Session 8 Weather and Climate Literacy and Citizen Science

Wednesday, 13 January 2016: 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
Room 333-334 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 11th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Cochairs:
Mark Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK and Henry Reges, Colorado State University, Atmospheric Science, Fort Collins, CO

Papers:
Paper 8.1 will now be 8.2A

1:30 PM
8.1A
What Can Citizen Scientists Tell Us about Drought? Using the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) to Improve the Monitoring and Reporting of Drought Impacts
Amanda Brennan, Carolinas Integrated Sciences and Assessments, Columbia, SC; and K. Dow, B. K. Haywood, and K. Lackstrom
Recorded Presentation

Paper 8.2 will now be 8.1A

1:45 PM
8.2A
Assessing the Usefulness of Citizen Science Information in Drought-Related Decision Making
Kirsten Lackstrom, Carolinas Integrated Sciences & Assessments, Columbia, SC; and A. Brennan and K. Dow
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
8.3
Assessment of Climate Literacy within a Massive Open Online Course based on Information Disseminated by Mass Media
Zachary Handlos, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; and M. Mooney, S. Ackerman, and D. Brossard
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
8.4
Applying the Concept of Weather Salience to a Specific User Community: General Aviation Pilots
Jennifer E. Thropp, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL; and J. M. Lanicci, J. K. Cruit, T. A. Guinn, and E. L. Blickensderfer
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (138.2 kB)

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