Session: Breakout Session 4: Bolstering Your Weather Expertise: Social Science, Communication, and the Weather Enterprise (97th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting)

Sunday, 22 January 2017: 10:50 AM-11:45 AM

Conference Center: Tahoma 5 (Washington State Convention Center )

Host: 16th Annual AMS Student Conference

Panelists:

Susan Joslyn, University of Washington, Psychology, Seattle, WA; Kimberly E. Klockow, NOAA/OAR/Office of Weather and Air Quality, Visiting Scientist Program, Silver Spring, MD; Jennifer A. Spinney, Univ. of Western Ontario, Department of Anthropology, London, ON and Gina M. Eosco, NOAA, Office of Weather and Air Quality, Silver Spring, MD

Cochairs:

Minh Duc Phan, National Park Service, Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue, NY and Castle Williams, Univ. of Georgia, Atmospheric Sciences Program - Department of Georgraphy, Athens, GA

Although atmospheric science is commonly associated with the physical sciences, there is an ongoing movement to incorporate societal impacts and to obtain a better understanding of how weather affects the general public. What exactly is social science, how do these researchers approach weather-related topics, and how do social scientists communicate their findings beyond the research community? This panel session will highlight the importance of social science research in the weather enterprise and elaborate on how we can use different disciplines (anthropology, communication, psychology, behavioral sciences, etc.) to better understand how the general public views weather-related hazards.

Papers:

10:50 AM

Panelist

Susan Joslyn, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

Panelist

Kimberly E. Klockow, NOAA/OAR/Office of Weather and Air Quality, Silver Spring, MD

11:10 AM

Panelist

Jennifer A. Spinney, Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

11:20 AM