Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise

Program Chairs: Andrea Bleistein , NOAA/NWS ; Christopher S. Strager , 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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Joint Session 1
Advancing and Leveraging Research into Operations, and Operations Feedback into Research Between and Among International Partners
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Special Sessions on US-International Partnerships; the Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; and the Sixth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations )
Cochairs: Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology, Inc.; John Pereira, NOAA/NESDIS
11:00 AM
J1.1
Collaborative Efforts between the U.S. and U.K. to Advance Prediction of High Impact Weather
John S. Kain, NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Willington, A. J. Clark, M. C. Coniglio, I. L. Jirak, S. J. Weiss, C. D. Karstens, K. H. Knopfmeier, M. Weeks, J. M. Wilkinson, N. Roberts, and H. Lean
11:15 AM
J1.2
Evaluation of High Resolution Unified Model Configurations at the Hazardous Weather Testbed
Steven M. Willington, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and M. Weeks, J. M. Wilkinson, L. M. Gilchrist, D. Suri, H. W. Lean, N. Roberts, J. S. Kain, A. J. Clark, M. Coniglio, I. L. Jirak, S. J. Weiss, C. D. Karstens, K. H. Knopfmeier, and K. Hanley
11:30 AM
J1.3
Transitioning the NASA GPM Data to NOAA Operations
Chandra R. Kondragunta, NOAA/OAR, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Ferraro, L. Zhao, and M. W. Johnson
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Themed Joint Session 1
Improving Communication of Threats to the Public
Location: Room 333-334 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; and the AMS Board of Broadcast Meteorology )
Cochairs: Kathleen Sherman-Morris, Mississippi State University; Maureen McCann, News 13; Rob Eicher, WHDH
11:00 AM
TJ1.1
Designing an Arrival of TS Force Winds Graphic: An Interactive Session
Betty Hearn Morrow, SocResearch Miami and ERG, Miami, FL; and R. Berg
11:30 AM
TJ1.3
Evolution of Storm Prediction Center Communication in the Social Media Era
Patrick T. Marsh, NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK; and S. A. Erickson, R. S. Schneider, W. F. Bunting, J. Correia Jr., S. A. Jasko, K. E. Klockow, K. Pirtle, G. W. Carbin, J. T. Ferree, C. M. Mead, and J. Liang
11:45 AM
Discussion

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 1
Welcome Session: Commission and the Weather, Water and Climate Enterprise
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Keynote: Paul A. Pisano, USDOT/Federal Highway Administration
Cochairs: Christopher Strager, NOAA/NWS; Andrea Bleistein, NOAA/NWS
1:30 PM
Welcoming Remarks: CWWCE Commisioner, William P. Mahoney

1:35 PM
Keynote Address: Kenneth C. Spengler Award Winner
2:15 PM
1.1
Highlights of the 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Shawn W. Miller, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, Aurora, CO; and T. Fahy

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
Session 1
Host: Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
455
Improving Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor Cloud-to-Ground Probabilities
Tiffany C. Meyer, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. M. Kuhlman

Handout (1.3 MB)

456
Preparing for Climate Change Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and H. C. Hartmann, A. Roberson, M. K. Briggs, J. Bennett, and D. P. Brown

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


Panel Discussion 1
Utilizing Financial Tools for Weather Risk Transfer in Business Continuity, Supply Chain, and Capital Markets
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Moderators: Ian M. Giammanco, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety; Mark S. Russo, EarthRisk Technologies
Panelists: Mark Bove, MunichRe; James Waller, Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC; Mark S. Russo, EarthRisk Technologies

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

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

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Session 2
Enterprise Topics Around a Weather-Ready Nation
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Cochairs: Christopher Strager, NOAA/NWS; Andrea Bleistein, NOAA/NWS
9:15 AM
2.2
CASA WX: Demonstrating Value for Customers and Providers in a Public Private Partnership Model for X-band Radar Networks
Brenda J. Philips, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; and A. Bajaj, V. Chandrasekar, M. McFadden, J. Ortiz, A. Everly, T. McClung, G. Blase, F. Junyent, R. Stedronsky, P. O. G. Heppner, E. J. Lyons, F. H. Carr, K. A. Brewster, and M. Bloomberg
9:30 AM
2.3
Environmental Intelligence, Actionable Information for Decision Makers
Timothy J. Hall, The Aerospace Corporation, Columbia, MD; and T. Adang and K. B. Kreitman

Handout (828.9 kB)

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 3
Challenges in Meeting Water Needs for Cities in the World’s Developing Nations
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Cochairs: Melinda Marquis, NOAA; Kathleen A. Miller, NCAR
11:30 AM
3.3

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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Panel Discussion 2
Challenges in Meeting Water Needs for Cities in the World’s Developing Nations
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Moderators: Melinda Marquis, NOAA; Kathleen A. Miller, NCAR
Panelists: Marcus Moench, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition; David Yates, NCAR
1:30 PM
Marcus Moench
1:30 PM
David Yates
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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-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Joint Session 2
Innovative Academic/Public/Private Partnerships Within and Across Economic Sectors between US and Asia
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; and the Special Sessions on US-International Partnerships )
Cochairs: Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology, Inc.; Melinda Marquis, NOAA
3:30 PM
J2.1
4:00 PM
J2.3
Surface Transportation Weather Collaboration: The Pathfinder Project
Kevin M. Barjenbruch, NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT; and P. A. Pisano, B. C. Boyce, and D. A. Carpenter
4:15 PM
J2.4
Facilitating the Exchange of Open Ocean Tsunameter Measurements across the Pacific Ocean Basin
Richard H. Bouchard, NOAA/NDBC, Stennis Space Center, MS; and J. Wasserman, K. Kern, K. Grissom, J. Zhou, S. A. Weinstein, D. Wang, and C. Popham

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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Panel Discussion 3
Towards Operational Earth System Prediction for Informed Decision Support
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Moderator: David McCarren, Meteorological Services and Supporting Research
Panelists: Louis Uccellini, NOAA/NWS; Gerald Geernaert, DOE; Patrick A. Harr, NSF; Craig McLean, NOAA/OAR; RDML Timothy Gallaudet, U.S. Navy ; Thomas Drake, ONR; Jack A. Kaye, NASA, Science Mission Directorate; Ralph O. Stoffler, U.S. Air Force
8:30 AM
Dave McCarren
8:30 AM
RDML Timothy Gallaudet
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Craig McLean
8:30 AM
Louis Uccellini

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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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: Scott Jacobs, NOAA/NWS/NCEP; Kathleen Sherman-Morris, Mississippi State Univ.
Panelists: Mari Tye, NCAR; Christopher Little, AER; Marjorie McGuirk, CASE Consultants International, LLC
10:30 AM
Marjorie McGuirk
10:30 AM
Christopher Little
10:30 AM

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

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

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Panel Discussion 4
Opportunities, Obstacles, and Evolving Solutions for Transboundary Climate Services: Experiences from the North American Climate Services Partnership (NACSP)
Location: Room 244 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Moderators: David P. Brown, NOAA/National Centers for Environmental Information; Meredith Muth, NOAA/Climate Program Office
Panelists: Diane Campbell, Environment Canada; Trevor Hadwen, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Edward D. Delgado, National Interagency Fire Center; Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona; Bertrand Denis, EC
4:00 PM
Introduction -- Diane Campbell

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)