22nd Conference on Applied Climatology

Program Chairs: Olivia Kellner , Midwestern Regional Climate Center ; Barbara E. Mayes , NOAA/NWS

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Sunday, 10 January 2016

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016


Registration Open for Annual Meeting
Location: Hall D pre-function ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Monday, 11 January 2016

9:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 11 January 2016

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Plenary Session 1
2016 Presidential Forum: Serving Society in Times of Crisis: Past, Present and Future
Location: La Nouvelle B-C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Moderator: Maureen McCann, News 13
Panelists: Admiral Thad Allen, United States Coast Guard (ret), Executive Vice President Booz Allen Hamilton; Kerry Emanuel, MIT; Shirley Laska, University of New Orleans; Max Mayfield, WPLG-TV/Former NOAA/National Hurricane Center Director
9:00 AM
Presidential Forum on Serving Society in Times of Crisis: Past, Present and Future
9:05 AM
Opening Remarks (by AMS President Alexander E. “Sandy” MacDonald)

9:15 AM
Introduction of Moderator McCann (MacDonald)

9:16 AM
Introduction of Speakers (McCann)

9:20 AM
Opening Remarks of Speakers

10:05 AM
Q&A

10:30 AM
Concluding Remarks

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 11 January 2016


Coffee Break
Location: La Nouvelle Foyer ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016

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Session 1
Regional Climate Services
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Barbara E. Mayes Boustead, NOAA/NWS
11:15 AM
1.2A
New Tools Available through the National Integrated Drought Information System's U.S. Drought Portal
Michael J. Brewer, NOAA/NESDIS/National Centers for Environmental Information, Asheville, NC; and O. Olsina, A. Fotos, P. Cogbill, J. Adams, and K. Bogan
11:45 AM
1.4
Climate Services in Community and Sector-Specific Engagement in the Great Lakes: Localization of Climate Information and Barriers in Partnerships
William Baule, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and L. Briley, D. Brown, E. Gibbons, S. Kalafatis, M. C. Lemos, and J. Andresen
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Themed Joint Session 2
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Quantifying Uncertainties in Measurements and Models and Resultant Climate Impacts I
Location: Room 356 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology )
Cochairs: Abhishek Chatterjee, USRA; A. Scott Denning, Colorado State University
11:00 AM
TJ2.1
Developing a Carbon Observing System
Berrien Moore III, National Weather Center/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
11:45 AM
TJ2.4
Empirically Constrained Estimates of Alaskan Regional Net Ecosystem Exchange of CO2, 2012-2014
Jakob Lindaas, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and R. Commane, J. Benmergui, K. Luus, R. Y. W. Chang, C. E. Miller, J. M. Henderson, A. Karion, C. Sweeney, E. S. Euskirchen, D. Zona, W. C. Oechel, M. Ueyama, H. Iwata, Y. Harazono, J. C. Lin, B. C. Daube, J. V. Pittman, and S. C. Wofsy
Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 3
High Impact Weather: Analysis, Prediction, and Interaction with Climate Changes: Part 1
Location: Room 238/239 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Fourth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) )
Chair: Dr. Richard Clark, Millersville Univ.
11:00 AM
TJ3.1
11:15 AM
TJ3.2
Towards a Better Prediction and Mitigation of Heat Waves in Urban India
Violeta Toma, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. Webster, M. T. Jelinek, J. Belanger, and J. A. Curry
11:30 AM
TJ3.4
The May 2015 Texas Floods vs. Strengthened El Niño Teleconnection
Shih-Yu (Simon) Wang, Utah State University, Logan, UT; and W. R. Huang, H. H. Hsu, and R. Gillies
11:45 AM
TJ3.4
Atmospherical Environment of Extreme Wet and Dry Spells in West Africa
Christophe Lavaysse, European Commission, Ispra, Italy; and J. Vogt, J. Thielen, and P. Barbosa
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Themed Joint Session 4
Urban Studies that Support the Understanding of Urban Growth and Climate Variability Impacts on Health, Adaptation, and Resilience—Part I
Location: Room 228/229 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Environment and Health; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events )
Speaker: Karen DeSalvo, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Acting Assistant Secretary for Health
Chair: John Balbus, National Institute of Health
11:00 AM
Panel

11:15 AM
Themed Joint Session 4 - Urban Studies that Support the Understanding of Urban Growth and Climate Variability Impacts on Health, Adaptation, and Resilience—Part I
11:30 AM
Urban Health, Resiliency, and Adaptation: What We Learned from Katrina (Invited Presentation)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016

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Lecture 1
Walter Orr Roberts Lecture
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
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Session 2
Kenneth Crawford Session, Part 1
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Christopher A. Fiebrich, Oklahoma Climatological Survey
1:45 PM
2.2
Societal Benefits of Mesonets: a New Jersey Example
David A. Robinson, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
2:15 PM
2.4
The National Mesonet Program
Curtis H. Marshall, NWS, Silver Spring, MD
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2
Urban Studies that Support the Understanding of Urban Growth and Climate Variability Impacts on Health, Adaptation, and Resilience—Part II
Location: Room 228/229 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Environment and Health; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events )
Moderator: Jennifer Vanos, Texas Tech University
Panelists: Kristie L. Ebi, ClimAdapt, LLC; Roger Pulwarty, NOAA; John Balbus, National Institute of Health
1:30 PM
Health and Cascading Systems Failure -- John Balbus
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Roger Pulwarty
Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 5
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Quantifying Uncertainties in Measurements and Models and Resultant Climate Impacts II
Location: Room 356 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology )
Cochairs: A. Scott Denning, Colorado State University; Sean Crowell, University of Oklahoma
1:30 PM
TJ5.1
1:45 PM
TJ5.2
Understanding Urban Carbon Emissions (Invited Presentation)
Riley Duren, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and C. Miller, K. Gurney, E. Kort, S. Feng, P. Rao, R. Keeling, R. Weiss, K. R. Verhulst, F. Hopkins, J. Miller, S. Newman, M. L. Fischer, S. Lehman, M. Falk, and B. Croes

2:00 PM
TJ5.3
2:15 PM
TJ5.4
The Four Corners Methane Hotspot: Implications for Emission Inventories (Invited Presentation)
Mavendra Dubey, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and K. R. Costigan, R. Lindenmaier, C. Frankenberg, E. Kort, A. J. Turner, and D. J. Jacob
Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 6
High Impact Weather: Analysis, Prediction, and Interaction with Climate Changes: Part 2
Location: Room 238/239 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Fourth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) )
Chair: Richard Clark, Millersville University
1:45 PM
TJ6.2
Reduced Weather Variability Indicated by Decreases in Atmospheric Energy Spectra
Nicholas R. Cavanaugh, LBNL, Berkeley, CA; and T. A. O'Brien and W. D. Collins
2:00 PM
TJ6.3
Seasonal Predictability of Severe Thunderstorms based on ENSO: Methodology and Evaluation of the 2015 forecast
John T. Allen, Columbia University/International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Palisades, NY; and M. K. Tippett and A. H. Sobel

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Themed Joint Poster Session 1
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Quantifying Uncertainties in Measurements and Models and Resultant Climate Impacts Posters
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology )
Cochairs: Abhishek Chatterjee, USRA; A. Scott Denning, Colorado State University; Sean Crowell, University of Oklahoma
283
Implementing Environmental Corrections to Increase the Accuracy of a Low-Cost CO2 Sensor
Cory R. Martin, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and N. Zeng, X. Ren, R. R. Dickerson, B. Turpie, K. Prasad, K. Weber, J. Whetstone, and S. Ghosh

284
A Laser Absorption Spectrometry System, for Monitoring the Spatial Distribution of CO2 over Paris, France
Jeremy T. Dobler, Harris Corp., Fort Wayne, IN; and T. S. Zaccheo, M. Braun, T. G. Pernini, P. Ciais, and G. Broquet

Handout (3.4 MB)

286
Toward Reduced Transport Errors in a High Resolution Urban CO2 Inversion System
Aijun Deng, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and T. Lauvaux, B. Gaudet, N. Miles, K. Davis, M. Hardesty, K. Gurney, and A. Brewer
Manuscript (481.2 kB)

Handout (335.1 kB)

287
An Airborne Campaign to Quantify and Reduce Atmospheric Transport Errors in Regional Estimates of Greenhouse Gas Fluxes
Kenneth J. Davis, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and T. Lauvaux and T. ACT America Science Team

288
The Need for an Integrated Global Greenhouse Gas Information System (IG3IS)
Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Division, Boulder, CO; and J. H. Butler, P. L. DeCola, O. A. Tarasova, and D. E. Terblanche

291
The GeoCARB Mission
Sean Crowell, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. Moore and P. Rayner

292
Comparision of GOSAT XCO2 with CO2 Column from PCTM Modeling
Yuping Liu, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and S. R. Kawa and G. J. Collatz

293
Evaluating Sensitivity of Simulated Atmospheric CO2 to Varied Transport Model Versus Prior Surface Flux
Caroline Palmer Normile, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and K. Davis, T. Lauvaux, L. Diaz, N. Miles, and S. Richardson

295
Global Multiscale Modeling of Coupled Carbon-Climate Processes
A. Scott Denning, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and I. Baker, M. Phillips, M. Branson, and D. Randall

296
Mapping the Spatial Distribution of Methane in Houston, Texas
Beata Czader, Rice University, Houston, TX; and D. Cohan, N. Sanchez, F. Tittel, and R. Griffin

297
Identification of Methane Emission Sources in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area
Jonathan R. Hansford, University of Maryland, College Park, Ellicott City, MD; and D. Ahn, R. J. Salawitch, X. Ren, M. Cohen, and R. R. Dickerson

Handout (3.0 MB)

298
Identification of Carbon Dioxide Emission Sources in Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan Area
Doyeon Ahn, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD; and J. R. Hansford, R. J. Salawitch, X. Ren, M. Cohen, and R. R. Dickerson

299
300
Carbon Sequestration Status of Sunaulo Ghaympe Danda Community Forest, Mid Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Pabitra Dahal, Goldengate International College, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Manuscript (430.0 kB)

Handout (309.8 kB)


Poster Session 1
Poster Session 1
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
237
A New Index for Drought Monitoring: Precipitation Evapotranspiration Difference Condition Index
Liyan Tian, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; and S. M. Quiring

239
Objective Tracking of Easterly Wave Disturbances over Northeast Brazil
Helber Gomes, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, Brazil; and T. Ambrizzi, K. I. Hodges, and M. C. L. Silva

241
Finding the Best Historical Climate Dataset for Ecological Modeling
Michael Brackett, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; and A. M. Wootten, G. M. Ely, and R. P. Boyles

242
Mapping Daily Light Integrals for Greenhouse Production
Joanne Logan, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; and C. E. Sams and J. Faust

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016

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Session 3
Kenneth Crawford Session, Part 2
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Christopher A. Fiebrich, Oklahoma Climatological Survey
4:45 PM
3.4
Observational Analysis of Flash Flood Events in North Texas
Amanda J. Schroeder, NOAA/NWS Weather Forecast Office, Fort Worth, TX; and D. Cavanaugh, T. Ryan, and J. Dunn
5:00 PM
3.5
The New York State Mesonet: A Technical Overview
Jerald A. Brotzge, SUNY, University at Albany, Albany, NY; and C. Thorncroft and E. Joseph
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Themed Joint Session 8
High Impact Weather: Analysis, Prediction, and Interaction with Climate Changes: Part 3
Location: Room 238/239 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Fourth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) )
Chair: Richard D. Clark, Millersville University
4:15 PM
TJ8.2
4:45 PM
TJ8.4
Locations and Trends in US Midwest Urban-induced Heavy Rain Events
David A. R. Kristovich, ISWS/Prairie Research Institute/University of Illinois, Champaign, IL; and L. Bard and L. Stoecker
Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 9
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Quantifying Uncertainties in Measurements and Models and Resultant Climate Impacts III
Location: Room 356 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology )
Cochairs: Abhishek Chatterjee, USRA; Sean Crowell, University of Oklahoma
4:30 PM
TJ9.3
Evaluating the Influence of Stratospheric Variability on Methane Total Columns
Katherine M. Saad, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and P. O. Wennberg

5:00 PM
TJ9.5
Quantification of Transport Errors and their Impact in CO2 Mixing Ratios with a WRF-Chem Physics-based Ensemble
Liza Ivelisse Diaz-Isaac, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and T. Lauvaux and K. Davis

5:15 PM
TJ9.6

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016


Exhibits Opening Reception, Ribbon Cutting, and Corporate Recognition
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Tuesday, 12 January 2016

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Session 4
Drought Monitoring, Prediction, and Impacts, Part 1
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Mark D. Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center
8:30 AM
4.1
From Too Much to Too Little: A State-by-state Assessment of the 2012 Central U.S. Drought
Natalie A. Umphlett, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and B. Fuchs
8:45 AM
4.2
A Drought Early Warning System for the Pacific Northwest
Kathie D. Dello, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR; and A. Marrs

9:30 AM
4.5
Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 10
High Impact Weather: Analysis, Prediction, and Interaction with Climate Changes: Part 4
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Fourth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) )
Chair: Richard Clark, Millersville University
8:30 AM
TJ10.1
8:45 AM
TJ10.2
Numerical Simulation of a Monsoonal Link to the Rapid Arctic Ice Melt
T. N. Krihsnamurti, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and V. Kumar
9:15 AM
TJ10.4
Towards Improved Understanding of Extreme Snow Melt Runoff Events: a Case Study of the Chesapeake Basin
Gina Henderson, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and K. M. Masters, D. J. Leathers, D. A. Robinson, and T. L. Mote

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Session 5
Drought Monitoring, Prediction, and Impacts, Part 2
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: James R. Angel, ISWS
11:00 AM
5.1
11:30 AM
5.2
Dry Fusion: A Timeline of the U.S. Drought Monitor's Evolution
Mark D. Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE
11:45 AM
5.3
Soil Moisture Observations and Drought Onset and Recovery
Michael Palecki, NOAA/NESDIS/National Centers for Environmental Information, Asheville, NC

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Lecture 2
Bernhard Haurwitz Lecture
Location: La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Themed Joint Session 12
Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols in Weather and Climate Prediction and Analysis
Location: Room 357 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry )
Chair: Pablo E. Saide, NCAR
Cochairs: Paul Bieringer, Aeris; Gregory Carmichael, University of Iowa
1:45 PM
TJ12.2
Impacts of Anthropogenic Air Pollution on Precipitation in Downwind Mountains
Jiwen Fan, PNNL, Richland, WA; and Y. Yang, D. Rosenfeld, L. R. Leung, C. Zhao, and Z. Li
2:15 PM
TJ12.4
2:45 PM
TJ12.6
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Themed Joint Session 13
Helping Society Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Variability and Change Part I
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; and the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Chair: Nancy J. Selover, Arizona State University
1:30 PM
TJ13.1
Expanding the Scope and User Community of NOAA's Climate Data Records (CDRs)
Daniel Wunder, Global Science & Technology Inc., Asheville, NC; and W. J. Glance and X. Zhao
2:00 PM
TJ13.3
Transient Climate Sensitivity of Simple Climate Models
Adria Schwarber, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. Smith and C. Hartin

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016


Coffee Break
Location: Hall D ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Themed Joint Session 14
Helping Society Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Variability and Change Part II
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; and the Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise )
Chair: Kristen Averyt, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado
3:30 PM
TJ14.1
Advances in Local Adaptation to Climate Change
Joel B. Smith, Stratus Consulting Inc., Boulder, CO; and J. Vogel, K. Carney, C. Herrick, M. O'Grady, H. Hosterman, A. St. Juliana, and M. Stults
3:45 PM
TJ14.2
Estimating the Impact of Quality Education on Individual Lifetime Carbon Emissions
Eugene Cordero, San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA; and D. C. Centeno
4:15 PM
TJ14.4
Green and Cool Roofs to Mitigate Urban Heating: An Analysis with a Regional Climate Model
Ashish Sharma, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN; and P. Conry, H. J. S. Fernando, A. F. Hamlet, J. Hellmann, and F. Chen
4:30 PM
TJ14.5
Can Solar Shade Structures Significantly Reduce Interior Automobile Temperatures?
Nancy J. Selover, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and A. Middel, N. Chhetri, B. Mackowski, and C. J. Sisodiya
4:45 PM
TJ14.6
Increasing the Capacity for Municipal Climate Adaptation Planning in the Missouri River Basin
Natalie A. Umphlett, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. D. Shulski

Wednesday, 13 January 2016

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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3
Adapting to Climate Variability and its Impacts on Energy Sector Resilience Part 1
Location: Room 346/347 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy; and the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology )
Moderator: Brian D'Agostino, Sempra Energy
Panelists: Gail Vaucher, Army Research Laboratory; Bradfield Lyon, Columbia University/IRI; Jerald A. Brotzge, SUNY; Renato Derech, Consolidated Edison Company of New York; David A. Robinson, Rutgers University and NJ State Climatologist
8:30 AM
Introduction - Brian D'Agostino
8:45 AM
Presentation 1 - Brad Lyon
9:00 AM
Presentation 2 - David Robinson
9:15 AM
Presentation 3 - Jerry Brotzge
9:30 AM
TJPD3.1
Atmospheric Input for Renewable Energy Microgrids (Educating 'Smart Grids')
Gail Vaucher, Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM
Manuscript (434.6 kB)

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Session 6
Sectoral Applications
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Dennis P. Todey, South Dakota State Univ.
9:00 AM
6.3
Frost and its Implications on Maize Production in the Free State Province of South Africa
Mokhele Edmond Moeletsi, Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa; and M. I. Tongwane
9:15 AM
6.4
Climatological Drivers of Double Cropping Expansion in the Brazilian Cerrado
Keith R. Spangler, Brown University, Providence, RI; and A. H. Lynch and S. Spera

9:30 AM
6.5
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Springtime Freeze Events and their Impact on Tart Cherry Production in the Great Lakes Region
Lydia D. Rill, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and J. Andresen, J. A. Winkler, J. R. Black, and S. Schultze
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Themed Joint Session 15
Understanding Urban Growth and Climate Variability Impacts on Health, Adaptation, and Resilience: Part 3
Location: Room 255/257 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Seventh Conference on Environment and Health )
Chair: Wendy Marie Thomas, NOAA/NWS
8:30 AM
TJ15.1
Coastal Resilience to Extreme Weather and Climate: A Case Study of Applications on Long Island New York
Minghua Zhang, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and B. A. Colle, E. K. M. Chang, H. Bowman, S. G. Jang, W. Lin, and P. Liu

8:45 AM
TJ15.2
Hot in Baltimore: Urban Form's Impact on Fine-scale Temperature Differences
Anna A. Scott, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; and D. W. Waugh, B. F. Zaitchik, and S. D. Guikema
9:30 AM
TJ15.5
Urban Heat Island Reduction Strategies in Neighborhoods in Northern Manhattan, New York City
Juan Declet-Barreto, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC; and K. Knowlton, A. Huang, J. White-Newsome, C. D. Corbin-Mark, and O. Dotson-Newman
9:45 AM
TJ15.6
The Potential Impacts of 21st Century Climatic and Population Changes on Human Exposure to the Virus Vector Mosquito Aedes aegypti
Andrew J. Monaghan, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Sampson, D. F. Steinhoff, K. C. Ernst, K. L. Ebi, B. Jones, and M. H. Hayden

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


Coffee Break
Location: Hall D ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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Session 7
Climate Decision Support Services
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Bernadette Placky, Climate Central
10:45 AM
7.3
Identifying Decision Support Tools to Bridge Climate and Agricultural Needs in the Midwest
Beth L. Hall, ISWS/Midwestern Regional Climate Center, Champaign, IL; and M. S. Timlin, O. Kellner, M. E. Woloszyn, C. Black, D. R. Kluck, and J. L. Hatfield
11:15 AM
7.4
11:30 AM
7.5
U2U Decision Support Tools for Midwestern Corn Producers
James R. Angel, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and M. Widhalm and D. P. Todey
11:45 AM
7.6
Mapping the Decision Calendar across the U.S. Corn Belt
Melissa Widhalm, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and T. Haigh, E. S. Takle, J. Andresen, S. Carlton, and J. R. Angel
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Themed Joint Session 16
Adapting to Climate Variability and its Impact on Energy Sector Resilience Part 2
Location: Room 346/347 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy; and the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology )
Cochairs: Heidi Centola, Schneider Electric; Olivia Kellner, Midwestern Regional Climate Center
10:45 AM
TJ16.2
Water, Energy, and Emissions to Explore Climate Mitigation and Adaptation in the Southwestern US
David N. Yates, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and V. Mehta, K. A. Miller, and J. Sieber
11:00 AM
TJ16.3
Predicting Risk to Electric Power Distribution Lines
Daniel Kirk-Davidoff, MDA Information Systems LLC, Gaithersburg, MD; and T. Hartman
11:15 AM
TJ16.4
Forecasting Storm-Related Power Outages in Connecticut and Massachusetts
David W. Wanik, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; and E. N. Anagnostou, B. M. Hartman, M. Astitha, and M. E. B. Frediani

11:30 AM
TJ16.5
Impacts of Climate Change in Energy Infrastructure in Tropical Coastal Regions
Pablo Ortiz, City College of New York, New York, NY; and M. Angeles and J. Gonzalez

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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Lecture 3
Horton Lecture
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 23rd Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the Fifth Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium; the Seventh Conference on Environment and Health; the 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology; the 13th Conference on Space Weather; the 19th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; the 30th Conference on Hydrology; the Special Sessions on US-International Partnerships; the 25th Symposium on Education; the 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 12th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the Fourth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events; the Fourth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA); the Peter Lamb Symposium; the 20th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 18th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; the 14th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences; the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy; the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Fourth Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact; the 28th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the Events; the 18th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the 14th History Symposium; the Eighth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions; and the Special Symposium on Seamless Weather and Climate Prediction—Expectations and Limits of Multi-scale Predictability )
1:30 PM
L3.1
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Session 8
Climate Services
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
1:30 PM
8.1
Use-Inspired Data Information Services for NOAA's National Centers for Environmental information
Michael J. Brewer, NOAA/NESDIS/National Centers for Environmental Information, Asheville, NC; and T. Owen, K. Matthews, and S. Mesick
2:15 PM
8.4
Debunking Myths Cited By Climate Change Skeptics
Robert S. Marshall, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD; and W. Callahan

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


Panel Discussion 1
Visualizing Climate: Focus on Big Data
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Moderator: Bernadette Placky, Climate Central
Panelists: Tamara Dickinson, Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy; Marc DaCosta, Enigma Technologies; Alyson Kenward, Climate Central
4:00 PM
Climate Data in the Obama Administration -- Tamara L. Dickenson

4:00 PM
Climate Central and WX Shift -- Dennis Adams-Smith

4:00 PM
Public Data in the Anthropocene: Communication & Resiliency -- Marc DaCosta

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


Awards Banquet Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Location: Hall D ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

7:00 PM-10:00 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016


96th AMS Awards Banquet
Location: Great Hall ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Thursday, 14 January 2016

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 9
Data Quality and Climate Data Sets
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Bradfield Lyon, Columbia University/IRI
8:30 AM
9.1
POST-aws: Analysis of the Biases Induced by the Transition from Conventional to Automatic Measurements in Parallel Datasets
Enric Aguilar, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tortosa, Spain; and V. Venema, P. Stepanek, R. Auchmann, F. D. dos Santos Silva, E. Engstrom, A. Gilabert, Z. Kretova, J. A. Lopez-Diaz, Y. L. Rico, C. O. Rojas, M. Prohom, D. Rasilla, M. Salvador, G. Vetacnik, and Y. Yosef
8:45 AM
9.2
Recent Decline in Consistency Among Gridded Precipitation Datasets for the Greater Horn of Africa
Michael P. Angus, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and F. Semazzi
9:15 AM
9.4
Assessing the Quality of Wind Observations Using a Regional Scale Model
Timothy J. Brown, DRI, Reno, NV; and M. Fearon and G. McCurdy

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 14 January 2016


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 10
Data Quality and Observations
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Olivia Kellner, Midwestern Regional Climate Center
11:15 AM
10.2
Impact of Rooftop Siting and other Observing Practices on Precipitation Trends at Select Midwest Urban Locations
Nancy E. Westcott, Midwestern Regional Climate Center, Illinois State Water Survey, INRS, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois; and B. C. Wallace
11:45 AM
10.4
Steps Towards a Homogenized Sub-Monthly Temperature Monitoring Tool
Jared Rennie, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites/North Carolina State University, Asheville, NC; and K. E. Kunkel

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 11
Weather and Climate Connections: Severe Weather and Health
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
1:30 PM
11.1
The Effects of Antecedent Soil Moisture Anomalies on Tornado Activity in the United States
Ryann Wakefield, Reseach Experiences for Undergraduates, Norman, OK; and E. Mullens, D. H. Rosendahl, and H. E. Brooks
2:00 PM
11.3
Spatial Climatology of Tornado Energy
Tyler Fricker, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and J. B. Elsner
2:15 PM
11.4
Australian Tornadoes: Climatology 1795-2014 Compared to a ‘Record' 2013
John T. Allen, Columbia University/IRI, Palisades, NY; and E. R. Allen
2:30 PM
11.5
2:45 PM
11.6

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016


Coffee Break
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016

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Session 12
Weather and Climate Connections: Precipitation and Cold Season
Location: Room 245 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Applied Climatology
Chair: Richard Thoman, NOAA/NWS
4:15 PM
12.4
4:45 PM
12.6
Synoptic Climatology of Extreme Snow and Avalanche Events in Southern Alaska
Kristy C. Carter, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and C. J. Mock

5:00 PM-5:05 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016


AMS 96th Annual Meeting Adjourns