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Saturday, 5 January 2013
7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
Student Conference Registration
7:30 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
Registration for Student Conference and Short Course
Location: 4th Street Atrium (Austin Convention Center)
9:00 AM-9:30 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
1
Welcoming Remarks and Introductions
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
9:00 AM
Welcome from the Student Conference Planning Committee, Renee Curry, Nicole Grams, and Owen Shieh, Student Conference Co-Chairs
9:15 AM
Welcome from the AMS, Louis Uccellini, AMS President and NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD
9:23 AM
Welcome from the AMS Beacons, Matthew Sitkowski, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA
9:30 AM-10:30 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
Session
2
Get the Most out of this Conference: How to Develop Yourself as a Professional
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Chair:
9:30 AM
"Go for it!" Wendy Abshire, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO
9:45 AM
"Conference Jujitsu—Learn From Every Moment." Jon Zeitler, NWS, New Braunfels, TX
10:00 AM
"Enjoy the Ride." Chris Strager, NWS, Silver Spring, MD
10:15 AM
Q & A
10:30 AM-11:30 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
Session
3
Hot Topics and Local Weather
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Chair:
10:30 AM
"The Role of the Integrated Warning Team During a Tornado Outbreak in North Texas". Mark Fox, NWS, Forth Worth, TX
10:45 AM
"Thunderstorms and Atmospheric Chemistry." Mary Barth, NCAR, Boulder, CO
11:00 AM
"Untangling Texas Drought." John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX
11:15 AM
Q & A
11:30 AM-12:00 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
Session
4
Introduction to Conversations with Professionals
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Moderators:
Panelists:
11:30 AM
Professionals give a BRIEF introduction of who they are / what they do by answering the question "Why do you want to talk to me?"
12:00 PM-1:15 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
Networking Lunch
1:15 PM-3:15 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
Session
5
1:15 PM
*NOTE: Students will rotate every 15-20 min.*
1:30 PM
Room 4A: Troy Kimmel, KEYE Austin, TX
1:45 PM
Room 4B: Mike Mogil, Foot's Forecast & How The Weatherworks
2:00 PM
Room 4C: Ken Graham & Chris Strager, Weather Ready Nation
2:15 PM
Room 5A: Rick Knabb, National Hurricane Center
2:30 PM
Room 5B: Jacquelyn R. Bolman, Humbolt State University
2:45 PM
Room 5C: Kristen Corbosiero, SUNY Albany
3:00 PM
Room 8A: Amy Godsey, FL Dept. of Emergency Management
3:15 PM
Room 8B: Scott Curtis, East Carolina University
4:15 PM
Room BC: Rob Rauber, University of Illinois
4:00 PM
Room BC: Michael Friedman, AMS Journals Production
3:30 PM
Room BC: Jessica Erlingis & Jill Hardy, Univ. of Oklahoma HyDROS Group
3:45 PM
Room BC: Lamont Bain, Ben Herzog & Brody Fuchs, DC3 Field Project
3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
AMS Student Chapter Town Hall Meeting
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Moderators:
3:00 PM
(Specifically for Student Chapter Officers, but open to all)
3:15 PM-3:30 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
Break
3:30 PM-4:40 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
Panel Discussion
1
Understanding Sectors within Meteorology: Academia, Private Sector, and Public Sector
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
3:30 PM
*Rotation 1 is from 3:30-4:00pm & Rotation 2 is from 4:10-4:40pm*
Panel Discussion
1A
Panel A: Academia
Location: Room 6A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Moderator:
Panelists:
Panel Discussion
1B
Panel B: Private Sector
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Moderator:
Panelists:
Panel Discussion
1C
Panel C: Public Sector
Location: Room 10AB (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Moderator:
Panelists:
4:45 PM-5:15 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
Panel Discussion
2
Wrap-up Session: A Fair Weather Rapport Among Sectors
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Moderator:
Panelists:
5:15 PM-5:30 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
Session
Closing Remarks & End of Day 1 Feedback
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
Career Fair and Graduate School Reception
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)
Sunday, 6 January 2013
7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Registration for Short Course and Conference for Early Career Professionals
Location: 4th Street Atrium (Austin Convention Center)
8:30 AM-9:20 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Session
1
Overview
Location: Room 12A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Special Symposium on the Transport and Diffusion of Contaminants from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant: Present Status and Future Directions
Cochairs:
8:30 AM
Welcoming Remarks
8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Keynote Speaker Session
6
Day Two Keynote Speakers
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Chair:
8:30 AM
"Carrots and How Will You Be Remembered." Steve Lyons, NWS, San Angelo, TX
9:00 AM
"To the Last Breath: Science and a Journey of Extremes." Francis Slakey, Georgetown Univ., Washington DC
9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Registration Open for Annual Meeting
Location: 4th Street Atrium (Austin Convention Center)
9:20 AM-10:20 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Session
2
Source Term Estimation
Location: Room 12A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Special Symposium on the Transport and Diffusion of Contaminants from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant: Present Status and Future Directions
Chair:
10:00 AM
2.3
9:30 AM-10:15 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Panel Discussion
3
Interdisciplinary Panel
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Moderator:
Panelists:
10:15 AM-11:15 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Session
7
Weather Outside the Lines
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Chair:
10:15 AM
"Small is Beautiful: Science as if People Mattered." Raj Pandya, UCAR/SOARS, Boulder, CO
10:30 AM
"Teaching High School Students: Exciting the Next Generation of Meteorologists." Jeff Yuhas, Concord Carlisle High School, Concord, MA
10:45 AM
"Communicating in a Time of Crisis: The Waldo Canyon Fire." Matt Meister, KRDO, Colorado Springs, CO
11:00 AM
"Defining the Lines for Joint Military Typhoon Forecasting in the Pacific." Capt. Ashley Evans, Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Honolulu, HI
10:20 AM-10:40 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Coffee Break
Location: Room 12A (Austin Convention Center)
10:40 AM-12:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Session
3
Observations
Location: Room 12A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Special Symposium on the Transport and Diffusion of Contaminants from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant: Present Status and Future Directions
Chair:
11:15 AM-12:15 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Panel Discussion
4
Panel of Young Professionals
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
Moderator:
Panelists:
11:15 AM
*Young professionals give a 2-3 minute introduction explaining who they are and what they do. Open discussion and questions to follow.*
12:00 PM-1:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Lunch Break
12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
WeatherFest
Location: Exhibit Hall 1 (Austin Convention Center)
12:15 PM-12:30 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Closing Remarks
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
12:30 PM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
AMS Short Course on Space Weather.
This course is co-sponsored by UCAR, NASA, NSF and the American Commercial Space Weather Association (ACSWA) with participation from Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER), Atmospheric and Space Technology Research Associates (ASTRA), Carmel Research Center (CRC), Computational Physics, Inc (CPI), Predictive Science, Inc (PSI), Space Environment Corporation (SEC), and Space Environment Technologies (SET).
12:30 PM
The course consists of one-half day of lectures and interactive discussion. For course registration and details: http://annual.ametsoc.org/2013/index.cfm/programs-and-events/short-courses/ams-short-course-on-space-weather/
1:00 PM-1:15 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Session
Opening Remarks from the AMS Board for Early Career Professionals
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: First Annual AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
1:00 PM-3:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Session
4
Limited Area Model Analyses
Location: Room 12A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Special Symposium on the Transport and Diffusion of Contaminants from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant: Present Status and Future Directions
Cochairs:
1:15 PM-1:55 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Panel Discussion
1
Landing the Job
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: First Annual AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Moderator:
Panelists:
2:00 PM-2:45 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Panel Discussion
2
Developing Your Skill Set
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: First Annual AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Moderator:
Panelists:
2:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Session
8
Energy Meteorology Mini Course
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 12th Annual Student Conference
2:45 PM-3:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Coffee Break
3:00 PM-3:20 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Coffee Break
3:00 PM-3:40 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Panel Discussion
3
Supporting AMS Programs and Opportunities
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: First Annual AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Moderator:
Panelists:
3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Workshop
Newcomer’s Welcome and Informational Exchange
Location: Ballroom F (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Events
3:20 PM-4:40 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Session
5
Global and Ocean Model Analyses and Human Health Effects
Location: Room 12A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Special Symposium on the Transport and Diffusion of Contaminants from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant: Present Status and Future Directions
Chair:
3:45 PM-4:45 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Panel Discussion
4
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: First Annual AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Moderator:
Panelists:
4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Workshop
93rd Annual Review, New Fellows, and Featured Awards
Location: Room 10AB (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Events
4:40 PM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Session
6
International Collaboration
Location: Room 12A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Special Symposium on the Transport and Diffusion of Contaminants from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant: Present Status and Future Directions
Chair:
5:20 PM
Concluding Remarks
4:45 PM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Session
Closing Remarks
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: First Annual AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
7:30 PM-8:45 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Session
Special Session on Weather, Climate, and Energy
Location: Ballroom D (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Events
Moderator:
Speaker:
9:00 PM-11:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Third Annual AMS Reception for Early Career Professionals (Austin Hilton Hotel, Room 408)
Monday, 7 January 2013
7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Registration Continues Through January 9
Location: 4th Street Atrium (Austin Convention Center)
8:30 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Plenary Session
13th Presidential Forum: Taking Predictions to the Next Level: Expanding Beyond Today's Weather, Water, and Climate Forecasting and Projections
Location: Ballroom D (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 13th Presidential Forum: Taking Predictions to the Next Level: Expanding Beyond Today;
the 27th Conference on Hydrology;
the 11th Symposium on the Coastal Environment;
the 17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS);
the 11th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences;
the Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation;
the First Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise;
the Eighth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research;
the 16th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology;
the First Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events;
the Third Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python;
the Sixth Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications;
the Special Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation;
the Special Symposium on the Next Level of Predictions in Tropical Meteorology: Techniques, Usage, Support, and Impacts;
the 10th Conference on Space Weather;
the Symposium on the Role of Statistical Methods in Weather and Climate Prediction;
the Sixth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data;
the 11th History Symposium;
the 20th Conference on Applied Climatology;
the 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS);
the Robert A. Duce Symposium;
the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
the Fourth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy;
the 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
and the Fourth Conference on Environment and Health
)
8:30 AM
Opening Remarks (by AMS President Dr. Louis Uccellini and Co-Chairs Troy Kimmel/Ken Carey will introduce Texas and Local Representatives)
8:35 AM
Warm Welcome to Austin!
8:45 AM
Introduction of Guest Speakers (by Dr. Louis Uccellini)
8:50 AM
"Predicting Weather and Climate: Scientific Progress and Future Opportunities" Dr. Alan Thorpe, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
9:10 AM
"River/Rainfall Forecast Fusion Cells" Major General Michael Walsh, US Army Corps of Engineers
10:25 AM
Closing Remarks (by Dr. Louis Uccellini)
9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Spouses' Coffee
Location: Hilton Hotel (Austin Convention Center)
10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Coffee Break
Location: Ballroom D Foyer (Austin Convention Center)
Coffee Break - Sponsored by Ball Aerospace
Location: Room 16B (Austin Convention Center)
11:00 AM-11:15 AM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Session
1
Welcome
Location: Room 17A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 16th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Organizers:
11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Themed Joint Session
1
Application of AI to the Climate System
Location: Room 18A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 11th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences;
and the 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
)
CoChair:
11:00 AM
TJ1.1
Joint Session
1
Atmospheric/Marine Chemistry
Location: Room 16A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 15th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry;
and the Robert A. Duce Symposium
)
Chairs:
Session
1
Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN) and Ice Nuclei (IN) Properties of Aerosol: Measurement, Modeling and Impacts on Clouds—Part I
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Fifth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Chair:
CoChair:
Session
1
Demonstrated and near-term Research Capabilities: Satellite Systems — Part I
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
Session
1
Electrification processes and chemical impacts of lightning in tropical convection I
Location: Room 14 (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair:
Session
1
K-12 and Informal Education, Part 1
Location: Room 13AB (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Symposium on Education
Cochairs:
Session
1
Role of atmospheric and oceanic observations in analyses and forecasts
Location: Room 9C (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair:
Panel Discussion
1
Setting the Stage for Applied Climatology in 2012
Location: Room 15 (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Applied Climatology
Moderator:
Panelists:
11:00 AM
Applied 2013 Shea by Eileen Shea
11:15 AM
Advancing Climate Prediction at the CPC by Wayne Higgins
11:30 AM
Advancing Climate PrediApplied Climate Perspectives by Marshall Shepherd
Session
1
Space Weather Agency Updates Part I
Location: Room 16B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Space Weather
Chair:
Session
1
The Role of Trees and Forests in the Atmosphere
Location: Room 19A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research
Speaker:
Chair:
Session
1
Weather Applications and Research in the Energy Utility Sector
Location: Room 6A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
Session
1A
Decadal Variability and Predictability
Location: Ballroom B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair:
Session
1B
Extreme Weather and Climate Change Part I
Location: Ballroom C (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair:
5
From Predictions to Impact Based Decisions: Linking Water, Weather, Coastal and Climate
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 27th Conference on Hydrology;
the 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS);
the 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
the 20th Conference on Applied Climatology;
the 11th Symposium on the Coastal Environment;
the Special Symposium on Advancing Weather and Climate Forecasts: Innovative Techniques and Applications;
the Symposium on the Role of Statistical Methods in Weather and Climate Prediction;
and the First Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise
)
Moderator:
Panelists:
11:00 AM
John Schaake Presentation
11:15 AM
NYC Water Supply by Jim Porter
11:00 AM-12:15 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Session
1
Water and Moisture As Health Determinants
Location: Room 6B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Conference on Environment and Health
Moderator:
11:15 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Joint Session
1
From Weather Research to Operations (1)
Location: Room 17A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 16th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
11:30 AM
J1.2
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Lunch Break
12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Town Hall Meeting: Assessment of Pre-Operational Data from the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Instrument on Suomi-NPP- User’s Experience
Location: Room 18B (Austin Convention Center)
Launched on Oct. 28, 2011, the Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) ushered in a new generation of space-based weather monitoring technology as the primary data instrument on NOAA’s Suomi-NPP satellite. VIIRS has now provided more than a year’s worth of data, and its promise of improved ability to track global storm patterns, ocean color changes, surface temperatures and other natural phenomenon key to our understanding of Earth’s climate seems to have been fulfilled. This session brings together forecasters, meteorologists and other end users to discuss how they are utilizing the new VIIRS data stream and the critical role it can play in improving emergency preparedness and disaster response efforts in the future. VIIRS’ 22 visible and infrared bands support the acquisition of high-resolution imagery over a very broad 3,000 km swath for a variety of applied data products, including civilian night-time visible imaging for the first time. Learn how this groundbreaking instrument can change the way we forecast weather.
12:15 PM
JPSS - Utilization of Suomi-NPP Data with Mitch Goldberg
12:30 PM
Capabilities of Direct Broadcast VIIRS data with Kathleen Strabala
12:45 PM
Utility of VIIRS for Weather Forecasting with Gary Jedlovec
1:00 PM
Where are shadows let me bring light with Thomas Lee
1:15 PM
Coming Out of the Dark with Steven Miller
1:30 PM
Lawrence Friedl Presentation
Town Hall Meeting: DOE Priorities on Community Modeling and Long-Term Predictions of the Integrated Water Cycle
Location: Room 14 (Austin Convention Center)
The overarching mission of the Climate and Environmental Sciences Division within the U.S. Department of Energy is to advance a robust predictive understanding of Earth’s climate and environmental systems, including the interactions of human and natural systems and the implications for energy systems. A rapidly growing area of research interest at DOE is the integrated regional water cycle encompassing atmospheric, ground, and surface water; projected energy and other human and natural demands under future possible climate states; and land-use and hydro-climate feedbacks. This town hall will serve as a means for discussing DOE’s research priorities on the regional integrated water cycle.
For additional information, please contact Patrick Horan (e-mail: patrick.horan@science.doe.gov).
Town Hall Meeting: Free and Open Sharing of Environmental Data
Location: Room 13AB (Austin Convention Center)
Rapid advances in computing, communications, and observational technologies in the last decade have resulted in a dramatic proliferation of data from diverse sources, data that are consumed and by an ever broadening community of users and shared across the world for myriad applications. As a result of the changing information technology landscape, there has been a revolution in the data services that are provided, including changes in how data are accessed, analyzed, managed, shared, and archived. The 2002 AMS Statement on Free and Open Exchange of Environmental Data does not reflect many of the recent advances and needs to be revised. For example, concepts such as data transparency, re-use, provenance, stewardship, preservation, citation, standards and conventions are not mentioned. At its September 2012 meeting, the AMS Council approved the proposal for the revision of the Policy Statement on Free and Open Exchange of Environmental Data. The purpose of this town hall is to seek input for that revision from the members in attendance at the AMS Annual Meeting.
For additional information, please contact Mohan Ramamurthy (mohan@ucar.edu).
Town Hall Meeting: Improving Forecasts and Warnings Through Social Science Partnerships
Location: Room 11AB (Austin Convention Center)
An important goal of weather forecasting is to communicate useful information that enhances a person’s decision-making to reduce the risk of loss of life and property. All individuals are affected by weather and, thus, weather forecasts, but how does the public respond to predictions issued by meteorologists and how can the meteorological community better communicate impending impacts during significant weather events? In order to realize the potential benefits associated with improved weather prediction, understanding how individuals and socioeconomic sectors use different types of weather information is essential.
The AMS Board for Operational Government Meteorologists and AMS Board on Societal Impacts is co-sponsoring this Town Hall Meeting to explore the human dimension of forecast products. In particular the partnership of the meteorological and social science communities will be stressed through discussion of initiatives and success stories in the application of social science within various meteorological sectors. The Town Hall will foster exchange of established best practices in the social sciences with the practical challenges in the meteorological community. Members of the meteorological and social science communities who have forged an active partnership will serve as panelist, and will be available to share best practices from their experiences via a question and answer period.
For additional information, please contact Amy Godsey (Amy.Godsey@em.myflorida.com), David Novak (David.Novak@noaa.gov), or Sheldon Drobot (drobot@rap.ucar.edu).
12:30 PM
Amy Godsey Presentation
12:45 PM
Eve Gruntfest Presentation
Town Hall Meeting: Toward a U.S. Weather Commission: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods and the American Economy
Location: Room 18C (Austin Convention Center)
Recent high impact weather events, ongoing community dialogue, conclusions drawn from last summer's AMS community meeting, and the recently released National Academy of Sciences report, Weather Services for the Nation: Becoming Second to None, have all highlighted the need to assess the current state of our national weather enterprise and for stronger, more effective, advocacy on behalf of that enterprise. Even with the tremendous improvements of the last three decades, high impact weather events such as Hurricane Sandy and the 2011 tornadoes remain a major national concern. In addition, we currently face serious observing gaps and other challenges that put much of that progress at risk. However, given the correct priorities, we are perched on new discoveries and enhancements that will better protect lives and the nation’s economy even as high impact weather becomes more frequent. This panel presentation and audience discussion will address the future of the national weather enterprise, and in particular, will focus on the call for the creation of the first U.S. Weather Commission. Such a Commission could help sort top-level priorities, identify opportunities in a challenging time, and enhance our message to Congress and the Executive Branch. In a time of tightening federal funding and political gridlock, such a commission could be a voice for advocacy, informing elected officials and the public of the value of our community to this country. Recognizing that our country faces some difficult decisions in the months and years ahead, the commission approach provides a very natural and transparent venue to establish where we go next and what is most important to the nation. The purpose of this Town Hall Meeting, sponsored by the Weather Coalition and by the nation’s universities through UCAR, is to gather input on this important topic from the weather community via a conversation with participants from the private, academic, and public sectors. We seek your opinions and strongly encourage your participation at this early point in the effort.
For additional information, please contact Pam Emch (e-mail: pam.emch@ngc.com).
Town Hall Meeting: Why Python is the Next Wave in Earth Sciences Computing
Location: Room 12B (Austin Convention Center)
Moderator:
Panelists:
What is Python? Perhaps you've heard about this modern, open-source programming language but are wondering what it's all about and how does it relate to the atmospheric and oceanic sciences (AOS). If so, this Town Hall meeting is for you! At this meeting, we'll describe what Python can do for AOS users and have a time where you can ask questions about implementing and supporting Python for AOS modeling and analysis. While anyone interested in learning about Python is welcome, the Town Hall meeting will be geared for non-programmers and decision-makers and will focus on how Python can help your institution be more productive.
For additional information, please contact Johnny Lin (e-mail: jlin@northpark.edu).
1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Joint Session
1
(INVITED SESSION) Societal Benefits of the New Generation of LEO and GEO Environmental Satellites - Part 1 (Joint with the Committee on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology)
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs:
Session
1
Applications of data mining/knowledge discovery and improved understanding of large environmental science datasets
Location: Room 18A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 11th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences
Chair:
Session
1
Precipitation Processes and Observations for Atmospheric, Land Surface, and Hydrological Modeling Part I
Location: Ballroom E (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 27th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs:
Session
1
Welcome and Enterprise Highlights
Location: Room 8ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: First Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise
Organizer:
Chair:
1:30 PM
Welcoming Remarks from Board on Enteprise Planning Chair
Session
1A
Communicating Weather Information via Mobile Devices
Location: Room 11AB (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS)
Cochairs:
Session
1B
International Applications: Latest Challenges for Disseminating and accessing Weather Data, Forecasts and Warnings
Location: Room 12A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS)
Cochairs:
Session
2
Atmospheric and Oceanic Observations, and their Assimilation. a: Ocean
Location: Room 9C (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair:
Session
2
Communicating about Climate Change
Location: Room 19A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research
Chair:
Session
2
Demonstrated and near-term Research Capabilities: Satellite Systems — Part II
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
Joint Session
2
From Weather Research to Operations (2)
Location: Room 17A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 16th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
Session
2
K-12 and Informal Education, Part 2
Location: Room 13AB (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Symposium on Education
Cochairs:
Session
2
Lightning warning and prediction using observations and models I
Location: Room 14 (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair:
Session
2
Novel Concepts and Approaches in Health Modeling and Research
Location: Room 6B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Conference on Environment and Health
Moderator:
Session
2
Space Weather Agency Updates Part II
Location: Room 16B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Space Weather
Chair:
Session
2
Tribute to Dr. Stanley Changnon
Location: Room 15 (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Applied Climatology
Speakers:
Chair:
Session
2
Weather Applications and Research in the Energy Utility Sector Part 2
Location: Room 6A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
Session
2A
Model enhancements for improving predictions
Location: Ballroom B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair:
Session
2B
Extreme Weather and Climate Change Part II
Location: Ballroom C (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair:
Themed Joint Session
3
Drought Prediction and Applications from a Hydrological Science Perspective Part I
Location: Ballroom F (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 27th Conference on Hydrology;
the 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
and the 20th Conference on Applied Climatology
)
Chair:
Cochairs:
Themed Joint Session
4
Ocean, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Land Surface Interaction in the Coastal Environment (Joint with the Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology (SMOC) Committee)—Part I
Location: Room 18B (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 11th Symposium on the Coastal Environment;
and the 17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
)
Cochairs:
Themed Joint Session
6
Chemistry-Aerosol-Cloud/Climate Interactions: From Ocean to Continents, Part I
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Fifth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions;
the 15th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry;
and the Robert A. Duce Symposium
)
Chairs:
Themed Joint Session
9
The Toll of Extreme Weather on Mental Health, Safety, and Healthcare Buildings
Location: Room 18D (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Fourth Conference on Environment and Health;
the Eighth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research;
and the Impacts: Weather 2012
)
Moderator:
1:45 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Session
1
Python as a Software Integration and Execution Management Platform I
Location: Room 12B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Third Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair:
2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)
4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Session
2
Python as a Software Integration and Execution Management Platform II
Location: Room 12B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Third Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair:
4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Joint Session
1
Challenges and Opportunities in Energy Education and the New Energy Economy
Location: Room 13AB (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 22nd Symposium on Education;
and the Fourth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
)
Cochairs:
1
Panel Session on improving the research to operations transition process
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
and the First Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise
)
Panelists:
Cochairs:
Focus of Session:
This Session will be an invited panel of experts addressing the question, “How can we improve the research-to-operations transition process?” The panel members will give their perspective on transitioning successful research to successful operational use and they will discuss the central role R2O plays in addressing this year’s annual theme. Panel members will be prepared to discuss the challenges to R2O, and the potential means to overcome them, including the following topics:
• Science mission requirements versus operational user needs;
• Adequate and timely funding for research that is targeted to meet operational needs, the transition, and operational sustainment;
• The lag between deploying research and full user exploitation;
• Challenges in communicating the benefits of new capabilities to user communities, including the public, government policy makers, commercial industry, and the military.
The high economic and social value of our ability to observe and accurately predict atmospheric and ocean conditions requires strong relationships between the academic, Government, and industrial communities to effectively and efficiently transfer research results to the operational environment. Partnerships and collaboration will result in clear articulation of operational needs, and joint efforts to secure research funding and procurement of necessary operational systems. Researcher accessibility and insight into the operations environment and data for development, test, and evaluation, coupled with an operational workforce that embraces and pursues research opportunities, will facilitate collaboration between the two communities. Such a partnership will accelerate transitions of research to operations, while simultaneously ensuring the transfer of operations knowledge back to research (O2R). This R2O – O2R relationship will improve the balance between operational needs, research initiatives, and transfer of results into systems, technology, methods, processes, and procedures that enhance our ability to serve the public.
Joint Session
2
(INVITED SESSION) Societal Benefits of the New Generation of LEO and GEO Environmental Satellites - Part 2 (Joint with the Committee on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology)
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs:
Session
2
Icing Hazard Characterization, Diagnosis and Prediction
Location: Room 17A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 16th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs:
Session
2
Precipitation Processes and Observations for Atmospheric, Land Surface, and Hydrological Modeling Part II
Location: Ballroom E (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 27th Conference on Hydrology
Chair:
4:15 PM
2.2
Session
2A
Communication Technologies for Accessing and Distributing Climate, Weather, and Hydrologic Data, Forecasts, and Information
Location: Room 11AB (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS)
Chair:
Session
2B
Special International Applications Session on THE IMPACT AND METEOROLOGICAL CHALLENGES OF VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
Location: Room 12A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS)
Cochairs:
Session
3
Atmospheric and Oceanic Observations, and their Assimilation. b: Atmosphere
Location: Room 9C (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair:
Session
3
New space weather products and data sources
Location: Room 16B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Space Weather
Chair:
Session
3
Scientific applications of lightning photography and videography
Location: Room 14 (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair:
Session
3A
North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program (NARCCAP)
Location: Ballroom B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair:
4:30 PM
3A.3
Session
3A
Operational Partnerships and Decision Making
Location: Room 19A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research
Cochairs:
5:15 PM
Discussion
Session
3B
Physical and Social Science Research Related to the Storm Surge and Hurricane Wind Warning Process
Location: Room 18D (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research
Cochairs:
4:30 PM
Discussion
Session
3B
Tropical Cyclones and Climate
Location: Ballroom C (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair:
Themed Joint Session
7
Drought Prediction and Applications from a Hydrological Science Perspective Part II
Location: Ballroom F (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 27th Conference on Hydrology;
the 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
and the 20th Conference on Applied Climatology
)
Cochairs:
Themed Joint Session
8
Ocean, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Land Surface Interaction in the Coastal Environment (Joint with the Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology (SMOC) Committee)—Part II
Location: Room 18B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs:
5:00 PM
TJ8.5
Themed Joint Session
10
Medium-range, Sub-seasonal and Seasonal-scale Forecast Techniques and Modeling for Energy Demand Part I
Location: Room 6A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Fourth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy;
the 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
the 11th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences;
and the Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation
)
Cochairs:
Themed Joint Session
12
Chemistry-Aerosol-Cloud/Climate Interactions: From Ocean to Continents, Part II
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Fifth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions;
the Robert A. Duce Symposium;
and the 15th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
)
Chairs:
4:30 PM
TJ12.3
4:00 PM-5:45 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Themed Joint Session
11
Earth Observation Systems and Applications for Public Health Models and Decisions
Location: Room 6B (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Fourth Conference on Environment and Health;
and the 17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
)
Moderators:
5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Reception and Exhibits Opening
Location: Exhibit Hall 4 (Austin Convention Center)
6:30 PM-8:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Town Hall Meeting: “Keeping the Lights On: Is the Current State of Weather Communications and Forecasts Powerful Enough?”
Location: Room 14 (Austin Convention Center)
The nation’s electric grid, which is comprised of electricity generation, transmission and distribution, is one of the more stable in the world, however, it is not without its’ challenges. One of the largest challenges for the nation’s grid is weather variability and predictability. The questions this Town Hall Meeting will address are broadly: 1) What is the current state of weather data and forecasts 2) How are they being integrated across the system and 3) What is expected to be provided by the meteorological community, including research, government agencies, private commercial weather services and in-house meteorologists over the next decade. Some of the topics that will be discussed are:
•Wind and solar integration
•Emergency Preparedness/Storm-following ◦Outages relating to weather events i.e. extreme temperatures, fires, hurricanes, severe weather, drought, floods, etc.
•Load balancing
•Demand response and smart metering
•Outage modeling (emergency crew placement)
•Weather integration into decision support systems
This Town Hall Meeting is held in conjunction with the AMS Energy Committee and the AMS Renewable Energy Sub-committees’ Fourth Conference on Weather, Climate and the New Energy Economy.
Immediately following this Town Hall Meeting, joins us for an "Energizing" Happy Hour reception. Kick off the night's activities with snacks and drinks. Full details on the reception will be posted at the town hall meeting.
For additional information, please contact Stephen Bennett (stephen.bennett@earthrisktech.com), Heidi Centola (Heidi.Centola@cmegroup.com), Julie Lundquist (Julie.Lundquist@colorado.edu), Melinda Marquis (Melinda.Marquis@noaa.gov), Manda Adams (Manda.Adams@uncc.edu), or Kevin Stenson (kevin.stenson@meteogroup.com).
6:30 PM
Keeping the Lights On
7:30 PM-9:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Town Hall Meeting: Hurricane and Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy: Predictions, Warnings, Societal Impacts and Response
Location: Ballroom E (Austin Convention Center)
Organizer:
7:30 PM
Hurricane Sandy Intro: Randy Peppler
9:45 PM
Q&A: Bring your questions regarding this event, written on paper. Moderators will collect them and have them ready for the panel at 9:15pm.
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
8:15 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Joint Session
2
Climate Impact to Health, Food Security and Air Quality
Location: Room 6B (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Fourth Conference on Environment and Health;
and the 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
)
Moderator:
8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
2
Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN) and Ice Nuclei (IN) Properties of Aerosol: Measurement, Modeling and Impacts on Clouds—Part II
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Fifth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Chair:
CoChair:
Session
3
Applications for Energy Decision Support
Location: Room 6A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
1
(INVITED SESSION) Satellite Program Overviews and Status
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs:
9:30 AM
1.5
Session
1
Air/Sea Coupled Modeling: Processes & Operational Prediction—I
Location: Room 18B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
CoChair:
Session
1
Cloud Seeding: Conceptual Models and Program Evaluations
Location: Room 9A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 19th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification
Cochairs:
Session
1
Global Weather Impacts in 2012
Location: Ballroom E (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Impacts: Weather 2012
Chair:
Session
1
Intraseasonal and Regional Factors
Location: Room 4ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Special Symposium on the Next Level of Predictions in Tropical Meteorology: Techniques, Usage, Support, and Impacts
Chair:
8:45 AM
1.2A
Joint Panel Discussion
1
Symposium on Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA): Special Introductory Panel — Importance of JCSDA on Agencies
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Special Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Moderator:
Panelists:
8:30 AM
Intro Panel: Importance of JCSDA on Agencies by Fred Lewis
8:45 AM
NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and its Relationship to the JCSDA by Robert Atlas
Joint Session
2
Air-Sea Exchange of Gases
Location: Ballroom F (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Robert A. Duce Symposium;
and the 15th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
)
Chairs:
Session
2
Applications of AI to environmental science problems
Location: Room 18A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 11th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences
Chair:
Session
3
Impacts of Aviation on Environment
Location: Room 17A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 16th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs:
Session
3
University and Professional Educational Initiatives, Part 1
Location: Room 13AB (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Symposium on Education
Cochairs:
Session
3
Visualization
Location: Room 12B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Third Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair:
Session
3A
Information Systems Technologies for Generation, Communication, and Interpretation of Satellite Data
Location: Room 12A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS)
Cochairs:
8:30 AM
3A.1
Session
3B
Road Weather Applications
Location: Room 11AB (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS)
Chair:
CoChair:
9:15 AM
3B.4
Session
4
Interactions among different climate components
Location: Ballroom B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair:
Session
4A
Data Assimilation Techniques. a: Variational Techniques
Location: Room 9B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair:
Session
4B
Field Experiments, Including the Relevance to Numerical Weather Prediction
Location: Room 9C (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair:
Joint Session
7
Initial results from the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) project I
Location: Room 14 (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Sixth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data;
and the 15th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
)
Chair:
Joint Session
9
Space Weather Transition Plans, Challenges, Opportunities
Location: Room 16B (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 10th Conference on Space Weather;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
Themed Joint Session
13
Drought Prediction and Applications from a Hydrological Science Perspective Part III
Location: Room 10B (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 27th Conference on Hydrology;
the 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
and the 20th Conference on Applied Climatology
)
Chair:
Themed Joint Session
14
Water Resources Applications of Hydrometeorological Analyses and Predictions Part I
Location: Room 10A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 27th Conference on Hydrology;
and the 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS)
)
Cochairs:
Themed Joint Session
15
Determining the Uncertainty of Climate Predictions and Projections and Best Practices for Users of Climate Information
Location: Ballroom C (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
and the Symposium on the Role of Statistical Methods in Weather and Climate Prediction
)
Chair:
Themed Joint Session
16
Economic Impacts and Value of Improved Forecast Information
Location: Room 19A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Eighth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research;
and the 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS)
)
Chair:
9:00 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
1
Wind Lidar I: Systems and Techniques
Location: Room 18C (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications
Cochairs:
9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Spouses' Coffee
Location: Hilton Hotel (Austin Convention Center)
9:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
4
Weather's Link to Markets
Location: Room 6A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)
11:00 AM-11:30 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
5
Weather's Link to Markets Part 2
Location: Room 6A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair:
11:00 AM-11:45 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
4
Webservices
Location: Room 12B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Third Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair:
Paper 4.3 has been moved. New paper number 7.1.
11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Joint Session
1
Historical perspectives in space weather prediction
Location: Room 16B (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 10th Conference on Space Weather;
and the 11th History Symposium
)
Cochairs:
Session
2
Air/Sea Coupled Modeling: Processes & Operational Prediction—Part II
Location: Room 18B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Chair:
Session
2
Combining Information from Environmental Satellites For Unique Products
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs:
Session
2
Significant Severe Weather Events 2012
Location: Ballroom E (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Impacts: Weather 2012
Cochairs:
Session
2
Wind Lidar II: Applications
Location: Room 18C (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications
Cochairs:
Session
3
Aerosol Indirect Effects on Feedbacks and Characteristics of Deep Convective Storm Systems—Part I
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Fifth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Chair:
CoChair:
Joint Session
3
JCSDA Session — Part I
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Special Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
Session
3A
Advances in Estimating Evaporation, Evaporative Demand, and Associated Applications Part I
Location: Room 10B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 27th Conference on Hydrology
Chair:
Session
3B
Precipitation Processes and Observations for Atmospheric, Land Surface, and Hydrological Modeling Part III
Location: Room 10A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 27th Conference on Hydrology
Chair:
4
Cause and Effect: Detecting Planned and Inadvertent Changes in the Weather
Location: Room 9A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 19th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification;
and the Symposium on the Role of Statistical Methods in Weather and Climate Prediction
)
Moderators:
Panelists:
11:00 AM
Detection and Attribution by David Pierce
11:15 AM
Panel Discussion
Session
4
Emerging Sensors and Observing Capabilities (1)
Location: Room 17A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 16th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs:
Session
4
University and Professional Educational Initiatives, Part 2
Location: Room 13AB (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Symposium on Education
Cochairs:
Session
4A
Investigating Tornado Fatalities
Location: Room 19A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research
Chair:
11:45 AM
Discussion
Session
4B
Place-Based Participatory Research and Policy Making for Weather and Climate Problems
Location: Room 18D (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research
Chair:
Session
5
Data Assimilation Techniques. b: Hybrid Techniques
Location: Room 9B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair:
Session
5A
Detection and Attribution of Climate Change I
Location: Ballroom B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair:
Session
5B
Tropical Climate Variability: ENSO
Location: Ballroom C (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair:
Joint Session
8
Initial results from the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) project III
Location: Room 14 (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Sixth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data;
and the 15th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
)
Chair:
Themed Joint Session
19
Historical Impacts on Predictions and the Decision-Making Process in Tropical Meteorology
Location: Room 4ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Special Symposium on the Next Level of Predictions in Tropical Meteorology: Techniques, Usage, Support, and Impacts;
and the 11th History Symposium
)
Chair:
Themed Joint Session
20
Decision Making using Advanced Technology: Risk-based Predictions and Risk-informed Communication for the Water Information Customer
Location: Room 12A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS);
and the 27th Conference on Hydrology
)
Chair:
CoChair:
Themed Joint Session
21
Applying Machine Learning Techniques for Information Processing
Location: Room 11AB (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS);
and the 11th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences
)
Cochairs:
Themed Joint Session
22
Chemistry-Aerosol-Cloud/Climate Interactions: From Ocean to Continents, Part III
Location: Ballroom F (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Robert A. Duce Symposium;
the 15th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry;
and the Fifth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
)
Chairs:
11:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
6
Special Topics in Energy Meteorology
Location: Room 6A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair:
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Lunch Break
12:15 PM-1:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Town Hall Meeting: The Role of Satellite Data in Environmental Prediction and the Challenges for the Satellite Programs in Todays Fiscal Climate
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Speaker:
Environmental prediction systems such as numerical weather prediction increasingly depend on satellite data for forecast skill. Recently the satellite programs have come under increased scrutiny due to their relatively high cost combined with the general budget pressure facing the federal agencies. The purpose of this town hall meeting is to highlight the need for agencies such as NOAA to continue to optimize their observing systems – both conventional and space-based – thereby maximizing the benefit to the users while minimizing the cost, and to discuss how quantitative assessment methods applied by organizations like the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation can help with this process by vetting requirements and documenting the impact.
For additional information, please contact Lars Peter Riishojgaard (Lars.P.Riishojgaard@nasa.gov)
12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Inside AMS Publications: Hot Topics
Location: Room 10A (Austin Convention Center)
12:15 PM
Inside AMS Publications with Mike Friedman
12:30 PM
Inside AMS Publications with Dave Jorgensen
Town Hall Meeting: A Dialogue On Spirituality and the Atmospheric Sciences
Location: Room 11AB (Austin Convention Center)
This is an open forum for the AMS membership to learn about and discuss the potential for a dialogue between people of science and people of spirituality and faith. It is also the opportunity for members of AMS to express how they may personally see the roles of science and faith in their own lives. In October 2011, the United Nations Subcommittee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns held a forum to discuss the future role of spirituality to promote environment and ecological concerns. People of science were invited to help educate religious communities and organizations about the future of the planet. Eco-ministry is now are growing field in spiritual organizations. What will be the role of AMS in this dialogue? How can AMS help educate people of faith about the state of the environment? How do we feel about our individual spirituality when we come to AMS meetings? The facilitator for this discussion is Tim Miner OUnI. Tim is a retired Colonel, USAFR, who served as the Senior Reserve Officer in the USAF Weather Program and is currently on the AMS ARAM Committee. He is also currently a Captain for American Airlines on the Boeing 737 aircraft, and he is ordained clergy serving as a volunteer chaplain.
For more information, please contact Timothy Miner (e-mail: thminer@aol.com, tel: 571-212-0804).
12:15 PM
Spirituality: by Tim MIner
Town Hall Meeting: DOE’s investment strategy for Human and Societal Dimensions of Global Change
Location: Room 12A (Austin Convention Center)
DOE’s climate research investments focus on advancing predictability and projections using community models. During recent years, a major priority has been to develop the human component within an integrated climate and earth system modeling framework, one that combines economics, technology, land use, and climate change. During the Town Hall, DOE will describe its recent investments and success stories. Furthermore, DOE intends to use the Town Hall as a means for community engagement to discuss future strategies and priorities.
For additional information, please contact Patrick Horan (patrick.horan@science.doe.gov).
Town Hall Meeting: Early Successes from the Suomi NPP Mission
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Moderator:
Panelists:
The United States inaugurated a new era in environmental satellite monitoring capability with the launch of the Suomi-National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) satellite on 28 October 2011. S-NPP provides risk reduction for new and improved sensors, data retrieval algorithms, and ground system technologies for NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) whose first launch is scheduled for 2017. In preparation for NPP and JPSS, NOAA has developed new and improved data applications that can fully exploit the new capabilities of these satellites. During this Town Hall you will have the opportunity to learn how several of these new applications have already been successfully demonstrated and to better understand the impacts of their improved performance.
For additional information, please contact Gary McWilliams (gary.mcwilliams@noaa.gov), 240-684-0597(office).
12:15 PM
Introduction by Mitch Goldberg
12:30 PM
An overview of Suomi-NPP VIIRS capabilities:One year following launch by Arunas Kuciauskas
12:45 PM
VIIRS in AWIPS: Supporting Operational Forecasters by Kathleen Strabala
1:00 PM
A New Frontier of Nighttime Environmental Sensing Brought to Light by the Suomi NPP VIIRS Day/Night Band by Steven Miller
1:15 PM
ATMS Data Assimilation by Kevin Garrett
1:30 PM
Fire Monitoring by Ivan Csiszar
Town Hall Meeting: The next NCAR Strategic Plan
Location: Room 12B (Austin Convention Center)
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is soliciting community input to revisions of the 5-year strategic plan. This Town Hall is an opportunity for members of the atmospheric sciences and meteorological communities to help identity NCAR’s future high-priority science and research areas. Public input is being sought now to ensure a broad range of views and perspectives will be considered and incorporated from the earliest planning stages. This open forum is one in a series being conducted over the next few months with various stakeholders.
For reference, the current strategic plan, 2009-2014, can be accessed online at: http://ncar.ucar.edu/documents/strategic-plan/2009
For additional information, please contact Greg Guibert (e-mail: Guibert@ucar.edu).
1:30 PM-2:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
3
Air/Sea Coupled Modeling: Processes & Operational Prediction—Part III
Location: Room 18B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Chair:
Session
7
Special Topics in Meteorology Part 2
Location: Room 6A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair:
1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Joint Session
1
Advances in Land Data Assimilation Part I
Location: Room 10A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 27th Conference on Hydrology;
and the 17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
)
Chairs:
Panel Discussion
1
Local Leaders: Climate, Energy and Policy in Austin and Beyond
Location: Room 18D (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research
Organizer:
Panelists:
1:30 PM
Texas Climate Change and Planning by Jay Banner
Joint Panel Discussion
2
Women in Leadership Across the Enterprise (Joint with the Board on Women and Minorities)
Location: Room 8ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: First Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise
Cochairs:
Joint Session
3
Air-Sea Exchange of Aerosols
Location: Ballroom F (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Robert A. Duce Symposium;
and the 15th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
)
Chairs:
Session
3
Climate Communications and Services
Location: Room 15 (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair:
Session
3
Fire and Drought Impacts 2011-2012
Location: Ballroom E (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Impacts: Weather 2012
Chair:
Session
3
Improved NWP Performance Using the New Generation of Environmental Satellites
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs:
3:00 PM
Use of NASA SPoRTSatellite Datasets for Local and Regional NWP Applications by Jonathan Case
Joint Session
3
Lidar Data Observations and Assimilation
Location: Room 18C (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Sixth Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications;
and the 17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
)
Cochairs:
Session
4
Advances in space weather instrumentation and models
Location: Room 16B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Space Weather
Chair:
Joint Session
4
JCSDA Session — Part II
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Special Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
2:15 PM
J4.4
Session
4
Quasi-operational Systems: Products you can use now
Location: Room 11AB (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS)
Cochairs:
2:15 PM
4.4
Session
4
Recent advances in lightning technology and transfer of that technology from research to operations I
Location: Room 14 (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair:
Session
5
Data and Forecasting Analysis Tools I
Location: Room 12B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Third Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair:
Session
5
Emerging Sensors and Observing Capabilities (2)
Location: Room 17A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 16th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs:
1:45 PM
5.2
2:45 PM
5.6
Session
5
Risk Perception and Decision Making
Location: Room 19A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Eighth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research
Cochairs:
Session
6
Data Assimilation Techniques. c: Ensemble Kalman Filters
Location: Room 9C (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair:
2:45 PM
An Approach for Addressing Non-Gaussian Error in Microphysical Parameterization by Marcus Van Lier-Walqui
Session
6A
Climate Data and Analysis
Location: Ballroom B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair:
Session
6B
Tropical Climate Variability I
Location: Ballroom C (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair:
Themed Joint Session
17
Climate Applications and Predictions for the Health Sector
Location: Room 6B (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Fourth Conference on Environment and Health;
and the 20th Conference on Applied Climatology
)
Moderator:
Themed Joint Session
23
Impacts of Anthropogenic Aerosols on Clouds, Precipitation, Circulation, and Severe Storms—Part I
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Fifth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions;
and the 19th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification
)
Chair:
CoChair:
Themed Joint Session
24
Water Resources Applications of Hydrometeorological Analyses and Predictions Part II
Location: Room 10B (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 27th Conference on Hydrology;
and the 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS)
)
Chair:
Themed Joint Session
25
Observing Strategies, Platforms, and Impacts on Analysis and Forecasts of Tropical Cyclones, Tropical Waves, and Tropical Rainfall Part I
Location: Room 4ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Special Symposium on the Next Level of Predictions in Tropical Meteorology: Techniques, Usage, Support, and Impacts;
and the 17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
)
Chair:
1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Panel Discussion
1
Panel of Teaching Award Winners
Location: Room 13AB (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Symposium on Education
Organizers:
Moderators:
2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
8
Medium/Long Range Forecasting
Location: Room 6A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 4 (Austin Convention Center)
Meet the President
Location: Room 1 (Austin Convention Center)
3:30 PM-4:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Panel Discussion
1
National Mesonet Program and Related Research Part I
Location: Room 8ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: First Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise
Chair:
3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
1
General contributions on historical perspectives on weather, climate and natural history issues of the region and specifically, to continue the focus on hydrology/water issues and history and development of hurricane observation and forecasting
Location: Room 19B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 11th History Symposium
Chair:
3:30 PM-5:15 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
3
Lidar Applications: Aerosols, Air Pollution, and Fire
Location: Room 18C (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications
Cochairs:
Session
5
Lightning warning and prediction using observations and models III
Location: Room 14 (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Sixth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair:
Session
6
Data and Forecasting Analysis Tools II
Location: Room 12B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Third Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair:
3:45 PM
6.2 has been moved to 5.1
3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
1
Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Location: Ballroom F (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Robert A. Duce Symposium
Chairs:
Session
1
High Resolution atmospheric Monitoring and Modeling of Industrial Chemicals
Location: Room 16A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 15th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Chair:
CoChair:
Joint Session
1
More than just talking about the weather: The science behind weather and climate communication
Location: Room 18D (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Eighth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research;
and the First Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise
)
Cochairs:
Session
2
Applications of Numerical Models to Weather and Climate Modification
Location: Room 9A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 19th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification
Cochairs:
Session
2
Synoptic-Scale and Sub-Synoptic Scale Factors
Location: Room 4ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Special Symposium on the Next Level of Predictions in Tropical Meteorology: Techniques, Usage, Support, and Impacts
Chair:
Joint Session
2
Technology for Education
Location: Room 13AB (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 22nd Symposium on Education;
and the 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS)
)
Cochairs:
Session
4
Aerosol-Cloud Interaction Representations in Regional and Global Models and Associated Climate Impact
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Fifth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Chair:
CoChair:
Session
4
Climate Extremes
Location: Room 15 (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 20th Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair:
Session
4
Ocean operational, pre-operational and transition model-based and observationally-constrained forecast systems in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone
Location: Room 18B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Cochairs:
Session
4
Suomi NPP/JPSS Cal/Val and Product Development
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
Cochairs:
Session
4
U.S. Weather Impacts of 2012
Location: Ballroom E (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Impacts: Weather 2012
Chair:
Session
4A
Advances in Estimating Evaporation, Evaporative Demand, and Associated Applications Part II
Location: Room 10B (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 27th Conference on Hydrology
Chair:
Session
4B
Benchmarking, Identification, and Verification in Land Surface Modeling and Data Assimilation
Location: Room 10A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: 27th Conference on Hydrology
Chair: