Joint Session 2 Engaging Social Science for a Weather Ready Nation

Wednesday, 9 January 2013: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Room 19A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research; and the First Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events )
Chair:
Heather Lazrus, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Papers:
4:00 PM
J2.1
Key Needs from the Social Sciences Identified at Weather Ready Nation Meetings
John T. Ferree, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
J2.2
Santa Ana Winds Fire Risk Classification Project: Developing a Decision Support Tool and Products for Public Use
Tamara Wall, Western Regional Climate Center, Reno, NV
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
J2.3
Surveying flood information users: An academic-federal partnership
Rachel E. Riley, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. Edwards, G. P. Shelton, J. S. Graschel, and J. Johnson
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
J2.4
Tornado Stories in Central Oklahoma – Town Hall Meetings to Help Understand Local Knowledge and Beliefs
Kimberly E. Klockow, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. A. Peppler, R. Smith, N. C. Grams, A. Cannon, and R. A. McPherson
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM
J2.5
An Examination of the Impact of Culture on Response to Severe Weather Alerts
Terri Adams, Howard Univ., Washington, DC; and C. Stroman and T. Tyree
Recorded Presentation

5:15 PM
J2.6
An Investigative Study of Public Response to Severe Weather Warnings
Jordan L. Sparks, Univ. of North Alabama, Florence, AL; and R. A. Aycock, A. Barrett, M. Tyra, J. K. Wimberly, and G. Carrasco
Recorded Presentation

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