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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
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
10:30 AM-11:30 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
Session
3
Hot Topics and Local Weather
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Chair:
Ian C. Colon-Pagan, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC
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
11:30 AM-12:00 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
Session
4
Introduction to Conversations with Professionals
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Moderators:
Ethan D. Peck, Columbia University, Palisades, NY;
Rosimar Rios-Berrios, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR
Panelists:
Scott Curtis, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC;
Troy Kimmel, KEYE, Austin, TX;
H. Michael Mogil, The Learningworks Foundation, Naples, FL;
Kenneth Graham, NOAA/NWS, New Orleans, LA;
Christopher Strager, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD;
Richard D. Knabb, NOAA/NWS/NHC, Miami, FL;
Jacqueline R. Bolman, Humbolt State Univ., Arcata, CA;
Kristen L. Corbosiero, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA;
Amy Godsey, FL Dept. of Emergency Management, Tallahassee, FL;
Robert M. Rauber, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL;
Michael Friedman, AMS Journals Production Manager, Boston, MA;
Jessica M. Erlingis Lamers, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK;
Jill Hardy, Univ. of Oklahoma, HyDROS Group, Oklahoma City, OK;
Lamont Bain, DC3 Field Project, , ;
Benjamin S. Herzog, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK;
Brody R. Fuchs, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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
1:15 PM-3:15 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
Session
5
Conversations with Professionals
Moderators:
Ethan D. Peck, Columbia University, Palisades, NY;
Rosimar Rios-Berrios, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR
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:
Christopher J. Schultz, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL;
Elise V. Schultz, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL
3:00 PM
(Specifically for Student Chapter Officers, but open to all)
3:15 PM-3:30 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
3:30 PM-4:40 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
Panel Discussion
1
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)
Moderator:
Dennis Negron-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR
Panelists:
Eric Bruning, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX;
Steve Carano, Rose State College, Midwest City, OK;
Gregory S. Jenkins, Howard University, Washington, DC;
Rosana Ferreira, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Panel Discussion
1B
Panel B: Private Sector
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Moderator:
Timothy E. Marquis, NOAA/NWS, Green Bay, WI
Panelists:
Joshua Jans, AnytimeWeather.com, Round Rock, TX;
Don Giuliano, LiveHailMap.com, , OK;
David Yeomans, KXAN, , TX;
Stephanie Melton, Impact Weather, , TX
Panel Discussion
1C
Panel C: Public Sector
Location: Room 10AB (Austin Convention Center)
Moderator:
Benjamin S. Herzog, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Panelists:
James Hocker, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK;
Kathie Dello, Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, , OR;
Darren Clabo, South Dakota State Fire Meteorologist, , SD;
Michael J. Hudson, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO
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)
Moderator:
Heather Dinon Aldridge, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC
Panelists:
Kevin A. Kloesel, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK;
Thomas J. Bogdan, UCAR, Boulder, CO;
Jon Nese, Penn State University, University PARK, PA
5:15 PM-5:30 PM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
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)
Cochairs:
Ted Yamada, Yamada Science & Art Corporation, Santa Fe, NM;
Hiroaki Kondo, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba,
8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Keynote Speaker Session
6
Day Two Keynote Speakers
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Chair:
Stacey M. Hitchcock, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
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)
Chair:
Ryohji Ohba, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Fukahorimachi, Nagasaki
9:30 AM-10:15 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Panel Discussion
3
Interdisciplinary Panel
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Moderator:
Diamilet Pérez-Betancourt, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR
Panelists:
Burrell E. Montz, East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC;
Zdenka Willis, NOAA/IOOS, Silver Spring, MD;
Daphne S. LaDue, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK;
Eve Gruntfest, NCAR, Boulder, CO
10:15 AM-11:15 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Session
7
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)
Chair:
Joseph Chang, Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute, Arlington, VA
10:40 AM
3.1
Observation of atmospheric radioactivity in East Japan over 1 year after Fukushima nuclear plant accident
Kazuyuki Kita, Ibaraki Univeristy, Mito, Japan; and H. Tsuruta, A. Watanabe, M. Uematsu, N. Yoshida, M. Takigawa, Y. Igarashi, H. Nagabayashi, A. Shinohara, K. Sueki, A. Yokoyama, S. Higaki, M. Mikami, and Y. Onda
11:15 AM-12:15 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Panel Discussion
4
Panel of Young Professionals
Location: Ballroom BC (Austin Convention Center)
Moderator:
Logan C. Dawson, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Panelists:
Sarah Tessendorf, UCAR, Boulder, CO;
Ian Frost, MDA Information Systems, , MD;
Natalie Stoll, KXAN, , TX;
Barbara Mayes Boustead, NOAA/NWS, Valley, NE
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
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
1:15 PM
AMS First Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals (Molthan)
1:00 PM-3:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Session
4
Limited Area Model Analyses
Location: Room 12A (Austin Convention Center)
Cochairs:
Hirohiko Ishikawa, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, ;
Hiromi Yamazawa, Nagoya University, Nagoya,
1:15 PM-1:55 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Panel Discussion
1
Landing the Job
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Moderator:
Scott M. Mackaro, Vaisala Inc., Louisville, CO
Panelists:
Lisa Schmit, NOAA/NWS, Chanhassen, MN;
Wes Hyduke, Telvent, Minneapolis, MN;
Jay Trobec, KELO-TV, Sioux Falls, SD;
Clark Evans, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
2:00 PM-2:45 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Panel Discussion
2
Developing Your Skill Set
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Moderator:
Christopher J. Schultz, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Panelists:
Wendy Schreiber-Abshire, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO;
Sam Ng, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO;
Patrick Marsh, University of Oklahoma, , ;
Zachary Byko, Mars Chocolate North America, Hackettstown, NJ
2:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
2:45 PM-3:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
3:00 PM-3:20 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
3:00 PM-3:40 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Panel Discussion
3
Supporting AMS Programs and Opportunities
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Moderator:
Andrew L. Molthan, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL
Panelists:
J. Marshall Shepherd, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA;
Keith Seitter, Director, AMS, Boston, MA;
Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology (ERT), Inc., Laurel, MD;
Scott M. Mackaro, Vaisala Inc., Louisville, CO
3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
3:20 PM-4:40 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Session
5
3:40 PM
5.2
One year tracking of 134 Cs and 137Cs in the North Pacific Ocean released from Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP accident
Michio Aoyama, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and M. Kajino, T. Y. Tanaka, T. T. Sekiyama, D. Tsumune, T. Tsubono, Y. Hamajima, T. Gamo, M. Uematsu, T. Kawano, A. Murata, Y. Kumamoto, M. Fukasawa, and M. Chino
3:45 PM-4:45 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Panel Discussion
4
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Moderator:
Matthew C. Lacke, Jefferson County Department of Health, Birmingham, AL
Panelists:
Maureen McCann, Central Florida News 13, Orlando, FL;
John McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, Raleigh, NC;
Caitlin Buzzas, AMS, Washington, DC;
David Changnon, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL
4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
4:40 PM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Session
6
International Collaboration
Location: Room 12A (Austin Convention Center)
Chair:
Marko Princevac, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
4:45 PM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
7:30 PM-8:45 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
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
8:30 AM
Opening Remarks (by AMS President Dr. Louis Uccellini and Co-Chairs Troy Kimmel/Ken Carey will introduce Texas and Local Representatives)
8:45 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
9:30 AM
"Cloudy with the Chance of Insight" Dr. Tony Hey, Microsoft Research
9:50 AM
"Where Citizens are Looking" Dr. Nigel Snoad, Google Crisis Response
10:10 AM
Audience Question and Answer (moderated by Dr. William (Bill) Hooke)
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)
Organizers:
Matthias Steiner, NCAR, Boulder, CO;
David J. Pace, FAA-Retired, Washington, DC
11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Joint Session
1
Atmospheric/Marine Chemistry
Location: Room 16A (Austin Convention Center)
Chairs:
Tong Zhu, Peking University, Beijing, ;
Alexei Khalizov, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
11:15 AM

J1.2
Session
1
11:30 AM
1.3
Ice nuclei from biomass burning emissions
Paul J. DeMott, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and A. J. Prenni, G. R. McMeeking, C. McCluskey, Y. Tobo, S. M. Kreidenweis, R. C. Sullivan, R. Yokelson, and A. P. Sullivan
Session
1
K-12 and Informal Education, Part 1
Location: Room 13AB (Austin Convention Center)
Cochairs:
Donna J. Charlevoix, Unavco, Boulder, IL;
David W. Chapman, Okemos High School, Okemos, MI
Panel Discussion
1
Setting the Stage for Applied Climatology in 2012
Location: Room 15 (Austin Convention Center)
Moderator:
Timothy W. Owen, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC
Panelists:
Eileen Shea, CASE Consultants International, Asheville, NC;
Wayne Higgins, NOAA/OAR/CPO, College Park, MD;
J. Marshall Shepherd, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
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
5
From Predictions to Impact Based Decisions: Linking Water, Weather, Coastal and Climate
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Moderator:
Paul Sandifer, Chief Science Advisor, NOAA's National Ocean Service, Charleston, SC
Panelists:
James Porter, Chief, Water System Operations, Bureau of Water Supply, NYC Department of Environmental Protection, Grahamsville, NY;
Robert Hartman, NOAA/NWS, Sacramento, CA;
John C. Schaake, Consulting Hydrologist, Annapolis, MD
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
11:00 AM
1.1
Using Relative Humidity Forecasts to Manage Meningitis in the Sahel
Rajul Pandya, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Adams-Forgor, P. Akweongo, T. Awine, M. Dalaba, A. Dumond, V. Dukic, M. H. Hayden, A. Hodgson, T. M. Hopson, S. Hugonnet, and
T. Yoksas
11:30 AM
1.3
The relationship between meningococcal meningitis and proximity to bodies of water: a case study of Northern Ghana
Kristen E. McCormack, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and
T. M. Hopson, M. Hayden, M. Dalaba, A. Monaghan, J. Boehnert, K. Dickinson, R. Pandya, A. Hodgson, A. Adams-Forgor, and P. Akweongo
11:15 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
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
1:45 PM
Dr. David Titley JCSDA Townhall
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).
12:15 PM
Water Cycle Workshop with Ruby Leung
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).
12:15 PM
NOAA-Lans by Lans Rothfusz
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:
Johnny Wei-Bing Lin
Panelists:
Travis Oliphant, Continuum Analytics, Inc., Austin, TX;
Kurt W. Smith, Enthought, Inc., Austin, TX;
Davide Del Vento, NCAR, Boulder, CO
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
Session
1
Welcome and Enterprise Highlights
Location: Room 8ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Organizer:
Andrea Bleistein, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Chair:
Christopher Strager, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
1:30 PM
Welcoming Remarks from Board on Enteprise Planning Chair
Session
2
2:15 PM

2.4
Joint Session
2
1:45 PM
J2.2
The 2012 Aviation Weather Testbed Summer Experiment: An Evaluation of Next-Generation Numerical Model Guidance and Aviation Forecasting
Amy R. Harless, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Kansas City, MO; and J. J. Levit, B. R. J. Schwedler, A. Terborg, C. M. Gravelle, M. P. Murphy, B. Entwistle, D. Vietor, D. Bright, and L. Hinson
Session
2
K-12 and Informal Education, Part 2
Location: Room 13AB (Austin Convention Center)
Cochairs:
Donna J. Charlevoix, Unavco, Boulder, IL;
David W. Chapman, Okemos High School, Okemos, MI
1:30 PM
2.1
From Learning to Research: Working with Middle and High School Students and Teachers to create climate projects using 21st Century Technologies
Julie S. Malmberg, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. R. L. Odell, C. Hoadley, T. Sumner, K. Maull, O. Dibie, C. Sundberg, T. Andersen, J. Mackaro,
G. Randolph, S. Tessendorf, and K. Wegner
Session
2
Tribute to Dr. Stanley Changnon
Location: Room 15 (Austin Convention Center)
Speakers:
Kenneth E. Kunkel, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites, Asheville, NC;
Mark S. Russo, Chesapeake Energy Corp., Chicago, IL
Chair:
David Changnon, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL
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)
Cochairs:
Frank Aikman, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD;
Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology (ERT), Inc., Laurel, MD;
Philip E. Ardanuy, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Silver Spring, MD
Themed Joint Session
6
2:15 PM

TJ6.4
1:45 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
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
4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
1
Panel Session on improving the research to operations transition process
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Panelists:
Thomas J. Bogdan, UCAR, Boulder, CO;
Laura Furgione, NWS, Silver Spring, MD;
Sandy MacDonald, SPIRE, Boulder, CO;
Robert S. Marshall, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD;
David W. Titley, Penn State University, University Park, PA
Cochairs:
Timothy J. Hall, The Aerospace Corporation, Silver Spring, MD;
Suzanne Hilding, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
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.
Session
2B
4:30 PM
2B.3
On the difficulty to define a threshold for “visible ash”
Bernadett Weinzierl, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Wessling, Germany; and D. Sauer, A. Minikin, O. Reitebuch, F. Dahlkötter, B. Mayer, C. Emde, I. Tegen, J. Gasteiger, A. Petzold, A. Veira, U. Kueppers, and U. Schumann
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)
Cochairs:
Frank Aikman, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD;
Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology (ERT), Inc., Laurel, MD;
Philip E. Ardanuy, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Silver Spring, MD
5:00 PM
TJ8.5
Inter-Sensor Comparison of Satellite Ocean Color Products from GOCI and MODIS
Ruhul Amin, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and R. Gould, S. Ladner, I. Shulman, J. Jolliff, P. Sakalaukus, A. Lawson, P. Martinolich, and R. Arnone
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)
Cochairs:
Travis Hartman, MDA Information Systems, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD;
Stephen Bennett, EarthRisk Technologies, San Diego, CA;
Sue Ellen Haupt, NCAR, Boulder, CO
Themed Joint Session
12
4:45 PM
TJ12.4
Aerosol Indirect Effect on Tropospheric Ozone via Lightning
Tianle Yuan, GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Remer, H. Bian, R. Albrecht, J. Ziemke,
K. Pickering, L. Oreopoulos, S. Goodman, H. Yu, and D. Allen
4:00 PM-5:45 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Themed Joint Session
11
5:15 PM
TJ11.6
Use of MODIS Satellite Data to Evaluate Juniperus spp. Pollen Phenology to Support a Pollen Dispersal Model, PREAM, to Support Public Health Allergy Alerts
Jeffrey C. Luvall, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and
W. A. Sprigg, E. Levetin, A. Huete, S. Nickovic, A. Prasad, G. Pejanovic, A. Vukovic, P. Van de Water, A. M. Budge, W. Hudspeth, H. Krapfl, B. Toth, A. Zelicoff, O. Myers, L. Bunderson, G. Ponce-Campos,
T. M. Crimmins, M. Menache, and M. Vujadinovic
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).
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:
Tanja Fransen, NOAA/NWS, Aberdeen, SD
7:30 PM
Hurricane Sandy Intro: Randy Peppler
7:45 PM
Hurricane Sandy Introduction: Tanja Fransen
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
8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
1
9:15 AM
1.4
Overview of EUMETSAT Satellite Programmes
Johannes Schmetz, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany; and D. Klaes, M. Koenig, P. Schluessel, R. Stuhlmann, H. Bonekamp, K. Holmlund, J. Schulz, L. Sarlo, M. Cohen, and S. Rota
Session
1
9:30 AM
1.5
A Numerical Weather Prediction-Based Infrastructure for Tropical Meteorology Research and Operations in Brunei
Rashmi Mittal, IBM India Research Laboratory, New Delhi, DL, India; and V. Saxena, T. George,
L. A. Treinish, A. P. Praino, J. Cipriani, L. Villa Real, U. Mello, L. Dagar, A. G. Naim, H. Hassan, and S. A. Husain
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)
Moderator:
William Hooke, AMS Policy Program, Washington, DC
Panelists:
Mary E. Kicza, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD;
Laura Furgione, NWS, Silver Spring, MD;
Robert Atlas, NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL;
Michael H. Freilich, NASA, Washington, DC;
Fred Lewis, USAF , Washington, DC;
Jonathan White, US Navy, Stennis Space Center, MS
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
9:00 AM
Impact of JCSDA on Navy by Simon Chang
9:15 AM
Intro Panel: Importance of JCSDA to NESD by Mary KiczaIS
9:30 AM
JCSDA Panel by Laura Furgione
Joint Session
2
Air-Sea Exchange of Gases
Location: Ballroom F (Austin Convention Center)
Chairs:
Peter S. Liss, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk;
Renyi Zhang, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
9:00 AM
J2.3
(Invited Presentation) Short-lived organic trace gases in the remote atmosphere: Results from recent field campaigns
E. Atlas, Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL; and K. Smith, F. Moore, S. Montzka, B. Miller, J. Elkins, L. Pan, D. Blake, S. Meinardi, B. Quack, K. Krueger, and S. Tegtmeier
Session
2
8:45 AM

2.2
9:15 AM

2.4
9:30 AM

2.5
Session
3
Impacts of Aviation on Environment
Location: Room 17A (Austin Convention Center)
Cochairs:
John J. Murray, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA;
Timothy H. Miner, Allied Pilots Association, Fort Worth, TX
Session
3
Visualization
Location: Room 12B (Austin Convention Center)
Chair:
Charles Doutriaux, LLNL, Livermore, CA
Session
3B
Road Weather Applications
Location: Room 11AB (Austin Convention Center)
Chair:
Paul Pisano, FHWA, Washington, DC
CoChair:
James P. Koermer, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
8:45 AM
3B.2
Translating Connected Vehicle Observations into Practical Road Weather Applications
Michael Chapman, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and
S. D. Drobot, P. Pisano, G. Guevara, G. Weiner, A. Anderson, B. Lambi, C. Burghardt, and J. Prestopnik
Session
4B
8:45 AM
4B.1A
Further Enhancement of Data Collection Capabilities of the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center WP-3D and G-IV Reconnaissance and Research Aircraft
Richard G. Henning, NOAA Aircraft Operations Center, Lakeland, FL; and J. Parrish, A. B. Damiano, P. Flaherty, J. Williams, I. Sears, N. Morgan, L. Miller, and N. Nangia
Joint Session
7
9:00 AM
J7.2
Highlights of Colorado ground facility operations during DC3
Timothy J. Lang, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and S. Rutledge, P. Krehbiel, W. Rison, W. O. Brown, P. C. Kennedy, B. Bowie, D. Brunkow, J. George, B. Dolan, A. Rowe, N. Beavis,
B. R. Fuchs, T. Lim, L. Verstraete, D. T. Lindsey, and
W. A. Lyons
9:15 AM
J7.3
The Oklahoma-Texas Venue of the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) Experiment
Donald R. MacGorman, NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and C. L. Ziegler, E. C. Bruning, M. I. Biggerstaff, E. R. Mansell, D. W. Burgess, S. Waugh, D. P. Betten, D. Kennedy, S. E. Fredrickson, G. D. Carrie, P. L. Heinselman, and T. J. Schuur
9:30 AM
J7.4
Alabama Ground Operations during the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry Experiment
Lawrence D. Carey, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and
A. L. Bain, R. H. Rogers, D. Kozlowski, A. Sherrer, M. Saari, B. Bigelbach, M. Scott, E. V. Schultz, C. J. Schultz, P. N. Gatlin, M. T. Wingo, D. W. Phillips, C. Phillips, H. Peterson, J. Bailey, T. Frederickson, J. M. Hall, R. Blakeslee,
W. J. Koshak, N. Bart, M. Becker, K. Pinkney, S. Rowe, M. Starzec,
J. K. Weber, and G. L. Mullendore
Themed Joint Session
13
8:45 AM

TJ13.2
9:00 AM

TJ13.3
Themed Joint Session
16
9:15 AM

TJ16.4
9:00 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
1
Wind Lidar I: Systems and Techniques
Location: Room 18C (Austin Convention Center)
Cochairs:
Yansen Wang, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD;
Kevin C. Vermeesch, SSAI, Greenbelt, MD
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)
Cochairs:
Jenny Dissen, CICS-NC, Asheville, NC;
Mark S. Russo, Chesapeake Energy Corp., Chicago, IL
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
11:00 AM-11:45 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
4
Webservices
Location: Room 12B (Austin Convention Center)
Chair:
David Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO
11:15 AM

4.2
Paper 4.3 has been moved. New paper number 7.1.
11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
2
Significant Severe Weather Events 2012
Location: Ballroom E (Austin Convention Center)
Cochairs:
Andrew Freedman, Washington Post Capital Weather Gang Blog, Washington, DC;
Klaus E. Wolter, ESRL/Univ of Colorado-CIRES, Boulder, CO
Session
2
Wind Lidar II: Applications
Location: Room 18C (Austin Convention Center)
Cochairs:
Shane D. Mayor, California State Univ., Chico, CA;
Tyson N. Randall, California State University Chico, Chico, CA
12:00 PM
Pushing resonance-fluorescence lidar to new heights by John Smith
Joint Session
3
JCSDA Session — Part I
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Cochairs:
Stanley G. Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO;
Michele M. Rienecker, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
11:45 AM
J3.4
Recent Developments in the Assimilation of Satellite Radiances at the UK Met Office
William Bell, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and E. Pavelin, F. Smith, A. Smith, A. Doherty, J. Cameron, P. Weston, K. Lean, S. Joo, A. Booton, N. Atkinson, and J. Eyre
4
Cause and Effect: Detecting Planned and Inadvertent Changes in the Weather
Location: Room 9A (Austin Convention Center)
Moderators:
Daniel Breed, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO;
Barbara G. Brown, NCAR, Boulder, CO
Panelists:
Arlen Huggins, DRI, Reno, NV;
Marion P. Mittermaier, Met Office, Exeter, ;
Tressa Fowler, NCAR, Boulder, CO;
David W. Pierce, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA
11:00 AM
Detection and Attribution by David Pierce
Session
4B
11:30 AM

4B.3
11:45 AM

4B.4
Joint Session
8
11:00 AM
J8.1
GV Aircraft Observations during the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) Campaign
Christopher Cantrell, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. C. Barth, W. Brune, S. Rutledge, J. H. Crawford, F. Flocke, E. C. Apel, R. Hornbrook, D. D. Riemer, S. Hall, K. Ullmann, L. G. Huey, R. Stickel, D. Chen, D. Tanner, T. Campos, D. Montzka, D. Knapp, J. Ortega, J. N. Smith, A. Fried, P. Weibring, D. Richter, B. Heikes, D. O'Sullivan, and D. Rogers
11:45 AM
J8.3
DC3 Highlights from the Perspective of the German DLR Falcon Aircraft
H. Huntrieser, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany; and M. Lichtenstern, A. Minikin, T. Pucik, M. Scheibe, H. Aufmhoff, A. Roiger, B. Rappenglück, L. Ackermann, and H. Schlager
Themed Joint Session
21
11:45 AM
TJ21.4
Inter-agency Earth-Observation Integrated Analysis
Eric J. Miller, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Crowe,
M. Yapur, R. Reining, B. Schmidt, V. Ries, C. Vadnais, M. R. Babcock, and J. Barrett
11:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
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:
David W. Titley, Penn State University, University Park, PA
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).
12:15 PM
IA Modeling by Tony Janetos
Town Hall Meeting: Early Successes from the Suomi NPP Mission
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Moderator:
Mitchell Goldberg, JPSS, Lanham, MD
Panelists:
Steven D. Miller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO;
Ivan A. Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD;
Kathleen I. Strabala, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI;
Kevin J. Garrett, JCSDA, Camp Springs, MD;
Arunas P. Kuciauskas, NRL, Monterey, CA
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).
12:15 PM
Strategic Plan by Peter Backlund
1:30 PM-2:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
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)
Chairs:
Michael B. Ek, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, College Park, MD;
Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC and Univ. of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD
1:30 PM
J1.1
Assimilation of GlobSnow snow water equivalent in the Canadian Land Data Assimilation System
Stéphane Bélair, EC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and C. Derksen, B. Bilodeau, M. Carrera, S. Dyck, D. charpentier, N. Gauthier, and L. Wang
Panel Discussion
1
Local Leaders: Climate, Energy and Policy in Austin and Beyond
Location: Room 18D (Austin Convention Center)
Organizer:
Caitlin Buzzas, AMS, Washington, DC
Panelists:
Zach Baumer, City of Austin, Austin, TX;
Charles E. Cooke, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX;
Jay Banner, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX
1:30 PM
Texas Climate Change and Planning by Jay Banner
1:45 PM
City of Austin by Zach Baumer
2:00 PM
Climate Energy and Policy in Austin by Charles Cooke
Joint Session
3
Air-Sea Exchange of Aerosols
Location: Ballroom F (Austin Convention Center)
Chairs:
Barry J. Huebert, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI;
Mitsuo Uematsu, The University of Tokyo, Chiba,
2:15 PM
J3.4
(Invited Presentation) Atmospheric fluxes of organic N and P to the global ocean
M. Kanakidou, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece; and R. A. Duce, J. M. Prospero, A. R. Baker, C. Benitez-Nelson, F. J. Dentener, K. A. Hunter, P. S. Liss, N. Mahowald, G. S. Okin, M. Sarin, K. Tsigaridis, M. Uematsu, L. M. Zamora, and T. Zhu
Session
3
2:45 PM
3.6
Impact of AMSU-AB/MHS radiance on prediction of high-impact weather over Korean Peninsula
Yuewei Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. L. Liu, W. Cheng, L. Pan, G. Roux, J. Y. Byon, S. W. Lee, Y. J. Choi, and B. K. Seo
3:00 PM
Use of NASA SPoRTSatellite Datasets for Local and Regional NWP Applications by Jonathan Case
Session
4
1:45 PM

4.2
2:15 PM
4.4
Integrating the Sun-Earth System (ISES): The 2008-2009 Whole Heliosphere Intervals
Douglas P. Drob, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC; and S. E. McDonald, J. Lean, J. D. Huba, J. Emmert, C. C. Wu, Y. M. Wang, J. Krall, and C. L. Siefring
Joint Session
4
JCSDA Session — Part II
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Cochairs:
Patricia A. Phoebus, NRL, Monterey, CA;
James G. Yoe, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/JCSDA, Suitland, MD
1:30 PM
J4.1
S4 and JIBB: Building the Infrastructure for an Effective O2R and a Streamlined R2O
Sid Ahmed Boukabara, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and L. P. Riishojgaard, J. G. Yoe, E. M. Devaliere, A. Pratt, K. Garrett, J. A. Jung, S. Nolin, and S. Sinno
Session
4
2:30 PM
4.5
The High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR): Accessibility of Next Generation Convective-Scale Forecast Guidance from Research to Operations
Curtis Alexander, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO; and S. S. Weygandt, S. Benjamin,
D. C. Dowell, T. G. Smirnova, E. P. James,
P. Hofmann, M. Hu, and J. Brown
2:45 PM
4.6
A Prototype Operational Coupled Model System for Total Water Level with Application to Coastal Inundation in North Carolina
Randall L. Kolar, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. M. Dresback,
J. G. Fleming, R. Luettich, E. Tromble, S. Van Cooten, J. J. Gourley, Y. Hong, C. Kaiser, C. M. Szpilka, Z. L. Flamig, K. Kelleher, and K. L. Nemunaitis
Session
4
1:30 PM
4.1
CICS outreach efforts involving the Washington D.C. Lightning Mapping Array
Scott D. Rudlosky, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD; and D. T. Shea, S. J. Goodman,
R. J. Blakeslee, J. Bailey, S. Zubrick, B. Jackson, J. Samenow, and K. Ambrose
2:00 PM

4.3
Session
5
1:30 PM

5.1
1:45 PM
5.2
Statistical Analysis of a Radar-Based Icing Hazard Algorithm
Christopher J. Johnston, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. J. Serke, S. Ellis, A. L. Reehorst, J. Hubbert, D. Albo, A. Weekley, D. R. Adriaansen, K. L. Elmore, and M. Politovich
2:00 PM
5.3
Supercooled liquid water content profiles with a new vibrating wire sonde compared to ground-based microwave radiometry
David Serke, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Hall, J. Bognar, A. Jordan, S. Abdo, K. Baker, T. Seitel, M. Nelson, A. L. Reehorst, R. Ware, F. McDonough, and M. K. Politovich
2:15 PM
5.4
MPAR Wind Shear Experiment
Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. W. Burgess, B. L. Cheong, J. Y. N. Cho, T. Crum, M. Weadon, M. Emanuel, and P. Byron
Session
5
Risk Perception and Decision Making
Location: Room 19A (Austin Convention Center)
Cochairs:
Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR, Boulder, CO;
Rachel E. Riley, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Session
6
2:15 PM
6.4
Validation and Evaluation of the NCAR 4D-REKF ensemble data assimilation and forecasting system
Yubao Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and L. Pan, Y. Wu, A. Bourgeois, J. Knievel, S. Swerdlin, J. Pace, F. W. Gallagher III, and S. F. Halvorson
2:45 PM
An Approach for Addressing Non-Gaussian Error in Microphysical Parameterization by Marcus Van Lier-Walqui
Themed Joint Session
17
2:00 PM
TJ17.3
MED-MI: accelerating identification of environmental impacts on health
Brian William Golding, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and L. Fleming, A. Haines, A. Kessel, T. Bailey, C. Sabel, N. Osborne, C. Sarran, A. Cichowska, S. Hajat, and D. Bloomfield
2:15 PM
TJ17.4
System for Integrated Modeling of Metropolitan Extreme Heat Risk
Olga Wilhelmi, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. H. Hayden, A. J. Monaghan, T. Greasby, C. Uejio, S. R. Sain, K. Oleson, M. Heaton, J. Pelzman, D. Banerjee, and V. Nepal
Themed Joint Session
24
2:30 PM
TJ24.5
Water-Resource Assessments of Basins within Developed and Developing Countries: The Role of Regional Climate Uncertainty, Policy, and Economics
C. Adam Schlosser, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and C. Arndt, E. Blanc, K. Strzepek, C. Fant, A. Gueneau, X. Gao, H. Jacoby, A. P. Sokolov, and J. Thurlow
Themed Joint Session
25
1:45 PM
TJ25.2
Impact of Ocean Observations on Hurricane Irene Intensity Forecasts
Greg Seroka, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and S. Glenn, O. Schofield, J. Kohut, H. Roarty, J. Kerfoot, L. Bowers, M. Crowley, L. Palamara, and R. Dunk
1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Panel Discussion
1
Panel of Teaching Award Winners
Location: Room 13AB (Austin Convention Center)
Organizers:
Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division, Boulder, CO;
John A. Knox, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
Moderators:
John A. Knox, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA;
Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division, Boulder, CO
2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
8
Medium/Long Range Forecasting
Location: Room 6A (Austin Convention Center)
Cochairs:
Travis Hartman, MDA Information Systems, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD;
Stephen Bennett, EarthRisk Technologies, San Diego, CA
2:45 PM
8.3A
Long term coastal ocean forecasting
Gregg A. Jacobs, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS; and F. Aikman, D. Anderson, N. Banas, F. O. Bryan, R. Chant, E. Curchitser, S. DiMarco, J. P. Dunne, K. Fennel, M. A. M. Friedrichs, J. Harding, R. He, A. Lewitus, D. McGillicuddy, and O. Schofield
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
3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
3:30 PM-5:15 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Session
3
3:30 PM
3.1
CREST Lidar Network Observations of Particle Pollution across the Eastern United States and Caribbean
Ruben Delgado, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD; and D. Orozco, P. Sawamura, J. Sullivan, T. Berkoff, R. M. Hoff, K. R. Leavor, R. B. Lee III, L. Lei, N. Boyouk, J. Su, M. P. McCormick, S. Galicia, J. Nieves, H. Parsiani, L. Cordero, Y. Wu, B. Gross, and F. Moshary
3:45 PM
3.2
Mixed Layer Heights and Aerosol Products derived from the NASA LaRC airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar during the First DISCOVER-AQ Field Mission
Amy Jo Scarino, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA; and S. P. Burton, R. A. Ferrare, C. A. Hostetler, M. D. Obland, J. W. Hair, R. R. Rogers, A. L. Cook, D. B. Harper, A. Da Silva, B. Holben, R. M. Hoff, T. Berkoff, R. Delgado, A. M. Thompson, and J. Everette
4:30 PM
3.5
Characterizing Transport Processes of Ozone and Greenhouse Gases with Lidar
Christoph J. Senff, CIRES, University of Colorado, and NOAA ESRL, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Hardesty, W. A. Brewer, R. M. Banta, A. O. Langford, R. J. Alvarez II,
S. P. Sandberg, A. M. Weickmann, R. D. Marchbanks,
C. Sweeney, G. Petron, and A. Karion
Session
6
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)
Chairs:
Alex Pszenny, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH;
E. Atlas, Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL
4:15 PM

1.4
4:30 PM
1.5
Fertilisation Potential of Volcanic Dust in Carbon Fixation and Climate Feedback in the Western North Pacific Subtropical Ocean
I.-I. Lin, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and C. Hu, Y. H. Li, T. Y. Ho, T. Fischer, C. W. Huang, J. Wu, A. Chu, G. T. F. Wong, D. S. Ko, and J. P. Chen
Session
1
4:00 PM

1.2
4:45 PM
1.4
High Resolution On-Line Air-Quality Model Simulations of Canada's Oil Sands
Paul, A. Makar, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and S. Gravel, C. Stroud, B. Pabla, J. Zhang, M. D. Moran, W. Gong, P. Cheung, S. H. Cho, C. McLinden, S. Gong, and C. J. Mooney
Joint Session
1
More than just talking about the weather: The science behind weather and climate communication
Location: Room 18D (Austin Convention Center)
Cochairs:
Gina M. Eosco, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY;
William L. Read, NOAA/NHC, Miami, FL;
Julie L. Demuth, NCAR, Boulder, CO;
Nate Johnson, NBC Owned Television Stations Group, Raleigh, NC
3:30 PM
J1.1
Session Introduction
Gina M. Eosco, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and W. L. Read, J. L. Demuth, and N. Johnson
4:00 PM

J1.3
Session
2
4:00 PM
2.3
AgI cloud seeding effects as seen in WRF simulations
Lulin Xue, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Hashimoto, M. Murakami, S. Tessendorf, R. M. Rasmussen, E. Nelson, D. Breed, D. Blestrud, P. Holbrook, and S. Parkinson
Session
2
3:30 PM
2.1
An Ocean-Based Potential Intensity Index for Tropical Cyclones
I. I. Lin, National Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan; and P. Black, J. F. Price, C. Y. Yang, S. S. Chen, N. H. Chi,
P. A. Harr, M. Lien, E. D'Asaro, and C. C. Wu
Joint Session
2
Technology for Education
Location: Room 13AB (Austin Convention Center)
Cochairs:
Thomas M. Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI;
Lourdes Avilés, Plymouth State Univ., Plymouth, NH
Session
4
Climate Extremes
Location: Room 15 (Austin Convention Center)
Chair:
Barbara Mayes Boustead, NOAA/NWS, Valley, NE
4:30 PM

4.5
5:15 PM
4.8A
Poster 207 will present as 4.8A. Presented by D. A. Zarrow.
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)
Cochairs:
Frank Aikman, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD;
Frank L. Bub, Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS;
Christopher N. K. Mooers, Portland State University, Portland, OR
4:00 PM
4.3
NOAA/National Ocean Service Northern Gulf of Mexico Operational Forecast System
Eugene Wei, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Aikman, Z. Yang, Y. Chen, J. Kelley, A. Zhang, D. Cao, C. Urizar, J. Cassidy, S. Hsiao, and C. C. Magee
4:30 PM
4.5
Development and validation of the Nearshore Wave Prediction System
Andre J. van der Westhuysen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, College Park, MD; and R. Padilla-Hernandez,
P. Santos, A. Gibbs, D. Gaer, T. Nicolini, S. Tjaden, E. M. Devaliere, and H. L. Tolman
5:00 PM
4.7
NOAA/Nation Ocean Service Columbia River Estuary Operational Forecast System
Edward Myers, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Aikman, Y. Chen, J. G. W. Kelley, A. Zhang, G. Mott, C. Urizar, J. Cassidy, A. Baptista, P. Turner, Y. Zhang, S. Hsiao, and C. C. Magee
Session
4
4:15 PM
4.4
Provisional Maturity Assessment of Cross Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) Temperature and Moisture Profile Products
Murty G. Divakarla, IMSG, Rockville, MD; and C. D. Barnet,
M. Wilson, X. Xiaong, C. Tan, D. Gu, X. Liu, S. Kizer, E. Maddy, A. Gambacorta, N. Nalli, and M. Goldberg
4:45 PM
4.6
Intercomparison of total column ozone measurements from Suomi NPP OMPS and ground-based IR FTS during summer and fall of 2012
Bhaswar Sen, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, CA; and M. Novicki, W. H. Li, G. Toon, J. F. Blavier, D. W. T. Griffith, N. Jones, C. Murphy, J. Notholt, M. Palm, and L. E. Flynn
Session
4A
4:45 PM
4A.6A
Sources of Discrepancies between Satellite and Land Surface Model Evaporation Estimates
Alan Lipton, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., Lexington, MA; and P. Liang, J. F. Galantowicz, J. L. Moncet, C. Jimenez, C. Prigent, F. Aires, and G. Uymin
5:15 PM
4A.8
Development of a Reservoir Meteorological Network for Estimating Evaporation to Aid in Operations, Policies, and Procedures
Justin L. Huntington, DRI, Reno, NV; and T. Mihvec, R. Allen, M. Spears, S. Rajagopal, S. Gangopaday, and D. Eckhart
Session
4B
3:30 PM
4B.1
Benchmarking: An International Model Comparison
Martin Best, UKMO, Exeter, United Kingdom; and G. Abramowitz, G. Balsamo, E. Blyth, A. A. Boone, P. A. Dirmeyer, M. B. Ek, R. D. Koster, S. V. Kumar, T. Oki, C. D. Peters-Lidard, A. Pitman, J. Polcher, J. A. Santanello, B. J. J. M. van den Hurk, and P. Viterbo
5:00 PM
4B.7
Diagnosing current land surface models' ability to represent snowpack evolution in complex terrain and forested Central Rockies
Fei Chen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Barlage, M. Tewari, R. Rasmussen, Y. Bao, J. Jin, D. P. Lettenmaier, B. Livneh, C. Lin, G. Miguez-Mancho, G. Y. Niu, L. Wen, and Z. L. Yang