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7:30 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 3 January 2015
Registration for Student Conference and Short Courses
Location: Lobby of Exhibit Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
8:30 AM-5:00 PM: Saturday, 3 January 2015
AMS Short Course: Advanced Python for Climate Science: From Numpy to Parallel Computing
Location: 211B West Building (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
8:30 AM-5:30 PM: Saturday, 3 January 2015
AMS Short Course:a Beginner’S Course to Using Python in Climate and Meteorology
Location: 211A West Building (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
9:00 AM-9:30 AM: Saturday, 3 January 2015
Session
1
Welcome Remarks
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Cochairs:
9:00 AM
Welcome from the 14th Student Conference Planning Committee: Rosimar Rios-Berrios, Kelsey Mulder, and Daniel Rothenberg, Co-Chairs
9:05 AM
Welcome from the AMS: Bill Gail, President of the AMS
9:30 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 3 January 2015
Session
2
Get the Most out of this Conference: How to Develop Yourself as a Professional
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speakers:
Chair:
Get Primed for the AMS Student Conference by learning how to use this time wisely. You'll get tips on how to network, walk up to big-name scientists, and how to make yourself competitive in achieving your future goals.
10:00 AM-10:15 AM: Saturday, 3 January 2015
Coffee Break
10:15 AM-11:00 AM: Saturday, 3 January 2015
Panel Discussion
1A
Breakout Panel Session Rotation 1: Forecasting
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speakers:
Chair:
Panel Discussion
1B
Breakout Panel Session Rotation 1: Communication
Location: 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speakers:
Chair:
Panel Discussion
1C
Breakout Panel Session Rotation 1: Research
Location: 127ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speakers:
Chair:
11:15 AM-12:00 PM: Saturday, 3 January 2015
Panel Discussion
2A
Breakout Panel Session Rotation 2: Forecasting
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speakers:
Chair:
Session
2B
Breakout Panel Session Rotation 2: Communication
Location: 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speakers:
Chair:
Panel Discussion
2C
Breakout Panel Session Rotation 2: Research
Location: 127ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speakers:
Chair:
12:00 PM-1:00 PM: Saturday, 3 January 2015
Lunch
1:00 PM-1:30 PM: Saturday, 3 January 2015
Session
3
Introduction to Conversations with Professionals
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speakers:
Stretch your mind by learning about the wide variety of careers in meteorology. From traditional to non-traditional careers, each professional will give a 2-3 minute introduction on why you will want to talk to them. Note their room numbers to visit during Session 5.
1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Saturday, 3 January 2015
Session
4A
Conversation with Professionals
Location: 123 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speaker:
Cochairs:
Stretch your mind by learning about the wide variety of careers in meteorology. Visit professionals to have small group discussion with them about their job. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and have discussions with top professionals. *Each discussion will be 15 minutes with 5 minutes for rotations.
Session
4B
Conversation with Professionals
Location: 124A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speaker:
Cochairs:
Stretch your mind by learning about the wide variety of careers in meteorology. Visit professionals to have small group discussion with them about their job. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and have discussions with top professionals. *Each discussion will be 15 minutes with 5 minutes for rotations.
Session
4C
Conversation with Professionals
Location: 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speakers:
Cochairs:
Stretch your mind by learning about the wide variety of careers in meteorology. Visit professionals to have small group discussion with them about their job. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and have discussions with top professionals. *Each discussion will be 15 minutes with 5 minutes for rotations.
Session
4D
Conversation with Professionals
Location: 124B (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speaker:
Cochairs:
Stretch your mind by learning about the wide variety of careers in meteorology. Visit professionals to have small group discussion with them about their job. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and have discussions with top professionals. *Each discussion will be 15 minutes with 5 minutes for rotations.
Session
4E
Conversation with Professionals
Location: 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speaker:
Cochairs:
Stretch your mind by learning about the wide variety of careers in meteorology. Visit professionals to have small group discussion with them about their job. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and have discussions with top professionals. *Each discussion will be 15 minutes with 5 minutes for rotations.
Session
4F
Conversation with Professionals
Location: 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speaker:
Cochairs:
Stretch your mind by learning about the wide variety of careers in meteorology. Visit professionals to have small group discussion with them about their job. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and have discussions with top professionals. *Each discussion will be 15 minutes with 5 minutes for rotations.
Session
4G
Conversation with Professionals
Location: 126A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speaker:
Cochairs:
Stretch your mind by learning about the wide variety of careers in meteorology. Visit professionals to have small group discussion with them about their job. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and have discussions with top professionals. *Each discussion will be 15 minutes with 5 minutes for rotations.
Session
4H
Conversation with Professionals
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speaker:
Cochairs:
Stretch your mind by learning about the wide variety of careers in meteorology. Visit professionals to have small group discussion with them about their job. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and have discussions with top professionals. *Each discussion will be 15 minutes with 5 minutes for rotations.
Session
4I
Conversation with Professionals
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speaker:
Cochairs:
Stretch your mind by learning about the wide variety of careers in meteorology. Visit professionals to have small group discussion with them about their job. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and have discussions with top professionals. *Each discussion will be 15 minutes with 5 minutes for rotations.
Session
4J
Conversation with Professionals
Location: 126BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speaker:
Cochairs:
Stretch your mind by learning about the wide variety of careers in meteorology. Visit professionals to have small group discussion with them about their job. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and have discussions with top professionals. *Each discussion will be 15 minutes with 5 minutes for rotations.
Session
4K
Conversation with Professionals
Location: 128AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speaker:
Cochairs:
Stretch your mind by learning about the wide variety of careers in meteorology. Visit professionals to have small group discussion with them about their job. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and have discussions with top professionals. *Each discussion will be 15 minutes with 5 minutes for rotations.
Session
4L
Conversation with Professionals
Location: 127ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speaker:
Cochairs:
Stretch your mind by learning about the wide variety of careers in meteorology. Visit professionals to have small group discussion with them about their job. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and have discussions with top professionals. *Each discussion will be 15 minutes with 5 minutes for rotations.
Session
4M
Conversation with Professionals
Location: 127ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speaker:
Cochairs:
Stretch your mind by learning about the wide variety of careers in meteorology. Visit professionals to have small group discussion with them about their job. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and have discussions with top professionals. *Each discussion will be 15 minutes with 5 minutes for rotations.
3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Saturday, 3 January 2015
AMS Student Chapter Town Hall Meeting
(Specifically for Student Chapter Officers, but open to all)
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Moderator:
This meeting is specifically designed for Student Chapter Officers, but it is open to everyone. Get a chance to hear from the
award-winning chapters in the country and discuss the joys and pains of running an AMS chapter.
Coffee Break
4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Saturday, 3 January 2015
Session
5
Extreme Weather Events
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speakers:
Chair:
5:00 PM-5:30 PM: Saturday, 3 January 2015
Session
6
Closing Remarks
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Saturday, 3 January 2015
AMS Career Fair and Graduate School Reception
Location: North Ballroom AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Sunday, 4 January 2015
7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Registration for Short Courses and Conference for Early Career Professionals
Location: Lobby of Exhibit Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
8:30 AM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
AMS Short Course: Advanced Python for Climate Science: From Numpy to Parallel Computing
Location: 211B West Building (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
8:30 AM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
AMS Short Course:a Beginner’S Course to Using Python in Climate and Meteorology
Location: 211A West Building (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
9:00 AM-9:30 AM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Session
7
Keynote Speaker: Meteorology in the 21st Century-The Enterprise at Warp Speed
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speaker:
Chair:
9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Registration Open for Annual Meeting
Location: Lobby of Exhibit Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
9:30 AM-9:45 AM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Coffee Break
9:40 AM-10:25 AM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Joint Session
1
Communication and Your Career: The Power of Your Words and Visuals
Location: 124AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Third Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals;
and the 14th Annual Student Conference
)
Facilitators:
Speakers:
Joint session with the AMS 14th Annual Student Conference
9:40 AM
Introductory Remarks
9:45 AM
A Career in Science Doesn’t Involve Writing, Does It? Speaker: Dr. Sarah Tessendorf
10:05 AM
Why Science-Based Presentations are Normally Terrible and What You Can Do About It. Speaker: John Brost
9:45 AM-10:45 AM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Session
8A
Shaping your Future: How to Succeed in Grad School
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speakers:
Chair:
Session
8B
Shaping your Future: Maneuvering the Job Market: Professional Development for the Career Track
Location: 129AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speakers:
Chair:
10:25 AM-11:40 AM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Small Group Rotating Discussions
Participants will divide into 3 small groups which will rotate between the different 20-minute discussion topics. Each group will start in their assigned discussion (numbered 1-3). All groups will rotate to the next discussion in numerical order moving from 1 through 3 and back to 1, if needed. For example, if your group starts in "Group Discussion 2," you then proceed to "Group Discussion 3" and then to "Group Discussion 1." By the end, each group will participate in all 3 discussion topics.
Proposed timeline: 10:30 AM: All three discussions will start; 10:50 AM: All rotate for next group discussion; 11:15 AM: All rotate for final group discussion; 11:40 AM: All discussions end.
10:30 AM-11:40 AM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Joint Session
2A
Group Discussion 1: Write Something People Will Want to Read.
Location: 124AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Third Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals;
and the 14th Annual Student Conference
)
Facilitators:
Joint Session
2B
Group Discussion 2: Adaptive Communication: One Message Doesn't Fit All
Location: 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 14th Annual Student Conference;
and the Third Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals
)
Facilitators:
Joint Session
2C
Group Discussion 3: Make Your Presentation a Conduit, Not a Crutch
Location: 126BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 14th Annual Student Conference;
and the Third Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals
)
Facilitators:
10:45 AM-11:00 AM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Break
11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Session
9
Experiences beyond the Classroom: Getting your Hands Dirty in the Field
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speakers:
Chair:
Some of the best lessons are learned outside of the classroom. This panel discussion will focus on ways you can make a difference in the field.
Session
10
Experiences beyond the Classroom: Getting the Word Out: Science Policy and Communication
Location: 129AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speakers:
Chair:
Some of the best lessons are learned outside of the classroom. This panel will focus on ways you can make a difference through policy.
12:00 PM-12:30 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Session
11
YOU are the Future of Weather, Water, and Climate
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
Speaker:
Chair:
12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
WeatherFest
Location: Hall 1 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
12:30 PM-12:35 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Session
12
Closing Remarks
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
12:35 PM-2:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Lunch on your Own
1:00 PM-1:15 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Session
1
Opening Remarks
Location: 124AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Third Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals
Facilitators:
Speaker:
1:00 PM
Welcome from the Early Career Professionals Conference Chairs
1:05 PM
Welcome from the AMS President William Gail
1:15 PM-3:15 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Session
2
Small Group Rotating Discussions: Workplace Skills for Early Career Professionals
Host: Third Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals
Facilitator:
Participants will divide into 3 small groups which will rotate between the different 30-minute discussion topics. Each group will start in their assigned discussion (numbered 1-3). All groups rotate to the next discussion in numerical order moving from 1 through 3 and back to 1, if needed. For example, if your group starts in "Group Discussion 2," you then proceed to "Group Discussion 3" and then to "Group Discussion 1." By the end, each group will participate in all 3 discussion topics. Proposed timeline: 1:20 PM: All three discussions will start; 1:50 PM: All rotate for next group discussion; 2:25 PM: All rotate for final group discussion; 3:15 PM: All discussions end.
1:15 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:20 PM-3:15 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Session
2A
Group Discussion 1: Is it time to move on from the first job?
Location: 124AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Third Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals
Facilitator:
Session
2B
Group Discussion 2: Becoming a leader in the workforce.
Location: 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Third Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals
Facilitator:
Session
2C
Group Discussion 3: How to balance your work and personal life.
Location: 126BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Third Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals
Facilitator:
2:00 PM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Session
Energy minicourse (AMS Energy Committee), WeatherFest, and other
Location: 129AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Annual Student Conference
3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Newcomer’s Welcome and Informational Exchange
Location: 127ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
3:15 PM-3:30 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Coffee Break
3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Panel Discussion
1
Supporting AMS Programs and Opportunities
Location: 124AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Third Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals
Moderator:
Panelists:
4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Panel Discussion
2
Conversations with Professionals
Location: 124AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Third Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals
Moderator:
Panelists:
4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
95th Annual Review, New Fellows, and Featured Awards
Location: 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
5:00 PM-5:15 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Session
3
Closing Remarks
Location: 124AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Third Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals
Facilitators:
5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
AMS Career Fair
Location: North Ballroom AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
5:45 PM-7:15 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Poster Session
S47
5:45 PM-8:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Fellows Reception
Location: North Ballroom Foyer (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
9:00 PM-11:00 PM: Sunday, 4 January 2015
Fifth Annual AMS Reception for Early Career Professionals
Location: Sheraton Phoenix, Valley of the Sun D/E (Sheraton Phoenix)
Monday, 5 January 2015
7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015
Registration Continues through January 7
Location: Lobby of Exhibit Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
9:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 5 January 2015
Plenary Session
1
15th Presidential Forum: Will Weather Change Forever—Anticipating Meteorology in 2040
Location: North Ballroom CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Major Weather Events and Societal Impacts of 2014;
the Eugenia Kalnay Symposium;
the Harry R. Glahn Symposium;
the 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies;
the 29th Conference on Hydrology;
the 27th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
the 24th Symposium on Education;
the 20th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography;
the 20th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification;
the 19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS);
the 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction;
the 18th Conference on Middle Atmosphere;
the 17th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry;
the 17th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology;
the 13th Conference on Artificial Intelligence;
the 13th Symposium on the Coastal Environment;
the 13th History Symposium;
the 12th Conference on Space Weather;
the 11th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
the 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice;
the Eighth Annual CCM Forum: Certified Consulting Meteorologists;
the Seventh Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications;
the Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data;
the Seventh Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions;
the Sixth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy;
the Sixth Conference on Environment and Health;
the Fifth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
the Fifth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python;
the Third Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals;
the Third Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise;
the Third Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events;
the Third Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation;
the Third Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact;
the First Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate;
the Special Symposium on Model Postprocessing and Downscaling;
the Special Symposium on the South Asia Monsoon;
the Air Pollution Meteorology and Human Health Symposium;
and the 15th Presidential Forum
)
Program Chair:
Moderator:
Keynote:
Panelists:
Twenty five years hence, meteorology will be much different and expand far beyond the traditional weather forecast. Personal sensors will monitor weather nearly everywhere. Advanced computing will allow us to forecast at perhaps minute scales and kilometer resolutions, customized for each particular user. Post-mobile devices will enable instantaneous use of the information – even in remote areas of today’s developing nations. Transportation will be safer, businesses will operate more efficiently, events will automatically schedule around anticipated weather, and much more. Operational weather forecasts will be interlaced with new environmental elements that impact economic, health, energy, and security decisions. Many aspects of our daily lives will change forever. Climate change’s possibilities add a critical dimension to community resiliency. Should global weather patterns be altered, forecasting could become more challenging than today. The recent release of the fifth IPCC synthesis report has brought focus to this particular issue. Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, NOAA Administrator, will lead the session with a keynote on her vision for the meteorology enterprise in the year 2040. Following her keynote, the panelists - representing different demographics and perspectives - will then provide their vision, accompanied by a moderated discussion among the panelists.
9:16 AM
Dr. Kathryn Sullivan: AMS 2015 Annual Meeting Presidential Forum Keynote
9:24 AM
Curtis Walker: Will Weather Change Forever – Anticipating Meteorology in 2040
9:32 AM
Bernadette Woods Placky: Will Weather Change Forever? Anticipating Meteorology in 2040
9:40 AM
Mac Devine: The Perfect Storm Intensifies - The Convergence of BigData, Cloud and the Internet of Things is Now at Full Strength
9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 5 January 2015
Spouses' Coffee
10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 5 January 2015
Coffee Break
Location: North Ballroom Foyer (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Space Weather Coffee Break—Sponsored by Ball Aerospace
Location: 227A-C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
11:00 AM-11:45 AM: Monday, 5 January 2015
Session
1
Software Applications Linking Weather to Energy Decision Support
Location: 224B (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Sixth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015
Session
1
10th Anniversary of the POLICY/SOCIETY Symposium
Location: 226AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Cochairs:
Session
1
AI Techniques for Decision Support
Location: 124B (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 13th Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Chair:
Session
1
Agency Updates 1
Location: 227A-C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 12th Conference on Space Weather
Chair:
Session
1
Air Pollution Meteorology Observational Studies
Location: 128AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Air Pollution Meteorology and Human Health Symposium
Chair:
Joint Session
1
Air pollution and air quality impacts on health-Part I
Location: 228AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Sixth Conference on Environment and Health;
and the Air Pollution Meteorology and Human Health Symposium
)
Cochairs:
Development of modeling systems addressing emissions, meteorology, atmospheric dispersion, exposure, and corresponding health implications; including observational, applied, or validation study designs
11:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks
Session
1
Assimilation of Observations for High-Impact Weather
Location: 131AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair:
Joint Session
1
Computational and Data Advances: Integrated Metrics and Benchmarking For Next Generation Hydro/Land Surface Modeling of The Water Cycle Session I (Joint between the 29th Conference on Hydrology and the Committee on Probability and Statistics)
Location: 127ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 29th Conference on Hydrology
Chair:
Joint Panel Discussion
1
Enterprise View of Satellites
Location: 231ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 20th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography;
the 11th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
and the Third Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation
)
Moderator:
Panelists:
The enterprise view of environmental satellites, a vision of a “system of systems” of spacecraft, sensors, and ground assets, is rapidly evolving from a concept to reality. It is driven by the need for government agencies and stakeholders to more effectively and efficiently obtain and share improved satellite data and data products for multiple applications under very challenging budget conditions. The enterprise view is being realized through the establishment of new national and international agreements to promote the sharing of data, and new organizational structures and system architectures to better collect, process, distribute, and use satellite data products from a constellation of satellites. A panel of senior scientists and managers will discuss the pathway and current progress in implementing this new paradigm.
11:30 AM
John Malay
11:45 AM
David McCarren
Session
1
Evaluation and Use of Lightning Technology
Location: 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair:
Session
1
Extratropical upper troposphere/lower stratosphere, Part 1
Location: 212A West Building (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Conference on Middle Atmosphere
Chair:
Session
1
Global Warming Hiatus-Part I
Location: 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 27th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Cochairs:
Global average temperature has increased by 0.8oC over the 20th century but this warming trend has slowed or even stalled for the past 15 years. This warming hiatus has caused much confusion and debate but at the same time offers a scientific opportunity to study climate change dynamics in action. Mechanisms proposed include a slowdown in net radiative forcing, and interference by natural variability. This session showcases rapidly advancing research on the physical mechanisms and various impacts of this hiatus event. Topics of particular interest include interdecadal variability and the interaction with forced climate change, radiative forcing and related processes, and ocean heat storage as pertinent to the hiatus.
Session
1
Impacts of aerosols on storm dynamics, cloud physics, and precipitation I
Location: 223 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Cochairs:
Session
1
Madden-Julian Oscillation in Global Climate Models
Location: 229AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Third Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact
Cochairs:
Session
1
Pre-College Education Initiatives I
Location: 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 24th Symposium on Education
Cochairs:
Session
1
Python for the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Location: 129B (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Fifth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair:
Provides a summary of recent advances in the use of Python in the atmospheric and oceanic sciences. The first talk is the Core Science Keynote for the Python Symposium.
Session
1
Research to operations successes
Location: 129A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 17th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs:
Session
1
Surface wave effects on oceanic turbulence and air-sea interaction, from small scale to climate scale, Part 1
Location: 224A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction
Chair:
Joint Session
1
The 2014 US National Climate Assessment: Science, Policy, and the Future-Part I
Location: 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 27th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
and the 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
)
Cochairs:
In May 2014, the third US National Climate Assessment was publicly released by the White House. Building on efforts such as the IPCC 5th Assessment, and previous National Climate Assessments, the 2014 NCA incorporates a broad scope of the best available science relevant to decision making at multiple scales. The NCA also included important transdisciplinary efforts bridging physical and social sciences, and the communications enterprise. This session will highlight the major scientific highlights of the 2014 NCA, the process as envisioned and executed, the “ongoing assessment” concept, and policy implications. Topics within the session are not limited to direct NCA contributions. Of particular interest are sector specific and regional climate information, methods and perspectives on science communication, the policy implications at multiple scales, and next steps. Contributions that connect IPCC and regional, state, or local assessment activities with the NCA are also encouraged.
Session
1
Urban Chemical Cartography: Charting Spatial Gradients with Novel Measurement Platforms
Location: 124A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 17th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs:
Session
1
Weather Ready Nation Keynote Addresses
Location: 221A-C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Third Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Cochairs:
Introductory Remarks
11:00 AM
1.1
Holly Bamford, NOAA/NOS, Silver Spring, MD - Invited Presentation
Session
1A
International Applications for the Monitoring and Prediction of Weather Hazards including Volcanic Ash - Part I
Location: 132AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
Session
1B
Open Data Standards and Sharing
Location: 131C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
11:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015
Lunch Break
12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015
Early Career Committee
Location: 126A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Presidential Town Hall Meeting: Fulfilling the Vision of Weather, Water, and Climate Information at NOAA
Location: 127ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
As highlighted at the Presidential Forum, the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise has an exciting future in store as we focus on meeting the evolving societal needs in the coming decades. NOAA is energized to continue the partnership with all components of the Enterprise, especially as they pertain to NOAA's priorities for the next 5 years. At this town hall, NOAA Administrator, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan will discuss NOAA's plans for evolving the National Weather Service, building community resilience, and investing in observations. As an Enterprise, we will ensure the United States continues to push cutting edge research, technology, and improved predictions to its partners and the public. Following her opening remarks, Dr. Sullivan will engage in a lively discussion with all those interested in helping to build a Weather-Ready Nation.
12:15 PM
Presidential Town Hall Meeting: Fulfilling the Vision of Weather, Water, and Climate Information at NOAA
Town Hall Meeting: Accessibility for People with Disabilities
Location: 128AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Speakers:
The AMS membership includes individuals who have physical limitations, such as blindness or vision impairment, hearing loss or limited hand use or mobility. Individuals with disabilities have a great deal to contribute to our field and desire to participate. Making meetings accessible to people with disabilities not only encourages inclusion, but it also brings forth diverse perspectives, effective partnerships, and enhanced opportunities for all participants.
We would like to propose a town-hall meeting to commence a discussion on the topic of making AMS meetings fully accessible to people with disabilities. The session will serve as a platform to address accessibility barriers and needs of participants with disabilities. We intend to invite a few speakers and engage the AMS membership on a panel discussion on this topic. We hope to explore answers to questions like why is it important to fully engage people with disabilities, what is the role of AMS in this engagement, how can AMS meetings be made accessible, etc. This discussion, the first of its kind at the AMS Annual Meeting, will serve as a guide to plan accessible AMS events in the future. We will summarize the discussions in a follow-up report that will form the basis of further action on this topic.
Town Hall Meeting: Effective Resume Writing
Location: 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Speaker:
The Board for Early Career Professionals invites you to participate in a panel discussion regarding building a resume that will make you stand out in a sea of job applications. Panelists from academic, broadcast, government, and private sectors will be on hand to share past experiences, and provide tips and techniques to write an effective resume, whether it’s for your first, second, or subsequent job. Talks will be given by each panelist, along with a Q&A session at the end. Topics will include:
•Tailoring your resume for every job application.
•Understanding what skill sets hiring managers look for.
•Recognizing the difference between a resume and curriculum vitae (CV).
•Knowing what to leave off a resume.
•Making an eye-catching demo tape.
•Going above and beyond.
All members of the AMS community, including undergraduate and graduate students, post docs, and early career professionals are encouraged to attend this one hour town hall meeting.
Town Hall Meeting: NWS Model Development Forum
Location: 126BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
The mission of NWS global models is to provide the best possible numerical forecasts to our customers. A key element in providing accurate forecasts is the availability of accurate numerical guidance provided by computer models, mostly provided by NCEP. To address growing service demands and improve the accuracy of the forecasts, NWS needs to remain at the cutting-edge of research and model development and continuously transition science advances from research community to operations (R2O). Given the tremendously increased complexities of weather, climate and environmental prediction systems in the last two decades, the demands for more and more rigorous technology transfer processes and quality management procedures are increased. In an effort to foster more effective communications and successful research to operation transition to improve NWS operational models, NWS and OAR are sponsoring a Town Hall Meeting on NWS Model Development Forum. The purpose is to explain to the partners and stakeholders operational constraints and management procedures for the NWS model development and transition processes, and to get feedback on the expectations and requirements from the community.
Town Hall Meeting: Watch out! A review of the National Weather Service's watch, warning, advisory hazard messaging system. It's advised you attend. You have been warned!
Location: 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
For generations, the National Weather Service has utilized the terms "Watch", "Warning", and "Advisory" (WWA) to convey expectations of impact and level of forecast certainty associated with expected weather and water hazards. However, results of numerous NWS Service Assessments, initial social science research and other interactions with partners and the public suggests that many people misunderstand these terms - or confuse the terms one to another. In addition, there exists confusion among the 100+ products NWS uses to differentiate among the type, impact and forecast certainty of these hazards.
In response, NWS has initiated a "Hazards Simplification (or "Haz Simp") study to assess whether there may exist alternatives to WWA that would prove to be more intuitive, more easily understood and/or more easily communicated to users for the purpose of inspiring desired action by the public. This effort has now engaged social research and Phase I of this research has now been completed. High level results from the 20 focus groups held among the public, emergency managers, broadcasters and NWS forecasters during Phase I are as follows:
•Most people misunderstand the term "Advisory".
•Many supported the use of a hierarchical, color-based scheme to express varying levels of forecast certainty and impact (such as is employed by the European "Meteoalarm" system).
•Some people believe the system is working well enough and that enhanced education would increase understanding.
•Any change should be considered carefully and executed gradually.
The purpose of this Town Hall will be to present the results of "Haz Simp Phase I" and engage discussion from participants on their reaction and suggested options/alternatives for moving forward based on these results. Feedback on how "institutionalized" WWA is in partner and public decision making processes will also be welcomed. Also, all Annual Meeting attendees will be invited to visit the "Haz Simp" booth in the Exhibition Hall, where prototypes developed based on the Phase I results will be available for comment as part of Phase II of this project.
12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015
Daily Weather Briefings
Location: 132AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
1:30 PM-2:00 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015
Session
2
Energy Risk Management and the Importance of Linking Weather to Energy Planning
Location: 224B (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Sixth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015
Panel Discussion
1
A Snapshot of the Federal Policy Landscape for the AMS Community
Location: 226C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Moderator:
Panelists:
1:30 PM
Timothy Stryker
1:45 PM
Paul Higgins
2:00 PM
Fern Gibbons
2:15 PM
Allison Schwier
Joint Session
1
Assessing the Skill of Statistical Downscaling Techniques: Questioning Assumptions and Quantifying Value
Location: 124B (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Special Symposium on Model Postprocessing and Downscaling;
and the 13th Conference on Artificial Intelligence
)
Cochairs:
Joint Session
1
Madden-Julian Oscillation in Cloud Permitting Models
Location: 229AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Third Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact;
and the 19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
)
Cochairs:
Joint Session
1
Weather Observing Systems Via Airborne Platforms
Location: 131C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies;
and the 17th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
)
Cochairs:
Session
2
Surface wave effects on oceanic turbulence and air-sea interaction, from small scale to climate scale, Part 2
Location: 224A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction
Chair:
Session
2
Aerosol impacts on shallow clouds I
Location: 223 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Cochairs:
Session
2
Agency Updates 2
Location: 227A-C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 12th Conference on Space Weather
Chair:
1:45 PM
2.2
Session
2
Air Pollution / Health Modeling and Prediction Systems
Location: 128AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Air Pollution Meteorology and Human Health Symposium
Chair:
2:15 PM
Paper 2.4 has moved. New poster number 930
Joint Session
2
Air pollution and air quality impacts on health-Part II
Location: 228AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Sixth Conference on Environment and Health;
and the Air Pollution Meteorology and Human Health Symposium
)
Cochairs:
Development of modeling systems addressing emissions, meteorology, atmospheric dispersion, exposure, and corresponding health implications; including observational, applied, or validation study designs
Session
2
Communications: Public Safety & Educational Approaches to a WRN
Location: 221A-C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Third Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Cochairs:
Joint Session
2
Computational and Data Advances: Integrated metrics and benchmarking for next generation hydro/land surface modeling of the water cycle session II (Joint between the 29th Conference on Hydrology and the Committee on Probability and Statistics)
Location: 127ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 29th Conference on Hydrology
CoChair:
Joint Session
2
Design of next generation retrieval, data assimilation, and data fusion algorithms, especially as pertains to an integrated view of the Earth system
Location: 231ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 20th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography;
the 11th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
and the Third Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation
)
Cochairs:
Session
2
Extratropical upper troposphere/lower stratosphere, Part 2
Location: 212A West Building (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Conference on Middle Atmosphere
Chair:
Session
2
General Topics in Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology - Part I
Location: 129A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 17th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs:
Session
2
Global Warming Hiatus-Part II
Location: 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 27th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Cochairs:
Session
2
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Measurements, Processes and Impacts I
Location: 124A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 17th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs:
Over the last decade, significant advances have been made in both in situ and remote sensing technologies for measuring greenhouse gases (GHGs). In addition, the planned launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2) and the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) instruments later this year should yield more information on GHGs than ever before. While these multiple observational platforms provide a significant potential for the monitoring of GHG emissions, more and more uncertainties are coming to light regarding our understanding of the global and regional budgets of GHGs, and in the identification and quantification of their climate feedback sensitivities.
This session solicits abstracts that address these uncertainties using models and observations, and provides new insights on process understanding across a variety of spatial and temporal scales. We encourage contributions on current and prospective observation technologies for GHGs, modeling studies to quantify GHG budgets and their associated uncertainties, evaluation and benchmarking of GHG estimates from Earth System Models using contemporary observations, and integration of observations and models to augment our process-based understanding.
Session
2
Inside Weather Forecast Operations: Practices and Tools to Promote Weather Safety
Location: 226AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Chair:
Session
2
International Applications for the Monitoring and Prediction of Weather Hazards including Volcanic Ash - Part II
Location: 132AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
Session
2
Lightning Warning and Prediction
Location: 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair:
1:30 PM
2.1
2:00 PM
2.3
Session
2
Modeling, Analysis, and Learning
Location: 129B (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Fifth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair:
2:15 PM
Each poster presenter, in order by their poster number is provided with an opportunity to give a brief intro of their poster presentation that will be given during the formal poster viewing following the session
Session
2
Observation System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) I
Location: 131AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair:
Session
2
Pre-college Education Initiatives II
Location: 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 24th Symposium on Education
Cochairs:
This is a continuation of Pre-college Education Initiatives I.
Joint Session
2
The 2014 US National Climate Assessment: Science, Policy, and the Future-Part II
Location: 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 27th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
and the 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
)
Cochairs:
Joint Session
3
Air-Sea Interaction and the Coastal Environment: Part 1
Location: 130 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 13th Symposium on the Coastal Environment;
and the 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction
)
Cochairs:
2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Poster Session
1
3rd Weather-Ready Nation Symposium Poster Session
Host: Third Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Poster Session
1
Paper 309 has been moved. New paper number is 2.1A.
Poster Session
1
Advances in Using Python in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Host: Fifth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair:
This session covers the breadth of recent advances in using Python for data analysis, visualization, workflow integration, modeling, and teaching.
Poster 406 will now be presented as 3.4A
Poster Session
1
Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions I (Mon)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Cochairs:
Poster 361 has been moved. New paper number is 2.1A.
Poster 363 has been moved. New paper number is 5.3A.
Poster 368 has been moved. New paper number is 7.4A.
Poster Session
1
Atmospheric Chemistry Poster Session 1 (Mon)
Host: 17th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs:
Poster 296 has been moved. New paper number is 4.4A.
Poster 297 has been moved. New paper number is 5.1A.
Poster Session
1
Poster Session
1
Computational and Data Advances: Hydrological Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation Posters
Host: 29th Conference on Hydrology
Chair:
Poster Session
1
Poster 53 has been moved. New paper number is 3.1A.
Joint Poster Session
1
Joint Satellite Program Poster Session I
Hosts: (Joint
between the 20th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography;
the 11th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
and the Third Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation
)
Cochairs:
153
202
209
Poster 211 has moved. New paper number is 1A.2A
Poster Session
1
130
Poster Session
1
Poster Session - Part I
Host: 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
Monday and Tuesday Poster Session for EIPT Conference focusing on topics covered during the first two days of sessions.
Poster Session
1
Posters
Location: 128AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Air Pollution Meteorology and Human Health Symposium
Air Pollution and Observational Studies Posters
Source Models and Atmospheric Dispersion Studies Posters
Poster Session
1
Posters on:
- extratropical upper troposphere / lower stratosphere
- gravity waves
- middle atmospheric climate variability and change
- tropical tropopause layer
- middle atmospheric transport
Poster 274 has been moved. New paper number is 9.1A
Poster 277 has been moved. New paper number is 14.2A
Poster Session
1
Joint Poster Session
1A
Computational and Data Advances: Integrated Metrics And Benchmarking For Next Generation Hydro/Land Surface Modeling Of The Water Cycle Posters (Joint between the 29th Conference on Hydrology and the Committee on Probability and Statistics)
Location: Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings
Host: 29th Conference on Hydrology
Chair:
Poster Session
2
Regional climate variability and change Posters
Host: 27th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Poster 57 has moved. New paper number is 13A.1.
Poster Session
1st Poster Session on Research to Operations
Host: Fifth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
Poster Session
Air-sea interaction at the mesoscale, and effect on planetary scale climate
Host: 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction
Cochairs:
Poster Session
Air-sea interaction in tropical cyclone (high wind) conditions
Host: 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction
CoChair:
Poster Session
Joint Poster Session
Joint Poster Session on Air Pollution and Air Quality Impacts on Health
Location: Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings
Host: Sixth Conference on Environment and Health
Poster Session
Laboratory, field, and satellite measurements of air-sea interaction processes
Host: 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction
CoChair:
Poster Session
Madden-Julian Oscillation Symposium Posters
Host: Third Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact
Cochairs:
Madden-Julian Oscillation symposium posters
Poster 421 has been moved. New paper is J1.1A
Poster Session
Monday Poster Session
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair:
Poster 345 has been moved. New paper number is 6.1A
Poster Session
Poster Session - 10th Symposium on Societal Applications
Host: 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Chair:
Poster Session
Tuesday poster session
Poster Session
Surface wave effects on oceanic turbulence and air-sea interaction, from small scale to climate scale
Host: 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction
CoChair:
Poster 262 has been moved. New paper number is 8.1.
Poster Session
The role of air-sea interaction in climate variability and change
Host: 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction
CoChair:
4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015
Session
3
Energy Applications for Weather/Climate Data
Location: 224B (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Sixth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
Joint Session
3
The 2014 US National Climate Assessment: Science, Policy, and the Future-Part III
Location: 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 27th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
and the 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
)
Cochairs:
4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015
Session
1
Computational and Data Advances: Hydrological Remote Sensing I (Joint between the 29th Conference on Hydrology and the Committee on Probability and Statistics)
Location: 127ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 29th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs:
4:15 PM
1.2
Themed Joint Session
1
The Last Mile: Methods and Technologies for Delivering Custom Weather, Water, and Climate Information to Everyone in the World
Location: 124B (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 13th Conference on Artificial Intelligence;
the 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies;
and the Special Symposium on Model Postprocessing and Downscaling
)
Cochairs:
Session
2
Analysis of DYNAMO Observations
Location: 229AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Third Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact
Cochairs:
Joint Session
2
Technology Advances – Weather Testbeds
Location: 131C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies;
and the Fifth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
Panel Discussion
2
Ten Years of the WAS*IS (Weather and Society*Integrated Studies) Movement: How the First Decade’s Culture Change will Shape Action in the Next Decade
Location: 226AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Moderators:
Panelists:
4:00 PM
Panel Discussion
Session
3
Aerosol impacts on shallow clouds II
Location: 223 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
Cochairs:
4:45 PM
3.4
Joint Session
3
Air pollution and air quality impacts on health-Part III
Location: 228AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Sixth Conference on Environment and Health;
and the Air Pollution Meteorology and Human Health Symposium
)
Cochairs:
Development of modeling systems addressing emissions, meteorology, atmospheric dispersion, exposure, and corresponding health implications; including observational, applied, or validation study designs
Session
3
Applications for end users
Location: 227A-C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 12th Conference on Space Weather
Chair:
4:15 PM
3.3
Session
3
Data and Visualization
Location: 129B (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Fifth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python
Chair:
Session
3
General Topics in Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology - Part II
Location: 129A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 17th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs:
Session
3
Global Warming Hiatus-Part III
Location: 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 27th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Cochairs:
Session
3
Gravity Waves
Location: 212A West Building (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 18th Conference on Middle Atmosphere
Chair:
Session
3
Green House Gas Emissions: Measurements, Processes and Impacts II
Location: 124A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 17th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs:
Session
3
Integrating WRN into New Methods, Products and Services
Location: 221A-C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Third Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Cochairs:
Session
3
Laboratory, field, and satellite measurements of air-sea interaction processes
Location: 224A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction
Cochairs:
Session
3
Meteorological Applications and Utility of Lightning Data
Location: 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Chair:
Session
3
Mobile Apps for Weather
Location: 132AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 31st Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
4:30 PM
3.3
4:45 PM
3.4
Session
3
Observation System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) II
Location: 131AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair:
Joint Session
3
Satellite Testbeds and Proving Ground Activities
Location: 230 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 11th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
and the 20th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
)
Cochairs:
Session
3
Source Models and Atmospheric Dispersion Studies
Location: 128AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Air Pollution Meteorology and Human Health Symposium
Chair:
Joint Session
4
Air-Sea Interaction and the Coastal Environment: Part 2
Location: 130 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 13th Symposium on the Coastal Environment;
and the 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction
)
Cochairs:
Joint Session
4
Citizen Science
Location: 226C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice;
and the 24th Symposium on Education
)
Cochairs:
Session documents the many uses of data that are increasingly available through public participation in earth observing. Presentations for work that evaluates the outcomes of a program or policy.
Joint Session
4
Societal Benefits of Satellite Data Applications
Location: 231ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 11th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
and the 20th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
)
Cochairs:
5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015
Reception and Exhibits Opening
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
7:00 PM-8:30 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015
Town Hall Meeting: Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy – Applying Big Weather Data to Address Today’s Energy Challenges
Location: 126BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Speaker:
There is a tight correlation between weather and energy consumption but the relationship between meteorology and the electricity grid runs much deeper. The industry has undergone many changes and our Nation’s grid is increasingly more complex. From the integration of large scale wind generation and the complexities introduced from their intermittent behavior, to the disruptive forces of distributed solar generation and it’s ever increasing footprint, to maintaining overall grid resiliency in the wake of Super-Storm Sandy and other large scale severe weather outbreaks. These challenges with their increasing levels of complexity are being met head on by increased computational resources, big weather data in the form of increased observations and model output, and other big data being collected by the utilities.
The topics this Town Meeting will address broadly are:
1.Distributed Solar and its impact in Southern California. What is the “duck curve” and what can be done to mitigate its impact on the grid?
2.Outage modeling is now real, and in place within several utilities. How are outage models performing, and how are the utilities using big weather data to push the envelope further?
3.Resiliency isn’t just a difficult word to spell. All aspects of our Nation’s Energy Complex are dealing with climate adaptation. What role can the meteorological community play in this planning work?
This Town Hall Meeting is held in conjunction with the AMS Energy Committee and the AMS Renewable Energy Committees’ Sixth 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 light appetizers and drinks. Full details on the reception will be provided at the town hall meeting.
7:15 PM
Jamie Exon
7:30 PM
Renato Derech
7:00 PM-10:00 PM: Monday, 5 January 2015
Arizona Science Center Reception
Tuesday, 6 January 2015
7:00 AM-8:15 AM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Town Hall Meeting: Open Environmental Information: A Discussion about Needs and Paths Forward
Location: 121BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Speaker:
What is meant by Open Environmental Information? What are the gaps today for access to government-held environmental information and services? What are the impacts of those gaps and what are the societal benefits if those gaps are closed? How do we close the gaps and how rapidly can this be done? Who should take on the role to close the gaps? The Town Hall will include a panel and moderator and will encourage audience participation.
The following are excerpts from the Terms of Reference of the COEIS and is provided as additional background for the Town Hall.
“Open, timely access to rich state-of-the-science environmental data, model output, archives and information is crucial for the Weather and Climate Enterprise to optimally serve the nation.
To help NOAA and similar sources of environmental data ( federal, state, municipalities, etc.) ensure that such services are created and shared according to the principles of the open services paradigm, it is important to have clear and open exchanges amongst members of the Enterprise. This is especially true in an era of not only rapidly evolving information services, but also in uncertain fiscal conditions that may limit service options. It is also true that private industry, academia, and other organizations and institutions have access to data, model output, archives and information that is of communitywide value and must be included in the open dialogue. The American Meteorological Society is uniquely positioned to host and catalyze such exchanges.
The primary goals of open environmental information services are to ensure that:
a.The Weather and Climate Enterprise, and therefore the nation as a whole, realize maximum value from environmental information services by ensuring that all potentially useful and relevant information is available to the entire Enterprise;
b.New environmental information services and technologies are developed openly in symbiotic partnership with all elements of the Enterprise such that the resulting services achieve optimal utility and efficacy when deployed. This includes development in the broadest sense, and includes data bases, access systems, models, data assimilation schemes, applications, measurement and observing systems, and so forth.
The purpose of the COEIS is to build and strengthen bridges between various sectors of the weather and climate communities to help achieve the open environmental information services goals. While much of the focus of COEIS will be towards NOAA environmental services and the communities that develop and use such services, the committee will also work to foster open services with other domestic and foreign members of the Enterprise. While there are a number of forums in which NOAA and related government agencies currently engage the Enterprise on related topics, the COEIS would provide an explicit AMS entity to help encourage, create, promote, organize, expand, standardize, and execute these generally ad hoc efforts today.”
7:00 AM
Open Environmental Information - NWS - Laura Furgone
7:15 AM
Open Environmental Information - Matt Parker
7:30 AM
Open Environmental Information - Ryan
7:45 AM
Open Environment Information - Seablon
8:00 AM
Open Environmental Information - Ban
Town Hall Meeting: Strategic Planning Update for UCAR and NCAR
Location: 126A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Speaker:
The National Center for Atmospheric Research and its managing entity, the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, have undertaken strategic planning over the last two years. The UCAR plan is in the final draft stages after input from UCAR's 103 member universities. The NCAR plan has recently been finalized after community consultation and input from NSF. The two documents that have emerged will work in concert with each other, with UCAR's plan supporting the science goals outlined in the NCAR plan. This town hall will update attendees on the current status of the UCAR plan, including broad themes and objectives and the emergent goals related to research, facilities, services, education, training, and other activities of broad interest. A brief overview of NCAR's future directions based on its new strategic plan will also be provided.
7:00 AM
Town Hall Meeting: Strategic Planning Update for UCAR and NCAR -- Speaker: Gloria Kelly, UCAR
7:30 AM-8:15 AM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Town Hall Meeting: Future Challenges for NMHSs and the Opportunities of Partnership Working
Location: 124A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
8:00 AM-8:30 AM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Town Hall Meeting: Local AMS Chapter Town Hall
Location: 232A-C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Looking for ideas for your local AMS chapter? Have an idea to share? Interested in learning about local AMS chapters? Join us at the first ever Local AMS Chapter Town Hall - designed for both student and regular chapter officers, members and prospective members. This town hall will be held on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 from 8:00am to 8:30am. The Chapter of the Year award winners will begin the town hall by sharing activities that have worked well for them over the past year. All chapters are invited to share their successful activities, in addition to, their challenges to seek advice from other chapters. Those interested in joining a local chapter are also invited to attend to learn about local AMS chapters and how to participate. The Local Chapter Affairs Committee and local AMS chapters from across the country invite you to take part in this information sharing session!
8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Session
4
Lightning Safety and Protection
Location: 225AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
Cochairs:
8:45 AM
4.2
8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Session
1
Coastal Climate - Observations and Modeling: Part 1
Location: 130 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 13th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
Chairs:
Session
1
Global Weather Impacts in 2014
Location: 229AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Major Weather Events and Societal Impacts of 2014
Chair:
Session
1
Introduction and Accomplishments
Location: 211A West Building (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Harry R. Glahn Symposium
Chair:
CoChair:
8:30 AM
Introduction - David Unger
Session
1
NASA Earth Observation Systems and Applications for Health and Air Quality: Moving from Research to Operational End Users
Location: 228AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Sixth Conference on Environment and Health
Chair:
Domestic and International officials have increasingly recognized links between environment and health. The World Health Organization (WHO) states “environmental hazards are responsible for as much as a quarter of the total burden of disease worldwide.” NASA maintains a diverse constellation of Earth observing research satellites and sponsors research in developing satellite data applications across a wide spectrum of areas including environmental health; infectious disease; air quality standards, policies, and regulations; and the impact of climate change on health and air quality. Successfully providing predictions with the accuracy and specificity required by decision makers will require advancements over current capabilities in a number of interrelated areas. These areas include observations, modeling systems, forecast development, application integration, and the research to operations transition process. NASA has been a primary partner with local, state, Federal, and international operational agencies over the past twelve years in these areas.
Session
1
Observations and Modeling of Inadvertent and Advertent Weather Modification I
Location: 211B West Building (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 20th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification
Chair:
Session
2
Computational and Data Advances: Hydrological Remote Sensing II
Location: 127ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 29th Conference on Hydrology
Cochairs:
Session
3
Factors Affecting the Perception of Weather and Climate Risk - I
Location: 226AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 10th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Cochairs:
Session explores the what, how, why, and “what now?” surrounding the perception of risk of severe weather and other forms of weather and climate. Presentations for foundational research on this topic.
9:30 AM
Discussion
Session
3
University Education Initiatives
Location: 125AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 24th Symposium on Education
Cochairs:
Session
4
Air-sea interaction in tropical cyclone (high wind) conditions, Part 1
Location: 224A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 19th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction
Chair:
Session
4
Data Assimilation: Updates on Assimilation Schemes and Analysis Products I
Location: 131AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 19th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
Chair:
Session
4
Extreme Events and WRN
Location: 221A-C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Third Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Cochairs:
Session
4
Fog and Cloud Chemistry, Biology and Deposition - I
Location: 124A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 17th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
Cochairs:
Session
4
General Topics in Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology - Part III
Location: 129A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 17th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Cochairs:
9:30 AM
4.5