Program Chairs:
Reviewers:
;
John R. Lincoln
, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant
;
Ian Lisk
, UK Met Office
;
Jennifer Mahoney
, NOAA/ERL/FSL
;
John J. Pereira
, NOAA/NESDIS
;
Paul A. Pisano
, USDOT/Federal Highway Administration
;
Baudouin Raoult
, ECMWF
;
William F. Roberts
, OAR
;
Nancy N. Soreide
, NOAA/PMEL
;
Ken R. Waters
, NOAA/NWS
;
Mark B. Yeary
, University of Oklahoma
;
Gerald Dittberner
, Harris Corporation
;
Valliappa Lakshmanan
, Climate Corporation
;
Scott S. Lindstrom
, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin
;
Ralph Patterson
, NarwhalMet
;
Mohan K. Ramamurthy
, UCAR
;
Kevin Tyle
, University at Albany/SUNY
;
Stephen A. Mango
, NOAA/NESDIS/OPPA Affiliate
- Indicates paper has been withdrawn from meeting
- Indicates paper is an Award WinnerSunday, 10 January 2016
7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 10 January 2016
Registration for Short Courses and Conference for Early Career Professionals
Location: Hall D pre-function ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
8:30 AM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016
Registration for Student Conference and Short Courses
Location: Hall D pre-function ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
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
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:
Panelists:
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
Session
1
Crowdsourcing Data and Data Portals
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
Joint Session
1
Weather Observing Systems Via Airborne Platforms
Location: Room 355 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies;
and the Fifth Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium
)
Cochairs:
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016
Lunch Break
1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016
Lecture
1
Walter Orr Roberts Lecture
Location: La Nouvelle A ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Session
2A
Advancements in Information Systems Technology
Location: Room 355 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
Session
2B
AWIPS System Updates, Part I
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
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)
Poster Session
1
32EIPT Monday/Tuesday Posters
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
Poster 49 will now be presented as J3.5A
4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016
Session
3
AWIPS System Updates, Part II
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
Themed Joint Session
7
Research to Operations: Transitioning from Science to Service
Location: Room 355 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies;
the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice;
and the AMS Board of Broadcast Meteorology
)
Cochairs:
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
Session
4
Visualization Techniques for Climatology and Meteorology
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
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
Joint Session
2
The Use of Social Media in Education, Outreach and Training
Location: Room 353 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 25th Symposium on Education;
and the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
)
Cochairs:
Session
5
International Applications: Sharing Environmental Data
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016
Lunch Break
1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016
Lecture
2
1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016
Joint Panel Discussion
1
The NOAA Big Data-CRADAs. An Update and a Look at the Opportunities They Pose for the AMS Community and Its Members
Location: Room 342 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies;
the 14th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences;
and the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
)
Moderator:
Panelists:
10:30 PM
JPD1.1
Panel Discussion
Joint Session
3
International Applications: Science to Services (including volcanic ash): Multi-Hazard Impact-based Risk Assessments and Warnings - Challenges and Opportunities
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies;
and the Fifth Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium
)
Cochairs:
2:30 PM
J3.5A
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
Session
6
APIs and Web Services for Accessing, Integrating and Using Weather, Water, Climate and Societal Information via Desktop and Mobile Platforms
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
Wednesday, 13 January 2016
8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Session
7
Disseminating Earth Science and Climate Information for Better Decision Making
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
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
Joint Panel Discussion
3
Making Climate Information Available to Decision Makers: Challenges, Risks, and Uncertainty
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise;
the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice;
and the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
)
Moderators:
Panelists:
Session
8
Mapping and GIS for Weather and Climate
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
10:30 AM
8.1
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Lunch Break
1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016
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
)
Themed Joint Session
17
Weather Information at Our Fingertips
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies;
and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
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)
Poster Session
2
32EIPT Wednesday/Thursday Posters
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Session
9
Quasi-Operational Products You Can Use Now
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
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
Thursday, 14 January 2016
8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 14 January 2016
Joint Session
6
Economic Impacts and Value of Improved Forecast Information
Location: Room 355 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies;
and the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
)
Chair:
Session
10
Radar Technologies and Applications, Part I: Operational Radar Applications
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
9:00 AM
10.3
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
Session
11A
Radar Technologies and Applications, Part II: X-Band Networks
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
Session
11B
Weather and the Roads, Part I
Location: Room 355 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016
Lunch Break
1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016
Joint Session
7
Data Stewardship
Location: Room 340/341 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 19th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International;
and the 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
)
CoChair:
Session
12A
Radar Technologies and Applications Part III: Phased Array Radar R&D
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
2:45 PM
12A.6
Session
12B
Weather and the Roads, Part II
Location: Room 355 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
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
Session
13A
Communication Technologies for Accessing and Distributing Climate, Weather and Hydrological Data
Location: Room 348/349 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
Session
13B
Software Engineering and Cyberinfrastructure
Location: Room 355 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 32nd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies
Cochairs:
5:00 PM-5:05 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016
AMS 96th Annual Meeting Adjourns