Program Chairs:
Robert Bauer
, NASA/Earth Science Technology Office
;
Eric J. Fetzer
, JPL
;
George Komar
, NASA/GSFC/ESTO
;
Chandra R. Kondragunta
, NOAA/OAR/Office of Weather and Air Quality
;
Brian Mischel
, Riverside Technology Inc.
;
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Monday, 23 January 2017
10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 23 January 2017
Coffee Break (6th Floor Foyer)
Location: Washington State Convention Center
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2017
Lunch Break
1:30 PM-2:00 PM: Monday, 23 January 2017
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Lecture
1
Walter Orr Roberts Lecture
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint
between the 33rd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies;
the 31st Conference on Hydrology;
the 29th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
the 28th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting / 24th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
the 26th Symposium on Education;
the 21st Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface;
the 19th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry;
the 18th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology;
the 15th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences;
the 15th Symposium on the Coastal Environment;
the 14th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography;
the 14th Conference on Space Weather;
the 13th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
the Major Weather Impacts of 2016;
the 12th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice;
the Ninth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions;
the Eighth Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy;
the Eighth Conference on Environment and Health;
the Eighth Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications;
the Eighth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data;
the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
the Seventh Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python;
the Fifth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise;
the Fifth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events;
the Fifth Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact;
the Second Symposium on US-International Partnerships;
and the 13th Symposium of the Urban Environment
)
Speaker:
1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2017
Joint Session
1
Environmentally-mediated Health Issues Related to Climate Change and Extreme Weather: Emerging Links and Opportunities for Adaptation and Research
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint
between the Eighth Conference on Environment and Health;
the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
and the 12th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
)
Chair:
2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 23 January 2017
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: 4E (Washington State Convention Center )
4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2017
Joint Session
2
NASA Earth Observations and Climate Change
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint
between the Eighth Conference on Environment and Health;
and the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Chair:
5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2017
Reception and Exhibits Opening
Location: 4AB (Washington State Convention Center )
7:00 PM-9:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2017
Third Annual Speed Networking Event for Students and Early Career Professionals
Location: Atrium Lobby (Washington State Convention Center )
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2017
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Session
1
Testbeds, Models and Data Assimilation to Accelerate the Transition of Research-to-Operations for Weather, Water, and Climate
Location: 612 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
Paula Davidson, NOAA/NWS/Office of Science and Technology Integration
;
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Joint Session
3
Gary K. Davis Memorial Session: National and International Program Overviews for Environmental Satellites (Invited)
Location: 620 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint
between the 13th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
and the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Chair:
8:30 AM
Satellite Mission Innovator and Leader - Opening Remarks by Bob Winokur
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Joint Session
13
Climate Change, Extreme Weather, and Vector-borne Disease Transmission: Emerging Links and Opportunities for Adaptation and Research
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint
between the Eighth Conference on Environment and Health;
and the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Chair:
10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Coffee Break
Location: 4AB (Washington State Convention Center )
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2017
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Joint Session
4
Select Student Research for New Generation Environmental Remote Sensing and for Transitions of Research to Operations
Location: 612 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint
between the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
and the 13th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
)
Cochairs:
10:30 AM
J4.1
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Lunch Break
1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2017
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Session
2
Considerations and Best Practices for the Transition of Research to Operations
Location: 612 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: 4E (Washington State Convention Center )
Poster Session
1
7th Research to Operations (7R2O) - Poster Session
Host: Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2017
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Session
3
Earth Science Product, Model and Algorithm Improvements for Weather, Water and Climate
Location: 612 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
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Joint Session
6
Advances in Satellite Observations, Earth Science, and Observing Technologies
Location: 620 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint
between the 13th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
and the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
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Joint Session
7
Using Climate Information Services to Support the Global Health Community
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint
between the Eighth Conference on Environment and Health;
and the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
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Joint Session
9
Research to Operations: Transitioning from Science to Service, Part I
Location: 608 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint
between the 33rd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies;
the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
and the 12th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
)
Cochairs:
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Joint Session
11
Advances in CubeSats and SmallSats to Improve Earth Science and Weather Forecasting
Location: 3AB (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint
between the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
and the 13th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
)
Cochairs:
10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Coffee Break
Location: 4AB (Washington State Convention Center )
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
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Joint Session
5
Extreme Heat III — The National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS): Developing Networks & Communities of Practice for Building Resilience to Extreme Heat
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint
between the Eighth Conference on Environment and Health;
the 13th Symposium of the Urban Environment;
the 29th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
the Board on Global Strategies;
the 12th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice;
and the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
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Joint Session
12
Research to Operations: Transitioning from Science to Service, Part II
Location: 608 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint
between the 33rd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies;
the 12th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice;
and the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
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Joint Session
15
Advances in Satellite Observations for Earth Science & Observing Technologies Part I
Location: 3AB (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint
between the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
and the 13th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
)
Cochairs:
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Lunch Break
1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
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Lecture
2
Horton Lecture
Location: 602 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint
between the 20th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International;
the Second Symposium on Multi-scale Atmospheric Predictability;
the Observation Symposium: Progress, Problems, and Prospects;
the 33rd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies;
the 29th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
the 28th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting / 24th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction;
the 26th Symposium on Education;
the 21st Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface;
the 19th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry;
the 18th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology;
the 15th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences;
the 15th Symposium on the Coastal Environment;
the 14th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography;
the 14th Conference on Space Weather;
the 13th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
the Major Weather Impacts of 2016;
the 13th Symposium of the Urban Environment;
the 12th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice;
the Ninth Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions;
the Eighth Conference on Weather, Climate, Water and the New Energy Economy;
the Eighth Conference on Environment and Health;
the Eighth Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications;
the Eighth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data;
the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
the 31st Conference on Hydrology;
the Fifth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise;
the Fifth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events;
the Fifth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation;
the Fifth Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Processes, Prediction and Impact;
the Third Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate;
the Special Symposium on Greening the Built Environment;
and the Events
)
Organizer:
Lecturer:
Cochairs:
1:30 PM
L2.1
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Joint Session
8
Extreme Heat IV — The National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS): Defining Extreme Heat & Lead times for Building Resilience to Extreme Heat
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint
between the Eighth Conference on Environment and Health;
the 13th Symposium of the Urban Environment;
the 29th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
the Board on Global Strategies;
the 12th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice;
and the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Chair:
1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
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Session
4
Advances in Satellite Observations for Earth Science & Observing Technologies Part II
Location: 3AB (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: 4E (Washington State Convention Center )
4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
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Session
5
Advances in Satellite Observations for Earth Science & Observing Technologies Part III
Location: 3AB (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
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Joint Session
10
Extreme Heat V — The National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS): Decision Support & Evaluation Across Domestic and International Partnerships for Building Resilience to Extreme Heat
Location: Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint
between the Eighth Conference on Environment and Health;
the 13th Symposium of the Urban Environment;
the Board on Global Strategies;
the 12th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice;
the 29th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
and the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Chair:
5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
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Awards Banquet Reception
Location: 4AB (Washington State Convention Center )
7:00 PM-10:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
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97th AMS Awards Banquet
Location: Ballroom 6ABCE (Washington State Convention Center )
Thursday, 26 January 2017
8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Thursday, 26 January 2017
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Session
6
Capabilities Enabling the Transition of Research into Operations Part I
Location: 401 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
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Joint Session
14
Weather Information at Our Fingertips
Location: 608 (Washington State Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint
between the 33rd Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies;
and the Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
9:30 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 26 January 2017
Exhibit Hall Breakfast
Location: 4AB (Washington State Convention Center )
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2017
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Session
7
Capabilities Enabling the Transition of Research into Operations Part II
Location: 401 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
10:45 AM
7.2
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2017
Lunch Break
1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2017
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Session
8
Capabilities Enabling the Transition of Research to Operations Part III
Location: 401 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: Seventh Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2017
Coffee Break
Location: Skybridge (Washington State Convention Center )