Session 4 Advances in Modeling and Observational Approaches for Heat Health

Wednesday, 10 January 2018: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Room 17B (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: Ninth Conference on Environment and Health
Cochairs:
Jennifer Vanos, Arizona State Univ., School of Sustainability, Tempe, AZ and Sarah Giltz, NOAA/OAR/Climate Program Office, NOAA Climate Program Office, Silver Spring, MD

This session will explore novel methods and observational approaches to understand, predict, and minimize health issues due to extreme heat.

Papers:
8:30 AM
4.1
Using a Daily Homogenized Temperature Product to Assess Long-Term Trends in Extreme Heat Events and Associated Health Impacts in the United States
Jared Rennie, North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies, Asheville, NC; and J. E. Bell, K. E. Kunkel, S. Herring, and H. Cullen
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
4.2
Modelling of Radiation-Based Thermal Stress Indicators for Urban Numerical Weather Prediction
Sylvie Leroyer, Environment and Climate Change, Dorval, QC, Canada; and S. Bélair, L. Spacek, and I. Gultepe
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
4.3
Quantification of Heat Stress in Cities: Application of Micro-Scale Models (RayMan, SkyHelios)
Andreas Matzarakis, DWD, Freiburg, Germany; and D. Fröhlich

9:15 AM
4.4
Houston Heat-Related Illness and Apparent Temperature
Lance Wood, NOAA, Dickinson, TX; and M. Keehn, M. Huffman, and E. Santos
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
4.5
Understanding and Improving Human, Animal, and Environmental Health As a Connected System across NOAA: Connecting Observation, Prediction, and Decision-Makers
Sarah Giltz, NOAA/OAR/Climate Program Office, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Trtanj and H. Jones

9:45 AM
Discussion

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