use of Remote Sensing and Surface Measurements for Air Quality Modeling - II
Location: B315 (GWCC)
Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Jonathan E. Pleim, EPA; Carey J. Jang, EPA
  4:00 PM
5.1
Development and testing of an ammonia bi-directional flux model for air quality models
Jonathan E. Pleim, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and J. T. Walker, J. O. Bash, and E. J. Cooter
  4:15 PM
5.3
CMAQ simulations of sulfate over the United States: Is cloud processing a source or sink of sulfate?
Chao Luo, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and Y. Wang, S. F. Mueller, and E. Knipping
  4:30 PM
5.4
Assessment of urban aerosols in Atlanta, GA with linkages to air quality using measurements from the ground and space
Erica J. Alston, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and I. N. Sokolik and B. Doddridge
  5:00 PM
5.6
The Long-Term coupling between column ozone and tropopause properties
Foroozan Arkian, Marine Research and Technology Faculty, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Session 6
Preparing the User Community for the Next Generation of LEO and GEO Environmental Satellites
Location: B313 (GWCC)
Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R
Cochairs: James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office; Steve Warren, NOAA/NWS
  4:00 PM
6.1
Satellite Meteorology Education Resources: New Modules and Initiatives
Patrick Dills, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and W. Abshire, M. Weingroff, and B. Guarente
  4:15 PM
6.2
The GOES-R ground segment project update
Vanessa Griffin, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD
  4:45 PM
6.4
Applications and Training for Next-Generation Imagers
Thomas F. Lee, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Hawkins, A. P. Kuciauskas, and S. D. Miller
  5:00 PM
6.5
GOES-R proving ground: ensuring user readiness
James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD; and S. J. Goodman, T. J. Schmit, A. Mostek, S. D. Miller, A. S. Bachmeier, and M. DeMaria
  5:15 PM
6.6
The ESRC: A Web-based Environmental Satellite Resource Center
Wendy Schreiber-Abshire, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and B. Guarente and P. Dills
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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
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Session 9A
Climate Change Modeling Part II
Location: B215 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Gerald L. Potter, Univ. of California Davis
  4:00 PM
9A.1
The role of Arctic clouds during intervals of rapid sea ice loss
Stephen J. Vavrus, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. M. Holland and D. Bailey
  4:15 PM
9A.2
Seasonality of polar warming amplification in climate simulations
Jianhua Lu, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and M. Cai
  4:30 PM
9A.3
Accelerated Warming of the Southern Ocean and Its Impacts on the Hydrological Cycle and Sea Ice
Jiping Liu, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and J. Curry

  4:45 PM
9A.4
The Atlantic interhemispheric thermal gradient in the 20th century—an asymmetric warming and its possible forcings
Ching-Yee Chang, University Of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; and J. C. H. Chiang and M. F. Wehner

  5:00 PM
9A.5
Diagnosing projected storm track changes under global warming
Xiaoming Xia, Stony Brook University, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and E. K. M. Chang

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Session 9B
Observed Seasonal to Interannual Variability: II
Location: B216 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Derek S. Arndt, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
  4:00 PM
9B.1
The climate of 2009 in historical perspective
Derek S. Arndt, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and A. Sánchez-Lugo, J. Crouch, R. R. Heim Jr., and C. Fenimore
  4:15 PM
9B.2
Three-dimensional characterization of boreal spring-summer climate variability over West Africa
Isaac K. Tetteh, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and F. H. M. Semazzi
  4:30 PM
9B.3
Seasonal differences in tropical intraseasonal variability over South America from the NCEP reanalysis
Fernando Hirata, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and C. D. Hoyos and P. J. Webster

  4:45 PM
9B.4
The influence of Indian Ocean convection on cold season Central-Southwest Asian precipitation extremes
Andrew Hoell, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA; and M. Barlow

  5:00 PM
9B.5
Interannual variations of surface radiation budget
Pamela E. Mlynczak, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and G. L. Smith and P. W. Stackhouse Jr.
  5:15 PM
9B.6
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Session 10
Mesoscale Air Pollution and Meteorology I
Location: B308 (GWCC)
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
Chair: Jeff McQueen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC
  4:00 PM
10.1
Model evaluation and intercomparison study in Po basin
Iakovos Barmpadimos, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen PSI, Switzerland; and M. Deserti, E. Minguzzi, R. San José, J. L. Pérez, J. Keller, S. Andreani-Aksoyoglu, D. Oderbolz, and A. Prévôt
  4:15 PM
10.2
Emergency dispersion forecasts for east Tennessee: How best to utilize WRF?
R. J. Dobosy, NOAA/ARL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and D. J. Gagne II
  4:30 PM
10.3
Evaluation of Four Lagrangian Models Against the Cross-Appalachian and European Tracer Experiments
Bret A. Anderson, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Kansas City, KS; and R. W. Brode and H. Wong
  4:45 PM
10.4
Impact of ensemble mesoscale meteorological data used as input
Lance Avey, Utah Division of Air Quality, Salt Lake City, UT; and T. S. Cruickshank, P. R. Barickman, Y. Liu, G. Roux, S. F. Halvorson, E. Argenta, D. P. Storwold Jr., and J. C. Pace

  5:00 PM
10.5
Development of a WRF-AERMOD Tool for Regulatory Applications
Toree Myers-Cook, Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, AL; and J. Mallard and Q. Mao
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Session 10A
Advanced Methods for Data Assimilation I
Location: B207 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Kayo Ide, University of Maryland
  4:00 PM
10A.1
Regularization of error covariance with the Gaussian graphical model
Genta Ueno, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tokyo, Japan; and T. Tsuchiya
  4:15 PM
10A.2
A Bayesian method for estimating stochastic parameters
Xiaosong Yang, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and T. DelSole
  4:30 PM
10A.3
  4:45 PM
10A.4
  5:15 PM
10A.6
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Session 10B
Experiments involving observations, real or hypothetical: data impact tests and observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) IV
Location: B306 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Lars Peter Riishojgaard, JCSDA
  4:00 PM
10B.1
  4:15 PM
10B.2
Update on the NCEP GFS Forecast Skill Score Dropouts
DaNa Carlis, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD MD; and J. C. Alpert, B. Ballish, and K. V. Kumar
  4:30 PM
10B.3
Adjoint mesoscale observation sensitivity
Clark M. Amerault, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Doyle
  4:45 PM
10B.4
Assimilation of surface winds from satellites: present and future
Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and R. Atlas, J. S. Whitaker, T. Hamill, and R. Torn
  5:00 PM
10B.5
  5:15 PM
10B.6
On the problems and challenges in regional OSSEs
Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and R. Atlas
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Session 11
Forest Fire Emissions: Transport and Dispersion Modeling and Measurements
Location: B309 (GWCC)
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
Chair: Marko Princevac, Univ. of California
  4:00 PM
11.1
Development of a modeling system for prescribed burn emissions and air quality impacts
M. Talat Odman, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and Y. Hu, G. L. Achtemeier, S. L. Goodrick, and L. Naeher
  4:15 PM
11.2
Laboratory study of particulate emissions factors of prescribed wildland fires
Trevor Brian Maynard, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA; and E. Hosseini, H. Jung, M. Princevac, S. Mahalingam, and R. Yokelson
  4:30 PM
11.3
A Comparative Study between FLEXPART-WRF and HYSPLIT in an Operational Setting: Analysis of Fire Emissions across complex geography using WRF
Lara E. Pagano, North Carolina State University/National Weather Service, Raleigh, NC; and A. P. Sims and R. Boyles
  4:45 PM
11.4
Injection height and long-range transport of biomass burning emissions: A comparison of satellite observations and numerical models
W. Wallace McMillan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and L. C. Sparling, M. Chin, H. Bian, and C. D. Barnet
  5:00 PM
11.5
Simulation and evaluation of smoke plume rise
Yongqiang Liu, USDA Forest Service, Athens, GA; and G. Achtemeier, S. Goodrick, J. Qu, and S. Bhoi
  5:15 PM
11.6
Results from Daysmoke for weak smoke plumes
Gary L. Achtemeier, USDA Forest Service, Athens, GA; and Y. Liu, S. L. Goodrick, L. Naeher, A. Gray, M. T. Odman, S. J. Frasier, and P. S. Tsai
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Session 11
Lidar and Sodar Applications and techniques
Location: B302 (GWCC)
Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Kenneth H. Underwood, Atmospheric Systems Corporation
  4:00 PM
11.1
Comparison of advanced SoDAR mesonet and NWS airport stations from June 2009 Nor'easter
Elizabeth Walls, Second Wind Inc., Somerville, MA; and N. LaWhite and B. Logue
  4:15 PM
11.2
Development of All-fiber coherent Doppler LIDAR system for wind sensing
Sameh Abdelazim, City College of New York, New York, NY; and D. Santoro, M. Arend, F. Moshary, and S. Ahmed
  4:30 PM
11.3
Airborne Doppler Wind Lidar: investigating tropical cyclones with curtains of wind profiles
George D. Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Charlottesville, VA; and S. Greco
  4:45 PM
11.4
An automatic planetary boundary layer height retrieval method with compact EZ backscattering lidar
Sophie Loaec, LEOSPHERE, Paris, France; and L. Sauvage, M. Boquet, S. Lolli, A. El Filali, and I. Xueref-Remy
  5:00 PM
11.5
Validation of a new 1.5µm Doppler Wind Lidar for PBL Dynamic Studies and continuous operations
Matthieu Boquet, LEOSPHERE SAS, Paris, France; and L. Sauvage, S. Lolli, and J. P. Cariou
  5:15 PM
11.6
Evaluating SODAR performance and data quality in subarctic western Alaska
Cyrena-Marie Druse, McVehil-Monnett Associates, Englewood, CO
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Session 11B
Radar IIPS II - Part 2
Location: B218 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL
  4:00 PM
11B.1
Lightning threat nowcasting with polarimetric weather radar
James J. Stagliano Jr., Propagation Research Associates, Inc., Marietta, GA
  4:15 PM
11B.2
Experimental lightning advisories/warnings for point locations in East Central Florida
Brad James Reinhart, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and M. Volkmer, S. Spratt, and D. Sharp
  4:30 PM
11B.3
Multifunction Surveillance Radar Testing – HWDDC and the SPS-48E Meteorological and Aircraft Surveillance Capability
Timothy Maese, BCI, Moorestown, NJ; and H. S. Owen, J. A. Hunziker, F. Yezril, L. Wagner, and R. Case
  5:00 PM
11B.5
Updates on Radar Refractivity Retrieval – Quality Control Improvements and the 2009 Field Experiment to Determine Causes of Bias
Daniel S. Michaud, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, D. Bodine, P. L. Heinselman, B. L. Cheong, and P. B. Chilson
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Joint Session 12
Solar Energy
Location: B202 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; and the 8th Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts )
Chair: Heidi Centola, CME Group
  4:00 PM
J12.1
Speaker for Solar Invited Speaker
Richard Perez, SUNY/Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, Albany, NY

  4:15 PM
J12.2
Proposal for a solar and aerosol optical depth network for the United States
Joseph J. Michalsky, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and E. G. Dutton and T. Stoffel
  4:30 PM
J12.3
Short-Term Solar Radiation Forecasts in Support of Smart Grid Technology
George D. Modica, AER, Inc, Lexington, MA; and R. d'Entremont, E. Mlawer, and G. Gustafson
  4:45 PM
J12.4
Global Wind and Solar Energy Estimate and Forecasting
Quanhua Liu, Dell Inc., Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng and M. Goldberg
  5:00 PM
J12.5
GOES-based solar energy prediction products for decision makers
Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and C. Combs, S. Kidder, A. K. Heidinger, M. Sengupta, J. Knaff, D. W. Hillger, R. Brummer, and I. Laszlo
  5:15 PM
J12.6
Improved forecasts of cloud fraction due to shallow cumuli
Larry K. Berg, PNNL, Richland, WA; and W. I. Gustafson Jr. and E. I. Kassianov
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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

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

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


ASLI's Choice Book Awards. Presentation at ASLI Booth in Exhibit Hall
Location: Exhibit Hall B1 (GWCC)

5:15 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010


NCAR Reception

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


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

6:30 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 20 January 2010


Annual ASLI Dinner. Max Lager’s Wood Fired Grill & Brewery (320 Peachtree St. NW, 1 block North of Hyatt Regency). $39.95 (Contact Gene Major (Eugene.R.Major@nasa.gov for reservations and details)

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


Session
2010 Annual Meeting program Chair Thank you breakfast
Location: B404 (GWCC)
Host: Events

Washington Symposium Breakfast
Location: B208 (GWCC)

8:15 AM-9:15 AM: Thursday, 21 January 2010

Recording files available
Panel Discussion 2
Data Panel: Do you know where your data is?
Location: B312 (GWCC)
Host: 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Moderator: Mary Marlino, NCAR
Panelists: Jon Sears, Publications, American Geophysical Union; Keith Seitter, Executive Director, American Meteorological Society; Linda Musser, Pennsylvania State University; Gerry Sawchuck, Publisher, Natural Sciences, ProQuest
  8:15 AM
PD2.2
Data and Data Citation in the Publishing Industry
Jon Sears, Publications, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC
  8:30 AM
PD2.1
Data Curation Issues
Steven J. Worley, NCAR, Boulder, CO
  8:45 AM
Panel Discussion

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


Session
Exhibitor Breakfast
Location: B202 (GWCC)
Host: Events

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
Joint Session 1
Global environmental observing systems including, but not limited to, the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), and Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) - Part I
Location: B217 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; and the 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
Cochairs: Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant
  8:45 AM
J1.2
GCOS Program and Associated Workplans
Carolin Richter, GCOS Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland
  9:00 AM
J1.3
Spatial representativeness of GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network observations
Dian J. Seidel, NOAA, College Park, MD; and T. Reale, B. Sun, and M. Pettey
  9:30 AM
J1.5
Operational NESDIS daily 0.1degree global SST Analysis
Eileen Maria Maturi, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Harris, J. Sapper, H. Gu, L. Ma, and W. Meng

Recording files available
Session 1
Warren Washington Symposium I
Location: B203 (GWCC)
Host: The Warren Washington Symposium
  8:30 AM
Introduction, Gerald Meehl and Dave Bader

  8:45 AM
1.1
  9:15 AM
1.2
Recording files available
Session 6
Forecast Verification
Location: B305 (GWCC)
Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: Robert E. Livezey, NWS Retired, Self-Employed Consultant; Caren Marzban, University of Washington
  8:30 AM
6.1
Spatial forecast verification
E. Gilleland, NCAR, Boulder, CO

  9:00 AM
6.3
Bayesian Verification of Warnings
Roman Krzysztofowicz, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

  9:15 AM
6.4
Model Verification Using Gaussian Mixture Models
Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. S. Kain
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


Session 6A
The Study of Houston Atmospheric Radical Precursors (SHARP) - I
Location: B315 (GWCC)
Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Eduardo P. Olaguer Jr., Houston Advanced Research Center; Barry L. Lefer, University of Houston
  8:30 AM
6A.1
Scientific and Policy Motivations behind the Study of Houston Atmospheric Radical Precursors (SHARP) Field Experiment
Eduardo P. Olaguer Jr., Houston Advanced Research Center, Woodlands, TX; and B. Lefer, B. Rappenglueck, and J. P. Pinto

  8:45 AM
6A.2
Overview of the Meteorological Conditions on High Ozone Days during SHARP
Christine Haman, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and B. Lefer, M. E. Taylor, G. Morris, J. H. Flynn, and B. Rappenglueck

  9:00 AM
6A.3
SHARP climatology and its impact on ozone profiles
Marc Evan Taylor, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and G. Morris, B. L. Lefer, B. Rappenglueck, C. Haman, and J. H. Flynn

  9:15 AM
6A.4
Dual Max-DOAS measurements of area averaged formaldehyde fluxes in Texas City, TX
Olga Pikelnaya, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and J. Stutz, G. Mount, E. Spinei, and T. Yelden

  9:30 AM
6A.5
Using a mobile laboratory to characterize gas and particle emissions during the study of Houston area radical precursors SHARP-2009
Ezra C.* Wood, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA; and S. C. Herndon, O. Oluwole, S. Albo, T. Onasch, E. Fortner, J. Jayne, J. Wormhoudt, P. Massoli, C. Kolb, M. Zavala, L. T. Molina, and W. B. Knighton

Recording files available
Session 6B
Air Quality Model Application and Evaluation
Location: B316 (GWCC)
Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Jason K. Ching, USEPA/ORD/NERL/AMD; Xuemei Wang, Sun Yat-sen Univ.
  8:30 AM
6B.1
Stochastic parameterizations of within-grid concentration variability distribution functions in CMAQ
Jason K. Ching, USEPA/ORD/NERL/AMD, Research Triangle Park, NC; and M. A. Majeed
  8:45 AM
6B.2
Biogenic VOC Estimated by MEGAN And its Impacts on O3 and SOA in the Pear River Delta Region, China
Xuemei Wang, Sun Yat-sen Univ., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; and S. Situ, Z. Wu, A. Guenther, F. Chen, and C. Wiedinmyer
  9:00 AM
6B.3
Evaluation of a regional air-quality model (AURAMS) for two field campaign periods over south-eastern Canada and U.S. northeast: impact of meteorology on air quality
Wanmin Gong, EC, Downsview, ON, Canada; and J. Zhang, P. A. Makar, M. D. Moran, C. Stroud, S. Gravel, S. Gong, and B. Pabla
  9:15 AM
6B.4
  9:30 AM
6B.5
Atmospheric mercury model evaluation
Pruek Pongprueksa, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX; and C. J. Lin, L. Pan, P. Singhasuk, T. C. Ho, and H. W. Chu
Recording files available
Session 7
Algorithm Development - II
Location: B313 (GWCC)
Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R
Cochairs: Karen St. Germain, NPOESS IPO; Mitch Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS
  8:30 AM
7.1
An Overview on the JCSDA Community Radiative Transfer Model (CRTM) Version 2
Yong Han, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and P. Van Delst, F. Weng, Q. Liu, D. Groff, B. Yan, Y. Chen, and R. L. Vogel
  8:45 AM
7.2
A new infrared land surface emissivity database for the Community Radiative Transfer Model
Ronald L. Vogel, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, Camp Springs, MD; and Q. Liu, B. Ruston, Y. Han, and F. Weng
  9:00 AM
7.3
A New Algorithm for Retrieving Hyperspectral Land Emissivity
Hu Yang, University of Maryland, College park, MD; and F. Weng and B. Yan
  9:30 AM
7.5
WindSat passive microwave ocean wind and precipitation retrieval in hurricanes
Amanda M. Mims, AER, College Park, MD; and R. Kroodsma, C. S. Ruf, and D. McKague
Recording files available
Joint Session 8
Surface/Atmosphere Interactions Part I
Location: B216 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 24th Conference on Hydrology )
Cochairs: Yongkang Xue, University of California; Randy Koster, NASA/GSFC
  8:30 AM
J8.1
Identifying parameters to describe local land-atmosphere coupling
M. Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Suitland, MD; and C. Jacobs, J. A. Santanello Jr., and O. Tuinenburg
  8:45 AM
J8.2
Investigation of land surface process over the ARM SGP in 1997 summer using a single-column model
Kyung-Hee Seol, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and S. Y. Hong and M. Kanamitsu

  9:00 AM
J8.3
A Modeling and Observational Framework for Diagnosing Local Land-Atmosphere Coupling on Diurnal Time Scales
Christa Peters-Lidard, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. A. Santanello Jr., S. V. Kumar, C. Alonge, and W. K. Tao

  9:30 AM
J8.5
Great Plains irrigation produces enhanced summer precipitation in the Midwest
Anthony DeAngelis, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and Y. Fan, A. Robock, M. D. Kustu, and D. A. Robinson

Recording files available
Session 9
Radar
Location: B314 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: James G. Stobie, ENSCO, Inc.; Jeffrey A. Weinrich, Actionet Inc.
  8:30 AM
9.1
Characteristics of microbursts in central Arizona
Elizabeth J. Thompson, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and K. M. Willingham and K. Howard
  8:45 AM
9.2
  9:00 AM
9.3
An evaluation of various methods for tracing the propagation of electromagnetic energy through the atmosphere
Randall Johnson, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and M. Askelson, J. Tilley, and C. Theisen
  9:15 AM
9.4
A multi-radar data fusion method for small scale features
Chris Theisen, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and M. Askelson and J. J. Mewes
  9:30 AM
9.5
Forecast improvement from radar data assimilation within the Rapid Update Cycle, Rapid Refresh, and High Resolution Rapid Refresh forecasts initialized with RUC/RR grids
Stephen S. Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and S. G. Benjamin, M. Hu, T. G. Smirnova, S. E. Peckham, J. M. Brown, K. J. Brundage, G. S. Manikin, and Y. Yang
Recording files available
Session 10
Regional Modeling and Downscaling Part I
Location: B215 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: L. Ruby Leung, PNNL
  8:30 AM
10.1
Simulation of regional climate change under IPCC A2 scenario in southeast China
Zhihong Jiang, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and W. Chen, L. Li, and P. Yiou
  8:45 AM
10.1 Moved to IIPS program. New paper number 3B.4

  8:45 AM
10.2
  9:15 AM
10.4
An assessment of nudging techniques for regional climate modeling: Multi-year NCEP-NCAR reanalysis driven simulations
Jared Bowden, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC; and T. L. Otte, J. A. Herwehe, and C. G. Nolte
  9:30 AM
10.5
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
Recording files available
Session 11
Advanced Methods for Data Assimilation II
Location: B207 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Jeffrey S. Whitaker, ESRL/NOAA
  8:45 AM
11.2
Estimation of observation error correlation within ensemble Kalman filter
Eugenia Kalnay, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD; and T. Miyoshi and H. Li
  9:00 AM
11.3
Adaptive estimation of inflation and observation errors in a simulated carbon cycle data assimilation
Ji-Sun Kang, University of Maryland, Seoul, Korea; and K. Ide, E. Kalnay, and H. Li
  9:15 AM
11.4
An adaptive covariance localization method with the LETKF
Takemasa Miyoshi, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
  9:30 AM
11.5
A comparison of EnKF localization techniques on balance
Steven J. Greybush, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and E. Kalnay, T. Miyoshi, and K. Ide
Recording files available
Session 12
Improvement of Physical Parameterizations
Location: B302 (GWCC)
Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Steven P. Oncley, NCAR
  8:30 AM
12.1
Advances in measurement of shortwave and longwave radiation at sea
Christopher W. Fairall, NOAA/ESRL/PSD, Boulder, CO; and E. F. Bradley, R. A. Weller, and R. Lukas
  8:45 AM
12.2
Inter-comparison of Vertical Profiling Instruments for Boundary Layer Measurements in an Urban Setting
Mark Arend, City College of New York, New York, NY; and B. Gross, F. Moshary, Y. Wu, and S. Ahmed
  9:00 AM
12.3
Application of a sensor network to study the energy budget in urban canopies
Zhi-Hua Wang, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and E. Bou-Zeid and J. A. Smith
  9:15 AM
12.4
On the behavior of the nondimensional wind shear in an urban roughness sublayer
Christoph A. Vogel, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and W. Pendergrass
  9:30 AM
12.5
Improving the representation of snow crystal properties within a single-moment microphysics scheme
Andrew L. Molthan, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen, J. L. Case, and S. R. Dembek
Recording files available
Session 12
Mesoscale Air Pollution and Meteorology II
Location: B308 (GWCC)
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
Chair: Ted Yamada, Yamada Science & Art Corporation
  8:30 AM
12.1
An evaluation of WRF model output statistics techniques in eastern Tennessee
David John Gagne II, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. J. Dobosy
  8:45 AM
12.2
The I-4 disaster of 9 January 2008: could it have been predicted?
Gary L. Achtemeier, USDA Forest Service, Athens, GA; and S. L. Goodrick
  9:00 AM
12.3
Evaluating NWP Ensemble Configurations for AT&D Applications
Jared Lee, Penn State University, State College, PA; and S. E. Haupt, D. R. Stauffer, A. Deng, L. J. Peltier, and J. C. Wyngaard
  9:30 AM
12.5
Evaluation of three planetary boundary layer schemes in the WRF Model
Xiaoming Hu, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and J. Nielsen-Gammon and F. Zhang
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.

9:15 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 21 January 2010

Recording files available
Panel Discussion 3
Open Access Panel
Location: B312 (GWCC)
Host: 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Moderator: Jinny Nathans, AMS
Panelists: Jinny Nathans, AMS; Mary Marlino, NCAR; Gene Major, Program Manager,Library Associates, NASA/GSFC Library
  9:15 AM
PD3.1
  9:30 AM
Panel Discussion

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


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

Poster Session
Surface-Atmosphere Interactions
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
 
420
Radar and Lightning Delineation of Urban-enhanced Thunderstorms for Atlanta, Georgia
Walker S. Ashley, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL; and M. Bentley and T. Stallins

Handout (172.6 kB)

 
421
Sunspot activity and Atlantic tropical cyclones
Brian Hutton Jr., Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

Handout (466.4 kB)

 
422
Numerical sensitivity study of the nocturnal low-level jet over a forest canopy and implications for nocturnal surface exchange of carbon dioxide and other trace gases
Andrey Sogachev, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark; and M. Y. Leclerc, H. F. Duarte, D. J. Durden, N. Pingintha, and G. Zhang

 
423
Large-eddy simulations and sensor networks to study flow and heat transport in urban canopies
Elie Bou-Zeid, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and J. Overney, D. Nadeau, B. D. Rogers, W. Brutsaert, M. Vetterli, and M. B. Parlange

 
424
The dependency of latent heat flux on vapor pressure deficit in lowland evergreen forest in Cambodia
Koji Tamai, Forestry & Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

 
425
Ensemble forecast spread induced by soil moisture changes
Arturo I. Quintanar, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and R. Mahmood

 
428
Cloud base heights in Central African Tropical Montane Cloud Forests Biological Hotspots
Ronald M. Welch, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and V. S. Manoharan, N. Laporte, M. Phillips, and S. Simpson

 
429
Influence of clearcut in a managed pine plantation on flow circulation
Gengsheng Zhang, The University of Georgia, Griffin, GA; and M. Y. Leclerc, A. Karipot, and H. F. Duarte

 
430
Marine boundary layer structure during sea fog events off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula
Chang Ki Kim, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and S. S. Yum

 
431
Sea-surface temperature forcing on a simulated South Pacific Convergence Zone
Matthew J. Widlansky, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI; and P. J. Webster and C. D. Hoyos

 
432
Soil moisture retrieval in infrared remote sensing: a physically-based inversion algorithm
Sungwook Hong, National Meteorological Satellite Center, Korean Meteorological Administration, Jincheon-gun, Chungbuk, South Korea

 
433
Soil moisture retrieval in passive microwave remote sensing: a physically based inversion algorithm
Sungwook Hong, National Meteorological Satellite Center, Korean Meteorological Administration, Jincheon-gun, Chungbuk, South Korea; and I. Shin and M. L. Ou

 
434
Influence of urban land cover dynamics on pre-monsoonal precipitation in Kolkata, India
Chandana Mitra, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and J. M. Shepherd

 
436
Analysis of air-sea interactions in the NASA MERRA product
J. Brent Roberts, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and F. R. Robertson, C. A. Clayson, and M. G. Bosilovich

 
437
A global perspective of Southern Asian Monsoon annual mean precipitation variations in the Global Precipitation Climatology Project analyses (1979–2006)
Arief Sudradjat, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and A. Gruber, J. E. Janowiak, and R. R. Ferraro

 
438
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE VERTICAL PROFILE OF ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE OVER INDONESIA BASED ON THE FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC DATA ANALYSIS
Eddy Hermawan, Center for Application of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of National Institute of Aeronautics and Space, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

 
439
Role of low-level thermodynamics on surface-convection interactions over West-Africa
Francoise Guichard, CNRS/Météo-France UMR 3589, Toulouse, Haute Garonne, France; and F. Couvreux, A. Gounou, A. A. Boone, and M. Nuret

 
565
Rainfed crop production and its association with precipitation, temperature and sea surface temperature anomalies
Mohammad Bannayan, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Faculty of Agriculture, Mashhad, Iran; and S. S. Lotfabadi, S. Sanjani, and A. Mohammadian


Poster Session
Turbulence and Wind Shear Posters
Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Chair: William W. Vaughan, University of Alabama
CoChair: Rodney J. Potts, CAWCR
 
470
 
471
Alerting of terrain-induced windshear using wind data measured over the mountains
Gerrit Kuhlmann, Institut fuer Meteorologie und Klimatologie, Hannover, Germany, Germany; and T. Hauf and P. W. Chan

Handout (477.6 kB)

 
472
Evaluations of upper-level turbulence diagnostics by graphical turbulence guidance (GTG) in the East Asia
Jung-Hoon Kim, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and H. Y. Chun, R. D. Sharman, and W. Jang

 
473
Use of EDR observations for verification of atmospheric turbulence forecasts
Brian Pettegrew, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and A. Loughe, J. E. Hart, J. K. Henderson, and J. L. Mahoney

Handout (640.6 kB)

 
474
Sydney Airport Wind Shear Encounter - 15 April 2007
Rodney J. Potts, CAWCR, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and B. Hanstrum and P. Dunda

Handout (846.8 kB)

 
475
Improvements to an operational clear-air turbulence diagnostic index
Gary P. Ellrod, Ellrod Weather Consulting, LLC, Granby, CT; and J. Knox

Handout (573.2 kB)

 
476
Wave-induced turbulence: Insights from T-REX
Vanda Grubisic, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; and J. R. French, S. J. Haimov, and M. Xiao

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


Exhibits Open

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

Recording files available
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-12:00 PM: Thursday, 21 January 2010

Recording files available
Session 3
Vendor Updates: Part I
Location: B312 (GWCC)
Host: 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
  11:00 AM
3.1
ProQuest Update 2
Gerry Sawchuck, Publisher, Natural Sciences, ProQuest, Bethesda, MD

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

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Joint Session 2
Global environmental observing systems including, but not limited to, the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), and Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS)- Part II
Location: B217 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; and the 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
Cochairs: Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant
  11:00 AM
J2.1
Quality assurance of PACRAIN tipping bucket gauge data
Michael D. Klatt, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. S. Greene and M. L. Morrissey
  11:15 AM
J2.2
Climate observations and seasonal rainfall forecasting in the Pacific Islands
Dean Solofa, SPREP, Apia, Samoa; and M. Morrissey and S. Postawko
  11:30 AM
J2.3
The Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Array (TAO) for the 21st Century
Landry J. Bernard III, NOAA/NDBC, Stennis Space Center, MS; and R. Bouchard, L. A. LeBlanc, R. Crout, J. Zhou, K. J. Kern, D. C. Petraitis, and C. C. Teng
  11:45 AM
J2.4
Effect of the Earth Science Decadal Survey on NASA and NOAA—Three Years Later
Randall G. Bass, ITT Corp, Herndon, VA; and R. Fitzhugh and L. Jairam
  12:00 PM
J2.5
Observing the climate for development
William E. Westermeyer, Global Climate Observing System Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland
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Session 2
Warren Washington Symposium II
Location: B203 (GWCC)
Host: The Warren Washington Symposium
  11:00 AM
2.1
In Celebration of Warren Washington
W. Lawrence Gates, Institute for Global Environment and Society, Calverton, MD
  11:30 AM
2.2
Have we improved our confidence in climate sensitivity since 1970?
Stephen H. Schneider, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford, CA
  12:00 PM
2.3
Reflections on climate change science
Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrater, Washington, DC

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Session 3
Martian Atmosphere and Climate
Location: B211 (GWCC)
Host: First Symposium on Planetary Atmospheres
Chair: Mark I. Richardson, CALTECH
  11:00 AM
3.1
Modeling the global Martian atmosphere
R. John Wilson, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ; and M. I. Richardson
  11:15 AM
3.2
Application of mesoscale atmospheric models to Mars missions
Scot C. R. Rafkin, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO
  11:30 AM
3.3
Dust lifting on Mars: towards better representations of reality
Claire E. Newman, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and M. I. Richardson and A. D. Toigo
  11:45 AM
3.4
Global constraints on precipitation in Mars' ancient past
Alejandro Soto, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and M. I. Richardson
  12:00 PM
3.5
Modeling Milankovitch cycles on Mars
Mark I. Richardson, CALTECH, Pasadena, CA; and M. Mischna
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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
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Session 7
The Study of Houston Atmospheric Radical Precursors (SHARP) - II
Location: B315 (GWCC)
Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Bernhard Rappenglueck, Univ. of Houston; Jochen Stutz, University of California Los Angeles
  11:00 AM
7.1
Traffic related emissions of HONO and HCHO in Houston, TX
Bernhard Rappenglueck, Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX; and S. Alvarez, J. Golovko, I. Y. Eom, L. Ackermann, A. Shnitzler, R. Fuller, and L. Pedemonte

  11:15 AM
7.2
Imaging of point source emissions of HCHO and SO2 in Houston, TX, using Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy
Jochen Stutz, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and O. Pikelnaya, D. Fu, J. H. Flynn, and B. L. Lefer

  11:30 AM
7.3
SOF and mobile DOAS measurements during TEXAQS 2009
Johan M. Mellqvist, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden; and J. Johansson, J. Samuelsson, B. Offerle, B. Rappenglueck, R. Fueller, and C. S. Wilmot
  11:45 AM
7.4
Vertical concentration profiles of O3, NO2, SO2, HCHO, HONO, and NO3 during the 2009 SHARP experiment in Houston, TX
Kam Weng Wong, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and C. Tsai, O. Pikelnaya, and J. Stutz
  12:00 PM
7.5
Overview of aircraft-based measurements in support of SHARP, FLAIR and TRENF campaigns
Sergio L. Alvarez, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and B. Rappenglück, M. Buhr, and M. Shauck
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Session 8
Preparing the User Community for the Next Generation of LEO and GEO Environmental Satellites - II
Location: B313 (GWCC)
Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R
Cochairs: James Gurka, NESDIS GOES-R Program Office; Steve Warren, NOAA/NWS
  11:00 AM
8.1
The GOES-R Proving Ground at NOAA's Storm Prediction Center and Hazardous Weather Testbed
Christopher W. Siewert, NOAA/Storm Prediction Center and CIMMS, Norman, OK; and R. S. Schneider, S. J. Goodman, E. C. Bruning, R. M. Rabin, and J. J. Gurka
  11:15 AM
8.2
NASA SPoRT GOES-R proving ground activities
Geoffrey T. Stano, NASA SPoRT, Huntsville, AL; and K. K. Fuell and G. J. Jedlovec
  11:30 AM
8.3
NOAA's near-real time data products from NPP and NPOESS
Thomas B. Schott, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and S. L. Bunin, J. G. Yoe, G. Goodrum, and J. Silva
  11:45 AM
8.4
  12:00 PM
8.5
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Joint Session 10
Verification of Probabilistic Forecasts
Location: B305 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; and the 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science )
Cochairs: Bjarne Hansen, EC; Barbara G. Brown, NCAR; Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL
  11:45 AM
J10.3
Verification of aviation turbulence detection, nowcast, and forecast products
John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. J. Pocernich, R. D. Sharman, and J. Abernethy
  12:00 PM
J10.4
Evaluation of a probabilistic convective nowcast for CoSPA
D. Ahijevych, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Williams, S. Dettling, H. Cai, and M. Steiner
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Session 11
Regional Modeling and Downscaling Part II
Location: B215 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: L. Ruby Leung, PNNL
  11:00 AM
11.1
  11:30 AM
11.3
Improving regional climate change projections of temperature for Halifax, Nova Scotia via a new statistical downscaling approach
Matthew Lee Titus, Meteorological Service of Canada, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and I. Folkins, R. Greatbatch, and J. Sheng
  11:45 AM
11.4
Comparisons of North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program (NARCCAP) GFDL & CRCM Simulations with Observations
Randall Alliss, Northrop Grumann Corporation, Chantilly, VA; and H. Kiley, G. Higgins, and D. Apling
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Joint Session 11
Surface/Atmosphere Interactions Part II
Location: B216 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 24th Conference on Hydrology )
Chair: Yongkang Xue, University of California
  11:30 AM
J11.3
Global evidence of hydroclimate changes due to urbanization
J. Marshall Shepherd, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
  11:45 AM
J11.4
  12:00 PM
J11.5
Impacts of land surface processes on the South American Monsoon System simulations: A GCM study
Hsi-Yen Ma, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and C. R. Mechoso, Y. Xue, H. Xiao, C. M. Wu, and F. De Sales
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Session 12
Assimilation of observations (ocean, atmosphere, and land surface) into models III
Location: B207 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair: Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS
  11:00 AM
12.1
Development and Testing of a Generic Model for a 4DVAR version of GSI
Miodrag Rancic, SAIC, Camp Springs, MD; and D. Kleist and S. Peng
  11:15 AM
12.2
Use of the Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation for hourly assimilation within the Rapid Refresh system
Dezso Dévényi, NOAA/ESRL/GSD and CIRES-University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. Hu, S. S. Weygandt, S. G. Benjamin, and C. R. Alexander
  11:30 AM
12.3
Recent development of the generalized cloud analysis package in Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation for the Rapid Refresh
Ming Hu, NOAA/ESRL/GSD and CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and S. G. Benjamin, S. S. Weygandt, and D. Devenyi
  11:45 AM
12.4
  12:00 PM
12.5
12.5 has been moved to 5B.7

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Session 13
Global & Regional Scale Contaminant Transport
Location: B308 (GWCC)
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
Chair: Paula M. Davidson, NOAA/NWS
  11:00 AM
13.1
The significance of international transport of air pollutants
Henry Fuelberg, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and C. Elfring and L. Geller
  11:30 AM
13.3
Coupling Global and Regional Air Quality Models: Influence of Hemispheric Transport of Mineral Dust and Biomass Burning Aerosols on U.S. Air Quality
Youhua Tang, SAIC, Camp Springs, MD; and J. T. Mcqueen, H. C. Huang, D. Kim, S. Lu, J. Huang, M. Tsidulko, P. Lee, H. M. Lin, D. W. Byun, D. Tong, T. Chai, I. Stanjer, and P. M. Davidson
  12:00 PM
13.5
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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
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Joint Session 18
Meteorology and Chemistry Modeling in Support of the State Implementation Plan
Location: B316 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; and the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology )
Cochairs: Daniel S. Cohan, Rice University; William Vizuete, University of North Carolina
  11:00 AM
J18.1
Assessing attainment likelihood of State Implementation Plans
Daniel S. Cohan, Rice University, Houston, TX; and A. Digar
  11:15 AM
J18.2
Evaluation of Source Apportionment and Source Sensitivity of Fine Particulate Matter
Michael J. Burr, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. Zhang
  11:30 AM
J18.3
Investigation of morning PBL rise and impact on ozone production in regulatory simulations used in the Houston, TX SIP
William Vizuete, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and A. Valencia, H. Jeffries, B. Henderson, and H. Parikh
  11:45 AM
J18.4
Studying the impacts of wildfire emissions on Ozone in the Las Vegas Valley using cluster analysis and a statistical model
Shiang-Yuh Wu, Clark County, NV, Las Vegas, NV; and J. P. Huys, P. Wiker, W. Cates, and Z. Li

  12:00 PM
J18.5
Benefits of Forecast-based Residential Wood Burning Bans on Air Pollution
Clinton P. MacDonald, Sonoma Technology, Inc., Petaluma, CA; and K. Craig, J. DeWinter, A. Pasch, B. Tollstrup, A. Kennard, and D. S. Miller

12:15 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 21 January 2010

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Session TH12
  12:15 PM
TH12.1
Panelist: Jane Lubchenco
Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrater, Washington, DC

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

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Session 3
Warren Washington Symposium III
Location: B203 (GWCC)
Host: The Warren Washington Symposium
  1:30 PM
3.1
  2:00 PM
3.2
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Session 4
Vendor Updates: Part II
Location: B312 (GWCC)
Host: 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
  1:30 PM
4.2
AGU Update
Karine Blaufuss, Marketing and Membership, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC
  1:45 PM
4.1
Wiley Blackwell Update
Fiona Murphy, Wiley, Chichester, n/a, United Kingdom
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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

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Session 8
The Study of Houston Atmospheric Radical Precursors (SHARP) - III
Location: B315 (GWCC)
Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Renyi Zhang, Texas A&M University; Bernhard Rappenglueck, Univ. of Houston
  1:30 PM
8.1
Ambient measurements of N2O5 during SHARP using cavity ringdown spectroscopy
Justine N. Geidosch, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and K. C. Perkins and S. W. North
  1:45 PM
8.2
Heterogeneous Formation of Nitric Acid (HONO) under Polluted Environments: Results from the 2009 SHARP/SOOT Campaign
Jun Zheng, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and A. Khalizov, C. C. Reed, R. Zhang, D. R. Collins, and E. P. Olaguer Jr.

  2:00 PM
8.3
Laboratory Investigation of Heterogeneous Reaction of NO2 and HONO Formation on Soot Surfaces
Miguel Cruz-Quiñones, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and A. Khalizov, L. Wang, J. Zheng, and R. Zhang

  2:15 PM
8.4
Measurements of Reactive Nitrogen Compounds (NO, NOX, NOY) During SHARP
Winston T. Luke, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Kelley, B. L. Lefer, and J. H. Flynn

  2:30 PM
8.5
Intercomparison of Nitrous Acid Measurement Methods during the SHARP Campaign in Houston
Salimol Thomas, Houston Advanced Research Center, the Woodlands, TX; and B. Rappenglueck, J. Stutz, X. Ren, J. E. Dibb, J. Zheng, and H. Lee
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Session 9
Calibration and Validation Plans for NPP/NPOESS and GOES-R - II
Location: B313 (GWCC)
Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R
Cochairs: Heather Kilcoyne, NOAA/NESDIS/JPSS; Laurie Rokke, NOAA/NESDIS/OSD
  1:30 PM
9.1
GOES-R satellite mission: land product development, validation and applications
Yunyue Yu, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Goldberg and I. Csiszar
  2:15 PM
9.4
Calibration of the VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB)
Stephen Mills, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and S. Weiss, T. Ohnuki, D. Searcy, M. Plonski, E. Jacobson, J. McCarthy, and J. Jaron
  2:45 PM
9.6
NPOESS Preparatory Project Validation Program for the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite
Lawrence E. Flynn, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and D. F. Rault, S. Janz, I. Petropavlovskikh, C. S. Long, S. K. Yang, and S. Farrow
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Joint Session 10
Air Quality Forecasting I
Location: B316 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; and the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology )
Cochairs: William F. Ryan, Penn State University; David Anselmo, EC
  1:30 PM
J10.1
NOAA's National Air Quality Forecast Guidance Capability: Reaching 50 States
Paula Davidson, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. W. Byun, J. McQueen, I. Stajner, and K. Carey

  1:45 PM
J10.2
  2:00 PM
J10.3
Improving Real-Time AIRNow Maps using Data Fusion
Scott A. Jackson, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and C. P. MacDonald, P. H. Zahn, A. C. Chan, and D. S. Miller
  2:15 PM
J10.4
A new Canadian air quality forecast model: GEM-MACH15
David Anselmo, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and M. D. Moran, S. Ménard, D. Talbot, V. Bouchet, P. Makar, W. Gong, A. Kallaur, P. A. Beaulieu, H. Landry, P. Huang, and S. Gong
  2:30 PM
J10.5
Ensemble air quality Multi-model forecast System for Beijing (EMS-Beijing): Description and Application
Zifa Wang, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and Q. Wu, J. Zhu, P. Yan, X. Tang, A. Gbaguidi, and L. Gan

  2:45 PM
J10.6
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Session 10
Turbulence and Wind Shear I
Location: B314 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: William W. Vaughan, University of Alabama; Rodney J. Potts, CAWCR
  1:30 PM
10.1
  1:45 PM
10.3
  2:00 PM
10.4
Latest developments of windshear alerting services at the Hong Kong International Airport
P. W. Chan, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and M. L. Kuo
  2:15 PM
10.5
Update on the turbulence nowcast product GTGN for NextGen IOC
Julia M. Pearson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. B. Cornman and G. Wiener
  2:30 PM
10.6
  2:45 PM
10.2
Objective verification of manual and automated forecasts of clear air turbulence from World Area Forecast Centres
Philip Gill, UK Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom; and B. Lunnon, L. Reid, and A. Mirza

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Session 12
Monsoons: Observations and Modeling
Location: B215 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Winston Chao, NASA/GSFC
  1:30 PM
12.1
  1:45 PM
12.2
A three-stage conceptual model for South American monsoon onset
Rosana Nieto Ferreira, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; and T. M. Rickenbach
  2:00 PM
12.3
Spatial and temporal distribution of latent heating in the south-Asian monsoon region
Manuel D. Zuluaga, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and C. D. Hoyos and P. J. Webster

  2:15 PM
12.4
  2:30 PM
12.5
  2:45 PM
12.6
A role of the monsoon-Indian Ocean interactions in the In-Phase Transition of the Indian-to-Australian Summer Monsoon
Eun-Chul Chang, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and S. Y. Hong, S. W. Yeh, and R. Wu

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Joint Session 12
Surface/Atmosphere Interactions Part III
Location: B216 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 24th Conference on Hydrology )
Chair: Yongkang Xue, University of California
  1:30 PM
J12.1
  1:45 PM
J12.2
Impact of land use change on the regional climate of Mount Kilimanjaro
Jonathan G. Fairman Jr., Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and U. S. Nair and S. A. Christopher
  2:00 PM
J12.3
Impact of Vegetation on the Global Monsoons
Michael Notaro, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
  2:15 PM
J12.4
The Second Phase of the Global Land-Atmosphere Coupling Experiment (GLACE-2)
Randal D. Koster, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and T. Yamada, S. Mahanama, Z. Guo, P. A. Dirmeyer, and B. J. J. M. Van den Hurk
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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
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Session 13
Remote Sensing: satellites
Location: B302 (GWCC)
Host: 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
Chair: Alisa Young, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
  1:45 PM
13.1A
IEDRO's high resolution Automated Chart Digitizing Process (ACDP) for the development of worldwide environmental databases
M. Lawrence Nicodemus, International Environmental Data Rescue Organization, Deale, MD; and E. Root, Ph.D. and R. I. Crouthamel, D.Sc.
  2:15 PM
13.3
NOAA / NESDIS operational satellite product generation: hazard detection and monitoring
Thomas M. Renkevens, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and B. Hughes and J. Kibler
  2:30 PM
13.4
Applying CloudSat/A-Train and ECMWF analysis data sets to constrain and evaluate cloud, convection and radiation parameterizations in climate models
Jui-Lin Li, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and W. T. Chen, D. Waliser, J. D. Chern, T. L. Kubar, W. L. Lee, and W. K. Tao

  2:45 PM
13.5
Evaluation of ASCAT high wind retrievals at NOAA Ocean Prediction Center
Khalil. A. Ahmad, NOAA/NESDIS/StAR - Perot Systems Government Services, Camp Springs, MD; and Z. Jelenak, J. M. Sienkiewicz, and P. S. Chang
  3:00 PM
13.6
The Development of a C-Band Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) Geophysical Model Function at NOAA/NESDIS
Seubson Soisuvarn, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and Z. Jelenak, P. S. Chang, and Q. Zhu
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Session 14
Urban Dispersion I
Location: B308 (GWCC)
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
Chair: Omduth Coceal, University of Reading
  1:45 PM
14.2
Network models of dispersion in urban areas
Stephen E. Belcher, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom; and E. V. Goulart and O. Coceal

  2:00 PM
14.3
Localized effect of building height on street level flows and concentration: water channel modeling
Sam Pournazeri, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA; and H. Pan, E. Pellereau, and M. Princevac
  2:30 PM
14.5
  2:45 PM
14.6
An inter-comparison of three urban wind models with Oklahoma City Joint Urban 2003 Experiment wind measurements
Marina K.–A. Neophytou, University of Cyprus, School of Engineering, Nicosia, Cyprus; and M. J. Brown and A. Gowardhan
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Session 14A
Challenges in Data Access, Distribution, and Use including, but not limited to, issues raised in the National Academy of Sciences report Observing Weather and Climate from the Ground Up - Part I
Location: B217 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; John D. Horel, University of Utah
  1:30 PM
14A.1
Planned product improvements for the NOAA Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System (MADIS)
Patricia A. Miller, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and D. Helms, M. F. Barth, L. A. Benjamin, R. S. Collander, and T. Kent
  1:45 PM
14A.2
Viewing Mesonets as Dynamical Systems
John D. Horel, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
  2:00 PM
14A.3
The Need for the Essential Coastal In-Situ Environmental Monitoring System
L. J. Pietrafesa, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
  2:15 PM
14A.4
The Kentucky Mesonet: Perspectives on data access, distribution, and use for a mesoscale surface network
D. Michael Grogan, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; and S. A. Foster and R. Mahmood
  2:30 PM
14A.5
  2:45 PM
14A.6
Flexible data import for McIDAS-V
David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. Parker, T. Jasmin, and J. Caron

Recording files available
Session 14B
Radar IIPS III - Part 1
Location: B218 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL
  1:30 PM
14B.1
Progress report on the National Weather Radar Testbed (Phased Array)
Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Kimpel, D. S. Zrnic, R. Ferek, J. Heimmer, T. McNellis, J. E. Crain, A. M. Shapiro, R. J. Vogt, and W. Benner
  1:45 PM
14B.2
Update on signal processing upgrades for the National Weather Radar Testbed phased-array radar
Sebastian M. Torres, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. Adams, C. Curtis, E. Forren, I. Ivic, D. Priegnitz, J. Thompson, and D. Warde
  2:00 PM
14B.3
A status report on the RF and digital components of the multi-channel receiver development at the National Weather Radar Testbed
M. Yeary, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. E. Crain, A. Zahrai, R. Kelley, J. Meier, Y. Zhang, I. Ivic, C. Curtis, R. Palmer, T. Y. Yu, G. Zhang, R. J. Doviak, P. B. Chilson, M. Xue, and Q. Xu
  2:30 PM
14B.7
Summary of IMAR Symposium II
Judson E. Stailey, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD
  2:45 PM
14B.4A
A Review of The Second Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) Symposium
Samuel P. Williamson, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD; and J. E. Stailey and S. J. Taijeron
  3:00 PM
14B.5
Optimized scan strategy for phased array weather radar
Svetlana M. Bachmann, Lockheed Martin, Syracuse, NY; and Y. Al-Rashid
  3:15 PM
14B.6
Task prioritization on phased-array radar scheduler for adaptive weather sensing
Ricardo Reinoso-Rondinel, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres and T. Y. Yu

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


Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 21 January 2010


Session
2011 Planning Meeting
Location: B404 (GWCC)
Host: Events

3:30 PM-4:15 PM: Thursday, 21 January 2010

Recording files available
Session 15B
Radar IIPS III - Part 2
Location: B218 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Timothy Crum, Retired, NWS; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Robert E. Saffle, Noblis, Inc.; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL
  3:30 PM
15B.1
The impact of elevation scan spacing on observations of heat bursts sampled by the National Weather Radar Testbed Phased Array Radar
Adam J. Smith, School of Meteorology and Atmospheric Radar Research Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. B. Chilson and P. L. Heinselman
  3:45 PM
15B.2
Exploiting NWRT PAR capabilities to improve temporal data resolution
Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres
  4:00 PM
15B.3
Range oversampling techniques on the National Weather Radar Testbed
Christopher D. Curtis, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres

ASLI Business Meeting. All conference attendees are encouraged to participate
Location: B312 (GWCC)

3:30 PM-4:30 PM: Thursday, 21 January 2010

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Session 15A
Challenges in Data Access, Distribution, and Use including, but not limited to, issues raised in the National Academy of Sciences report Observing Weather and Climate from the Ground Up - Part II
Location: B217 (GWCC)
Host: 26th Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Anthony Arguez, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; John D. Horel, University of Utah
  3:45 PM
15A.2
The NOAA climate services portal: a new centralized resource for distributed climate information
J. Neal Lott, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and D. Herring, J. Boyd, S. Handel, F. Niepold, and E. Shea
  4:15 PM
15A.4
Lossless differential compression of weather radar data in universal format using motion estimation and compensation
W. David Pan, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and P. R. Harasti, M. D. Frost, Q. Zhao, J. Cook, T. Maese, and L. Wagner

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

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Session 4
Warren Washington Symposium IV
Location: B203 (GWCC)
Host: The Warren Washington Symposium
  3:30 PM
4.1
Can We Develop A Model That Can Truly Forecast Climate?
V. Ramanathan, Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA
  4:30 PM
4.3
Recording files available
Session 7
Ensemble prediction including post processing
Location: B305 (GWCC)
Host: 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences
Cochairs: Roman Krzysztofowicz, University of Virginia; David R. Bright, BPA
  3:30 PM
7.1
Some Characteristics of GEFS Stochastic Perturbations
Dingchen Hou, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and Z. Toth, Y. Zhu, and W. Yang
  3:45 PM
7.2
Extracting Predictive Information from an Ensemble
Nah Youn Lee, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and R. Krzysztofowicz

  4:00 PM
7.3
Investigation of the Linear Variance Calibration using an idealized stochastic ensemble
Walter C. Kolczynski Jr., Penn State University, University Park, PA; and D. R. Stauffer, S. E. Haupt, and A. Deng
  4:15 PM
7.4
Quantile regression as a means of calibrating and verifying a mesoscale NWP ensemble
Thomas M. Hopson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. P. Hacker, Y. Liu, G. Roux, W. Wu, J. C. Knievel, T. T. Warner, S. P. Swerdlin, J. C. Pace, and S. F. Halvorson
  4:30 PM
7.5
Ensemble MOS forecasts from multiple models
John Wagner, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. Glahn
  4:45 PM
7.6
Pseudo-precipitation: a continuous variable for statistical post-processing
Paul Schultz, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and H. Yuan, Z. Toth, M. Charles, and R. Krzysztofowicz
Recording files available
Session 9
The Study of Houston Atmospheric Radical Precursors (SHARP) - IV
Location: B315 (GWCC)
Host: 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs: Barry L. Lefer, University of Houston; Eduardo P. Olaguer Jr., Houston Advanced Research Center
  3:30 PM
9.1
First Results of the Study of Houston Atmospheric Radical Precursors (SHARP)
Barry L. Lefer, University of Houston, Houston, TX; and B. Rappenglueck, E. P. Olaguer Jr., W. Brune, J. Stutz, J. E. Dibb, X. Ren, S. C. Herndon, T. B. Jobson, G. Mount, X. Y. Yu, R. Griffin, S. Thomas, M. Shauck, L. G. Huey, R. Zhang, and J. L. Jimenez
  3:45 PM
9.2
Radical initiated secondary aerosol formation—Particle measurements during the 2009 TEXAQS
Xiao-Ying Yu, PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. Cowin, N. Laulainen, M. Iedema, B. L. Lefer, D. Anderson, D. Pernia, J. H. Flynn, and S. C. Herndon

  4:00 PM
9.3
Direct measurement of ozone production rates in an urban environment
Maria Cazorla, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and W. Brune
  4:15 PM
9.4
Atmospheric Aging and Its Impacts on Physical Properties of Soot Aerosols: Results from the 2009 SHARP/SOOT Campaign
Alexie Khalizov, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and J. Zheng, C. C. Reed, R. Zhang, D. R. Collins, and E. P. Olaguer Jr.

  4:30 PM
9.5
Measurements of formaldehyde by PTR-MS during the SHARP field experiment in Houston, TX
Bertram Tom Jobson, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; and J. K. McCoskey, M. H. Erickson, and H. W. Wallace
  4:45 PM
9.6
Airborne mercury speciation at the western edge of the Houston Ship Channel, TEXAQS 2009 SHARP study
Steven Brooks, NOAA/ERL/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and W. T. Luke, M. Cohen, P. Kelley, B. Rappenglueck, B. L. Lefer, and J. Golovko

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Session 10
Expected Operational Improvements from NPP/NPOESS and GOES-R Data - II
Location: B313 (GWCC)
Host: 6th Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R
Cochairs: Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR; Nancy Baker, NRL
  3:30 PM
10.1
  3:45 PM
10.2
Assimilation of cloud affected radiances in NCEP GDAS
Min-Jeong Kim, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng

  4:00 PM
10.3
Multi-spectral cloud classification for precipitation estimation
Ali Behrangi, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA; and K. Hsu, B. Imam, and S. Sorooshian
  4:15 PM
10.4
Hydrometeor assimilation using hourly-updated satellite cloud retrievals over North America in the Rapid Refresh
Stan Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO; and M. Hu, S. S. Weygandt, J. M. Brown, P. Minnis, and W. L. Smith Jr.
  4:30 PM
10.5
  4:45 PM
10.6
NOAA's Microwave Integrated Retrieval System in the NPP/NPOESS era
Kevin J. Garrett, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and S. A. Boukabara, W. Chen, F. Iturbide-Sanchez, C. Grassotti, and F. Weng

  4:55 PM
Concluding Remarks

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Joint Session 11
Air Quality Forecasting II
Location: B316 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; and the 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology )
Cochairs: Daewon W. Byun, NOAA/OAR/ARL; Jacques Rousseau, EC/MSC
  3:30 PM
J11.1
Effects of meteorological and emissions conditions on the performance of NOAA Air Quality Forecasting Systems with two different chemical mechanisms
Daewon W. Byun, NOAA/OAR/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Lee, H. M. Lin, D. Tong, T. Chai, J. Mcqueen, Y. Tang, R. Mathur, A. Stein, F. Ngan, and P. M. Davidson

  3:45 PM
J11.2
The Canadian new Air Quality Health Index, 2008 evaluation
Jacques Rousseau, EC/MSC, Montreal, QC, Canada

  4:00 PM
J11.3
Application of an Air Quality Forecasting system to Predict Air Pollution Associated with Wildfires
Hsin-mu Lin, NOAA/NWS/NCEP and SAIC; and G. A. Pouliot, D. W. Byun, P. Lee, T. Chai, and P. Davidson

  4:15 PM
J11.4
  4:30 PM
J11.5
AQMOS: Air Quality Model Output Statistics
Dianne S. Miller, Sonoma Technology, Inc., Petaluma, CA; and C. P. MacDonald, T. S. Dye, and K. Craig
  4:45 PM
J11.6
The Potential Utility of TAMDAR Data in Air Quality Forecasting
Neil A. Jacobs, AirDat LLC, Morrisville, NC; and M. Croke, P. Childs, and Y. Liu
Recording files available
Session 11
Turbulence and Wind Shear II
Location: B314 (GWCC)
Host: 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs: William W. Vaughan, University of Alabama; Rodney J. Potts, CAWCR
  3:30 PM
11.1
  3:45 PM
11.2
A Numerical study of clear-air turbulence (CAT) encounters occurred in Korea
Jung-Hoon Kim, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; and H. Y. Chun
  4:00 PM
11.3
  4:15 PM
11.4
Progress toward satellite-based atmospheric turbulence interest field detection
Wayne F. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. Bedka, A. Wimmers, R. Sharman, and J. K. Williams
  4:45 PM
11.6
A mechanism for convectively-induced turbulence
Robert Sharman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. G. Fovell and S. B. Trier

Recording files available
Session 13
Observed Climate Change: II
Location: B215 (GWCC)
Host: 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Stuart Hinson, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
  3:30 PM
13.1
  4:00 PM
13.3
The Identification of distinct patterns in California temperature trends
Eugene Cordero, San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA; and W. Kessomkiat, S. A. Mauget, and J. T. Abatzoglou
  4:15 PM
13.4
Are small lakes becoming ice free in the Great Lakes Region?
Vimal Mishra, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and K. A. Cherkauer and L. C. Bowling
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Session 15
Urban Dispersion II
Location: B308 (GWCC)
Host: 16th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology
Chair: Pablo Huq, University of Delaware
  3:30 PM
15.1
Large-eddy simulation of street canyon flow and pollutant transport in neutral and unstable stratifications
Wai Chi Cheng, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, , Hong Kong; and C. H. Liu and D. Y. C. Leung
  3:45 PM
15.2
  4:00 PM
15.3
  4:15 PM
15.4
Event reconstruction for line source releases
Dragan Zajic, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. J. Brown and M. D. Williams
  4:30 PM
15.5
First 2D and 3D Lidar Observation ofUrban Aerosol Plumes
Laurent Sauvage, LEOSPHERE, Paris, France; and B. Guinot, S. Loaec, S. Lolli, and M. Fofana

  4:45 PM
15.6
Probability Modeling of Concentration Fluctuation behind Building
Mohamed F. Yassin, Department of Environmental Technology Management, Kuwait, Safat , Kuwait


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

3:30 PM-5:15 PM: Thursday, 21 January 2010

Recording files available
Joint Session 13
Surface/Atmosphere Interactions Part IV
Location: B216 (GWCC)
Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; and the 24th Conference on Hydrology )
Chair: Yongkang Xue, University of California
  3:45 PM
J13.2
Oceanic origin of the precipitation jump in the Sahel
W. Timothy Liu, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and X. Xie and K. B. Katsaros
  4:00 PM
J13.3
Investigation of Southern Great Plains atmospheric moisture budget for CLASIC
Peter J. Lamb, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. Zangvil and D. H. Portis
  4:15 PM
J13.4
Quantifying land-atmosphere interaction with satellite remote sensing: Current capabilities, findings, and limits
Craig R. Ferguson, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; and E. F. Wood
  4:30 PM
J13.5
What really caused the Dust Bowl?
Jeffrey A. Lee, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and T. E. Gill
  4:45 PM
J13.6
  5:00 PM
J13.7
Evaluating Modeled Snow-Atmosphere Coupling for Different Atmospheric and Physiographic Conditions
Kristi R. Arsenault, George Mason University, Calverton, MD; and F. Chen, M. Barlage, P. A. Dirmeyer, P. R. Houser, and K. Manning

4:30 PM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 21 January 2010


Session 5
ASLI Executive Board meeting
Location: B312 (GWCC)
Host: 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

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


AMS 90th Annual Meeting Adjourns