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Sunday, 9 January 2005
	7:30 AM, Sunday Short Course Registration
	9:00 AM-5:40 PM, Sunday Conference Registration
Monday, 10 January 2005
	7:30 AM, Monday Registration continues through Thursday, 13 January
	9:00 AM-9:15 AM, Monday Session 1 Kick-off Speaker (Joint between the Symposium on Living with a Limited Water Supply and the 19th Conference on Hydrology)
Organizer: Prof. Malin Falkenmark, SIWI, Stockholm Sweden
9:00 AM 1.1 Keynote Speaker   Prof. Malin Falkenmark, SIWI, Stockholm, Sweden
	10:15 AM, Monday Coffee Break in Poster Session Room
	10:45 AM-11:00 AM, Monday Joint Session 2 Joint Plenary Session with Hydrology Panel Discussion with Malin Falkenmark (Joint between the AMS Forum: Living with a Limited Water Supply and the 19th Conf on Hydrology)
Chair: Roy M Rasmussen, NCAR, Boulder, CO
10:45 AM J2.1 PANEL DISCUSSION Abstract   Kevin E. Trenberth, NCAR, Boulder, CO
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Monday Lunch Break
	1:00 PM-5:30 PM, Monday Session 1 Land surface and hydrologic data assimilation (parallel with Joint Session 3 and Joint Session 4)
Organizer: Christa D. Peters-Lidard, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
1:00 PM 1.1 Optimal land initialization for the NCEP Global Forecast System using the NASA Land Information System   Jesse Meng, University of Maryland Baltimore County and NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Baltimore and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and K. Mitchell, C. Lu, H. Wei, J. Eastman, C. Peters-Lidard, P. Houser, and M. Rodell 1:15 PM 1.2 The NCEP Stage II/IV hourly precipitation analyses: development and applications   Ying Lin, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and K. E. Mitchell 1:30 PM 1.3 The National Mosaic and Multisensor QPE (NMQ) Project—Status and plans for a community testbed for high-resolution multisensor quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE) over the United States   Dong-Jun Seo, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and C. R. Kondragunta, K. Howard, S. V. Vasiloff, and J. Zhang 1:45 PM 1.4 CMORPH: A new high-resolution global precipitation analysis system with potential use for hydrologic model data assimilation   John J. Janowiak, NOAA/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and R. J. Joyce, P. A. Arkin, and P. Xie 2:00 PM 1.5 High-resolution land data assimilation in the NCAR/ATEC real-time FDDA and forecasting system   Andrea N. Hahmann, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. Liu, F. Chen, K. W. Manning, T. T. Warner, and L. Carlson 2:15 PM 1.6 Forecasts of near-surface variables using a coupled atmosphere-land surface model   Andrew A. Taylor, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and L. M. Leslie and D. J. Stensrud 2:30 PM Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break   4:00 PM 1.7 Terrestrial hydroclimatology from GRACE   J. S. Famiglietti, University of California, Irvine, CA; and J. Chen, M. Rodell, K. W. Seo, T. H. Syed, and C. R. Wilson 4:15 PM 1.8 Comparison of GRACE derived terrestrial water storage changes with model, water budget, and observation based estimates   Matthew Rodell, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and N. Johnson, J. S. Famiglietti, J. Chen, S. Seneviratne, S. L. Holl, and P. A. Viterbo 4:30 PM 1.9 Bias reduction and assimilation of short records of satellite soil moisture   Rolf H. Reichle, NASA/GSFC and University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and R. D. Koster 4:45 PM 1.10 Estimation of soil moisture fields using multi-scale observations in an ensemble smoother-based four-dimensional land data assimilation system   Susan Dunne, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and D. Entekhabi 5:00 PM 1.11 Parameter sensitivity of soil moisture retrievals using C- and X-band radiometer observations in SMEX02   William L. Crosson, USRA, Huntsville, AL; and A. S. Limaye and C. A. Laymon 5:15 PM 1.12 On Particle Filtering Monte Carlo Approach to Sequential Hydrolometeorological Data Assimilation   Hamid Moradkhani, Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing / University of California at Irvine (UCI), Irvine, CA; and K. L. Hsu, N. K. Ajami, and S. Sorooshian
	1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Monday Joint Session 3 Probabilistic hydrometeorological forecasting and acceptable uncertainty (Joint between the Limited Water Supply Symposium and the 19th Confernce on Hydrology) (parallel with Session 1 and Joint Session 4)
Organizer: Ana P. Barros, Duke University, Durham, NC
1:30 PM J3.1 Hydrological ensemble prediction experiment (HEPEX)   John. C. Schaake, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD 1:45 PM J3.2 Hydrologic sensitivity and consequences in an integrated global system model   C. Adam Schlosser, MIT, Cambridge, MA 2:00 PM J3.3 Calibration of QPF/PQPF forecasts based on the NCEP global ensemble   Yuejian Zhu, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and T. Zoltan 2:15 PM J3.4 Calibration of probabilistic quantitative precipitation forecasts from the RSM ensemble forecasts over hydrologic regions   Huiling Yuan, University of California, Irvine, CA; and S. L. Mullen, X. Gao, and S. Sorooshian
	1:30 PM-2:00 PM, Monday Joint Session 4 The Earth Information System for Water Decision Making (JOINT BETWEEN THE LIMITED WATER SUPPLY SYMPOSIUM, THE 19TH CONFERNCE ON HYDROLOGYand IIPS) (parallel with Session 1 and Joint Session 3) (Joint between the AMS Forum: Living with a Limited Water Supply, the 21st International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, and the 19th Conf on Hydrology)
Chair: John Schaake, NOAA/NWS, Silver Springs, MD
1:30 PM J4.1 Warm season storms, floods, and sediment inputs into the Grand Canyon: Applications to decision making and adaptive management   Shaleen Jain, NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, Boulder, CO; and R. S. Pulwarty, T. Melis, and D. Topping 1:45 PM J4.2 Space-assisted irrigation management: An operational perspective   Anne M. Jochum, ALFAclima Asesoramiento Medioambiental and Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain; and A. Calera and A. Cuesta
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday Poster Session 1 LAND SURFACE AND HYDROLOGIC DATA ASSIMILATION POSTERS
Organizer: Christa D. Peters-Lidard, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
P1.1 Variations of land surface microwave emissivity with vegetation developments   Bing Lin, LRC, Hampton, VA; and Q. Min   P1.2 Use of MODIS snow cover imagery for streamflow and reservoir storage forecasts in the Snake River basin   Marketa McGuire, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. W. Wood, Q. Zeng, and D. P. Lettenmaier   P1.3 The use of NASA land data assimilated products to improve flood and drought risk analysis and forecasting for water resources management in the Columbia River Basin   Kristi R. Arsenault, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and P. R. Houser, S. M. Hunter, D. Frevert, R. Stodt, and D. Matthews   P1.4 The Latency of Model Generated Precipitation in Winter Time Cyclones   Holly M. Allen, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Mecikalski and C. B. Darden   P1.5 Multi-year Simulation of Surface Hydrological Components by Coupling Remote Sensing Data with Surface Observation   Jie Song, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL   P1.6 Snow microwave products from the NOAA's Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit   Cezar Kongoli, QSS Group, Inc., Lanham and NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and R. R. Ferraro, P. Pellegrino, and H. Meng   P1.7 Multiseasonal validation of GOES-based insolation estimates   Jason A. Otkin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. C. Anderson and J. R. Mecikalski   P1.8 Feasibility of snowpack characterization using multi-frequency remote sensing and advanced data assimilation techniques   Michael T Durand, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; and S. A. Margulis   P1.9 Estimating stability indices from MODIS infrared measurements over the Korean Peninsula   Sung-Hee Park, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; and B. J. Sohn, E. S. Chung, and M. Koenig   P1.10 Assimilating passive microwave brightness temperature for snow water equivalent estimation   Kostantinos M Andreadis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. P. Lettenmaier   P1.11 A comparison of satellite derived global hydrological products   Arief Sudradjat, University of Maryland and CICS/ESSIC, College Park, MD; and R. R. Ferraro
	5:30 PM, Monday Sessions End for the day
	5:30 PM-7:00 PM, Monday FORMAL OPENING OF EXHIBITS WITH RECEPTION (CASH BAR)
	7:30 PM, Monday Suki Manabe Symposium Banquet
Tuesday, 11 January 2005
	8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday Joint Session 5 The use of climate forecasts for water resources planning and management (Joint between the Limited Water Supply Symposium and the 19th Confernce on Hydrology) (parallel with Session 2)
Chair: David Reynolds, NOAA/NWSFO, Monterey, CA
8:30 AM J5.2 Experimental real-time seasonal hydrologic forecast system for the western U.S.   Andrew W. Wood, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. P. Lettenmaier 8:45 AM J5.3 Effects of climate variability on hydropower production and covariability with energy demand in California and the Pacific Northwest   Alan F. Hamlet, JISAO Climate Impacts Group and the Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and N. Voisin, D. Lettenmaier, and D. W. Pierce 9:00 AM J5.4 Creative Application of Hydro-Climate Predictions for a Drought Management Plan   John F. Henz, HDR Engineering, Inc; Denver, Colorado, Denver, CO; and W. J. Badini 9:15 AM J5.5 Climate change and uncertainty of stream flow scenarios of the Upper Mississippi River Basin by use of a regional climate model   Eugene S. Takle, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and M. Jha, Z. Pan, and R. Gu
	8:30 AM-12:15 PM, Tuesday Session 2 Current and future precipitation measurements from space (parallel with Joint Session 5)
Organizers: Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; A. P. Barros, Duke University, Durham, NC
8:30 AM 2.1 Spatial Scales of Tropical Precipitation Inferred from TRMM Microwave Imager Data   Dean F. Smith, Physics Department, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and A. J. Gasiewski, D. L. Jackson, and G. A. Wick 8:45 AM 2.2 TRMM evidence of a "weekend effect" for U.S. rainfall   Thomas L. Bell, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and M. Hahnenberger 9:00 AM 2.3 Using TRMM to develop a tropical cyclone rainfall climatology model   Frank D. Marks Jr., NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and M. Lonfat 9:15 AM 2.4 Diurnal Variations of Precipitation Using Opaque Microwave Frequency Bands   Frederick W. Chen, MIT/Lincoln Lab, Lexington, MA; and D. H. Staelin 9:30 AM 2.5 Leveraging TRMM Results for GPM Ground Validation Planning   David B. Wolff, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD; and D. A. Marks, E. A. Smith, S. W. Bidwell, and D. Silberstein 9:45 AM Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break   11:15 AM 2.6 Toward Quantitative Estimation of Orographic Precipitation at High Spatial and Temporal Resolution from Space – A TRMM-based algorithm   A. P. Barros, Duke University, Durham, NC; and M. Woldemarian 11:30 AM 2.7 Is more data better? An assessment of incorporating additional passive microwave datasets in the MPA   George J. Huffman, NASA/GSFC and SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, D. T. Bolvin, and E. J. Nelkin 11:45 AM 2.8 Objective Integration of Satellite, Rain Gauge, and Radar Precipitation Estimates in the Multisensor Precipitation Estimator Algorithm   Chandra Kondragunta, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Kitzmiller, D. J. Seo, and K. Shrestha 12:00 PM 2.9 An analysis of the performance of hybrid infrared and microwave satellite precipitation algorithms over India and adjacent regions   John E. M. Brown, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL
	9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
	9:45 AM, Tuesday Poster Session 2 CURRENT AND FUTURE PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENTS POSTERS
Organizers: A. P. Barros, Duke University, Durham, NC; Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD
P2.1 Uncertainties in the retrieval of oceanic precipitation from passive microwave observations.   T. T. Wilheit, Texas A&M University, College Station,, TX; and S. Hong, K. Jin, and R. Weitz   P2.2 The NASA GES-DISC-DAAC Precipitation Data and Information Services Center (PDISC)   Gilberto Vicente, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and H. Rui, B. Teng, Z. Liu, L. Lu, P. Hrubiak, J. Bonk, J. McManus, L. Chiu, and G. Leptoukh   P2.3 Studying the topography impact on rain retrieval from TRMM TMI measurements over the Korean Peninsula   Eun-Han Kwon, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea; and B. J. Sohn, D. E. Chang, M. H. Ahn, and S. Yang   P2.4 Retrieval of Drop Size Distribution from Simulated Dual-Frequency Radar Measurements   Stephen Joseph Munchak, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA; and A. Tokay   P2.5 Principal components analysis of month-to-month precipitation variability for Downtown Los Angeles (1877-8 through 2003-4 seasons)   Charles J. Fisk, U.S. Navy, Point Mugu, CA   P2.6 New piezoelectric Vaisala RAINCAP® precipitation sensor   Atte Salmi, Vaisala Corporation, Helsinki, Finland; and J. Ikonen   P2.7 The effects of cold microphysical processes on surface precipitation variability. Part II: Tropical Precipitation   Jianzhong Wang, Hydrologic Research Center, San Diego, CA; and .. K. P. Georgakakos   P2.8 The Effects of Cold Microphysical Processes on Surface Precipitation Variability. Part I: Mid-latitude Precipitation   Jianzhong Wang, Hydrologic Research Center, San Diego, CA; and K. P. Georgakakos   P2.9 Evaluation of WRF with NASA/TRMM-3B42 and Polarimetric Radar Products   Sen Chiao, Howard University, Washington, DC; and E. Joseph, P. Kucera, and H. Laryea   P2.10 Comparison of TRMM rain rates using nonparametric statistical methods   Chunguang Yu, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and L. S. Chiu   P2.11 A multi-site evaluation of the range correction and convective-stratiform separation algorithms for improving WSR-88D rainfall estimates   Feng Ding, RS Information System and NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Kitzmiller, D. J. Seo, D. Riley, C. Dietz, C. Pham, and D. Miller   P2.12 Potential Improvement Areas for Hydrometeorological Observing and Forecasting in the GOES-R Era. Emphasis: Improving Precipitation Potential Estimates Using the HES Sensor   Steven Hoffert, The Boeing Company, Springfield, VA; and P. Zuzolo, K. Lausten, R. Domikis, B. Zuzolo, and G. Alexander
	11:30 AM-1:30 PM, Tuesday Exhibits Open
	12:15 PM, Tuesday Lunch Break
	1:00 PM-5:00 PM, Tuesday Session 6 The Second GEWEX Global Soil Wetness Project (GSWP-2)
Organizer: Paul A. Dirmeyer, Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies, Calverton, MD
1:00 PM 6.1 Transition of the Second Global Soil Wetness Project (GSWP-2) from Modeling Phase to Analysis Phase   Paul A. Dirmeyer, Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies, Calverton, MD; and X. Gao 1:15 PM 6.2 Validation of the GSWP2 baseline simulation   Kenji Tanaka, Kyoto University, Uji, Japan; and K. Yorozu, R. Hamabe, and S. Ikebuchi 1:30 PM 6.3 The GSWP2 baseline simulations: summary evaluation   C. Adam Schlosser, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and P. A. Dirmeyer 1:45 PM 6.4 Multi-model analysis and validation in GSWP-2 (INVITED)   Xiang Gao, Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies, calverton, MD; and P. A. Dirmeyer 2:15 PM 6.5 Global water balance estimated by land surface models participated in the GSWP2 (INVITED PRESENTATION)   Taikan Oki, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; and N. Hanasaki, Y. Shen, S. Kanae, K. Masuda, and P. A. Dirmeyer 2:45 PM 6.6 Climatology of soil wetness and terrestrial water storage: comparison between model results and observational data   Kooiti Masuda, Frontier Research Center for Global Change / JAMSTEC, Yokohama, Japan; and J. Xu and K. Motoya 3:00 PM Coffee Break   3:30 PM 6.7 The Impact of Reservoir Operation on the Global River Discharge   Naota Hanasaki, The university of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; and S. Kanae and T. Oki 3:45 PM 6.8 Creating a global 1-degree dataset of crop type and cropping calendar through the time series analysis of NDVI for GSWP2 simulation considering irrigation effect   Kazuaki Yorozu, Kyoto University, Uji, Japan; and K. Tanaka and S. Ikebuchi 4:00 PM 6.9 Sensitivity of simulated surface fluxes to vegetation greenness and leaf area index (LAI)   Helin Wei, NOAA/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and K. Mitchell, D. Lohmann, and M. Ek 4:15 PM 6.10 The sensitivity of soil moisture to external forcing in SSiB land surface scheme   Zhichang Guo, COLA, Calverton, MD; and P. Dirmeyer, X. Gao, and M. Zhao 4:30 PM 6.11 Global soil wetness using JMA new land surface scheme   Masahiro Hosaka, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan 4:45 PM 6.12 Global Runoff Dataset Produced by GSWP2   Naota Hanasaki, The university of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; and S. Kanae and T. Oki
	3:00 PM-5:00 PM, Tuesday Exhibits Open
	3:00 PM, Tuesday Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
	5:30 PM, Tuesday Sessions end for the day
Wednesday, 12 January 2005
	8:30 AM-9:30 AM, Wednesday Joint Session 7 extreme water cycle events: floods and droughts (JOINT BETWEEN THE LIMITED WATER SUPPLY SYMPOSIUM, THE 19TH CONFERNCE ON HYDROLOGY, and the 16th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modificaiton) (parallel with Session 3) (Joint between the AMS Forum: Living with a Limited Water Supply, the 19th Conf on Hydrology, and the 16th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification)
Chair: Kevin Trenberth, NCAR, Boulder, CO
8:30 AM J7.1 Pro-active drought mitigation in the United States: practical and theoretical Insights from a national survey of state drought planning impact and vulnerability assessments   Joseph S Abraham, Department of Geography and Regional Development, the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 8:45 AM J7.2 Long-Lead Drought Forecasting – Lessons Learned in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia   A. P. Barros, Duke University, Durham, NC; and G. Bowden 9:00 AM J7.3 Analysis of Precipitation Variability and Meteorological Drought in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin   Gloria Arrocha, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and P. Ruscher 9:15 AM J7.4 Agricultural drought: an index based on transpiration deficit   Vittorio Marletto, ARPA Emilia-Romagna, Bologna, Italy; and F. Zinoni and T. Tonelli
	8:30 AM-9:30 AM, Wednesday Session 3 Land Atmosphere Interactions I (Process Representation) (parallel with Joint Session 7)
Organizers: Kaye L. Brubaker, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD; Deborah K. Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN
8:30 AM 3.1 Non-uniform root distribution in a land surface model to improve soil moisture and surface flux simulations   Thomas Atkins, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and A. Robock 8:45 AM 3.2 Monitoring the diurnal cycle of land-atmosphere interactions in Sonora, Mexico during NAME/SMEX04   A. P. Barros, Duke University, Durham, NC; and F. Munoz, A. W. Wood, N. Voisin, T. Bohn, J. C. Rodriguez, D. P. Lettenmaier, S. S. Burges, and C. J. Watts 9:00 AM 3.3 Evaporation over a heterogeneous land surface: The EVA-GRIPS project   Heinz-Theo Mengelkamp, GKSS Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany 9:15 AM 3.4 Antecedent Climate, Santa Ana Winds and Autumn Wildfires in Southern California   Anthony L. Westerling, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and D. R. Cayan, T. J. Brown, B. L. Hall, and L. G. Riddle
	9:30 AM, Wednesday Coffee Break
	10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday Presidential Forum
	11:30 AM-1:30 PM, Wednesday Exhibits Open
	12:00 PM, Wednesday Lunch Break
	1:00 PM-6:30 PM, Wednesday Session 4 Land Atmosphere Interactions II (Coupling and Feedbacks)
Organizers: Deborah K. Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN; Kaye L. Brubaker, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD
1:00 PM 4.1 Why does land-atmosphere coupling strength differ so widely amongst climate models? A direct comparison of the coupling mechanism in two AGCMs   David M Lawrence, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Slingo, C. Taylor, and K. Oleson 1:15 PM 4.2 Warm-season rainfall variability over the Great Plains in observations, reanalysis, and AMIP simulations: Role of evaporation   Alfredo Ruiz-Barradas, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. Nigam 1:30 PM 4.3 The Global Land-Atmosphere Coupling Experiment (GLACE): Model characteristics and comparison   Zhichang Guo, COLA, Calverton, MD; and P. A. Dirmeyer and R. Koster 1:45 PM 4.4 Response of precipitation to soil moisture constraints in the NCEP global model simulations for GLACE   Cheng-Hsuan Lu, RSIS Inc. McLean, VA and NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and Z. Guo and K. Mitchell 2:00 PM 4.5 Regional aspects of the North American land surface-atmosphere interactions: Analysis of North American Regional Reanalysis (NARR) Data   Yan Luo, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and E. H. Berbery and K. E. Mitchell 2:15 PM 4.6 The impact of abrupt land cover changes by savannah fire on northern Australian climate   Klaus Görgen, School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; and A. Lynch, C. Enticott, J. Beringer, D. Abramson, and N. Tapper 2:30 PM Formal Poster viewing with Coffee Break   4:00 PM 4.6b Walter Orr Robert Lecture   5:00 PM 4.7 The influence of improved land surface and soil data on mesoscale model predictions   Christopher M. Godfrey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. J. Stensrud and L. M. Leslie 5:15 PM 4.8 Testing interactions between radiation, carbon and water processes   Yongkang Xue, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and F. H. De Sales, G. J. Collatz, and X. Zhan 5:30 PM 4.9 Sensitivity of wet and dry North American monsoon seasons to variability in sea surface temperature and soil moisture   Stephen M. Saleeby, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and W. R. Cotton 5:45 PM 4.10 Numerical Experiments With Upgraded WRF/NoahLSM Model   Mukul Tewari, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. Chen, W. Wang, J. Dudhia, M. A. LeMone, K. Mitchell, M. Ek, J. Wegiel, and R. H. Cuenca 6:00 PM 4.11 Desert Oasis Self Preservation Mechanisms   Peter C. Chu, NPS, Monterey, CA; and S. Lu and Y. Chen 6:15 PM 4.12 Impact of Deforestation on the proposed Mesoamerican Biological Corridor in Central America   Ronald M. Welch, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and D. K. Ray, U. S. Nair, T. Sever, and D. Irwin
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday Poster Session 3 Land Atmosphere Interactions Posters
Organizers: Deborah K. Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN; Kaye L. Brubaker, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD
P3.1 Water vapor turbulent flux over a heterogeneous landscape   Miliaritiana L. Robjhon, Howard University, Washington, DC; and E. Joseph and J. D. Fuentes   P3.2 Verification of the North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) using data from Oklahoma Mesonet OASIS sites   Kodi L. Nemunaitis, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. B. Basara, B. A. Cosgrove, D. Lohmann, and K. E. Mitchell   P3.3 Variability of Penman-based evapotranspiration estimates in California   Hugo G. Hidalgo, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and D. R. Cayan and M. Dettinger   P3.4 Trends in cloud types and diurnal changes in cloudiness in Canada 1953-2003   Ewa J. Milewska, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada   P3.5 The search for linear correlations between atmospheric surface-layer fluxes and soil moisture across Oklahoma   Justin W. Monroe, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. B. Basara   P3.6 The role of antecedent land surface conditions in warm season monsoon precipitation over northwestern Mexico, 1950-2002   Chunmei Zhu, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. P. Lettenmaier and T. Cavazos   P3.7 The impact of soil moisture initialization on seasonal precipitation in the West African Sahel using the Regional Spectral Model   Andrea M. Sealy, Howard University, Washington, DC; and E. Joseph, C. H. Lu, and H. M. H. Juang   P3.8 Simulations-based Land Surface Sub-grid Parameterization   Hatim Sharif, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA; and N. L. Miller, W. Crow, and E. F. Wood   P3.9 Seasonal soil moisture prediction using different water retention relations in a climate-crop-soil coupled model   Zaitao Pan, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO; and R. Horton   P3.10 Remote sensing of forest-atmosphere exchanges   Qilong Min, ASRC, SUNY at Albany, Albany, NY; and B. Lin   P3.11 Preliminary results of the meteorological environment near the restoring construction area of the Cheonggye stream in Seoul, Korea   Young-Gon Lee, KMA/METRI, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea; and H. H. Um and J. C. Nam   P3.12 On the impact of weekly updated Green Vegetation Fraction in Noah Land Surface Model   Vince C. K. Wong, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and K. E. Mitchell   P3.13 Observations and Modeling of Evapotranspiration and Latent Heat Flux at Various Sites in North Carolina   Margaret W. P. Puryear, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and S. Raman, P. Childs, A. Syed, and R. Boyles   P3.14 Evaluating the use of the Atmospheric and EXchange Inverse (ALEXI) model in short-term prediction and mesoscale diagnosis   John R. Mecikalski, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. M. Mackaro, M. C. Anderson, J. M. Norman, and J. B. Basara   P3.15 Evaluate the snow depletion curve theory in the American River basin with distributed snow model   Eylon Shamir, Hydrologic Research Center, San Diego, CA; and J. Wang, S. Taylor, and K. P. Georgakakos   P3.16 Disaggregating Land Cover Change and Climate Change in the West African Sahel using Landsat Mosaics and AVHRR NDVI from 1981-2004   Molly. E. Brown, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and C. Neigh and C. J. Tucker   P3.17 Development of the second-generation hydrosphere-atmosphere research model (CHARM) for the Laurentian Great Lakes region   Brent M. Lofgren, Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, Ann Arbor, MI   P3.18 Coupling a mosaic land surface scheme (SiBUC) with a nonhydrostatic atmospheric model (ARPS)   Kazuyoshi Souma, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan; and K. Tanaka, E. Nakakita, and S. Ikebuchi   P3.19 Correction of global precipitation products for systematic bias and orographic effects   Jennifer C Adam, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. P. Lettenmaier, E. A. Clark, and E. F. Wood   P3.20 Contribution of Land Surface States to Precipitation Variability in Boreal Summer with an Atmospheric General Circulation Model   Tomohito Yamada, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan; and S. Kanae and T. Oki   P3.21 CLIP: Modeling Land Use Change and Precipitation in Eastern Africa   Nathan J. Moore, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; and B. M. Lofgren and J. Andresen P3.22 Analysis of multiple precipitation products and preliminary assessment of their impact on GLDAS land surface states   Jon Gottschalck, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Goddard Earth Sciences and Technology Center, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Meng, M. Rodell, and P. Houser   P3.23 AGCM Biases in Evaporation Regime: Impact on Soil Moisture Memory and Land-Atmosphere Feedback   Sarith P. P. Mahanama, GEST and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. D. Koster   P3.24 A 2-year climatology of land-surface energy fluxes using the ALEXI model   Jason A. Otkin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. C. Anderson and J. R. Mecikalski   P3.25 "Why are the lower level cumulus clouds often better organized near the east bank of the Tapajos River?" - a mechanistic study   Lixin Lu, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and A. S. Denning, M. A. F. Silva Dias, P. L. Silva Dias, and M. Longo
	3:30 PM-5:00 PM, Wednesday Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
	3:30 PM-6:30 PM, Wednesday Exhibits Open
	4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday Joint Session 9 GIS Applications Part III (Joint Session with Hydrology and IIPS)
Organizers: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; Scott T. Shipley, Raytheon Information Solutions, Upper Marlboro, MD
4:00 PM J9.1 An Overview of GIS Projects and Applications at Southern Region River Forecast Centers   Keith Stellman, NOAA/NWS, Fort Worth, TX; and D. Welch, M. Love, P. Mckee, and J. Atwell 4:15 PM J9.2 Developing a high resolution precipitation dataset for Florida hydrologic studies   Joseph Marzen, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. E. Fuelberg 4:30 PM J9.3 Use of a GIS-based Flash Flood Potential in the flash flood warning decision making process   Mark Jackson, NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT; and B. McInerney and G. Smith 4:45 PM J9.4 An Integrated Hydrological and Atmospheric Model to predict Malaria Epidemics   Salvi Asefi, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. Li, U. S. Nair, D. K. Ray, R. M. Welch, N. Padilla, E. Barrios, and M. E. Benedict 5:00 PM J9.5 Weather radar terrain occultation modeling using GIS   Scott Shipley, Raytheon ITSS, Upper Marlboro, MD; and I. A. Graffman and R. E. Saffle 5:15 PM J9.6 GIS tools for visualization and analysis of NEXRAD radar (WSR-88D) archived data at the National Climatic Data Center   Steve Ansari, STG Inc., Asheville, NC; and S. Del Greco
	4:00 PM-5:00 PM, Wednesday Session Walter Orr Roberts Lecture
4:00 PM The Evolution of Hydrology in an interdisciplinary Earth Science Setting: An evolutionary Process   Dennis P. Lettenmaier, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
	5:30 PM, Wednesday Sessions End for the day
	5:30 PM-6:30 PM, Wednesday Exhibits Open
	7:30 PM, Wednesday AMS Annual Awards Banquet
Thursday, 13 January 2005
	8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Thursday Joint Session 8 Understanding and predicting the water cycle across scales (Joint between the Limited Water Supply Symposium, the 19th Confernce on Hydrology, and the 16th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification) (parallel with Session 5)
Chair: Roy Rasmussen, NCAR, Boulder, CO
8:30 AM J8.1 What is causing the decline in coastal rainfall in eastern Australia?   Jozef Syktus, Queensland Centre for Climate Applications, Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia 8:45 AM J8.2 Using Model-Assimilated Meteorological Data in Forecasting of Seasonal Runoff Based on Statistical Models for some Aral Sea Sub-catchments   Mariya G. Glazirina, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland; and R. Schiemann, J. Gurtz, L. Vasilina, F. Pertziger, S. Dirren, and C. Schär 9:00 AM J8.3 Trends and variability in precipitable water, and surface freshwater flux (precipitation minus evaporation).   Kevin E. Trenberth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Fasullo and L. Smith 9:15 AM J8.4 Toward an improved understanding of the global fresh water budget   Peter H. Hildebrand, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 9:30 AM J8.5 Representing the Mesoscale Organization of Convection in Prediction Models   Mitchell W. Moncrieff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Liu
	8:30 AM-12:00 PM, Thursday Session 5 Land Surface Albedo and Its Impacts on Surface Climate (parallel with Joint Session 8)
Organizers: Menglin Jin, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; Crystal B Schaaf, Boston University, Boston, MA
8:30 AM 5.1 Spatially complete global surface albedos derived from Terra/MODIS data (INVITED)   Michael D. King, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD; and E. G. Moody, S. Platnick, and C. B. Schaaf 9:00 AM 5.2 The MODIS BRDF/Albedo Products for Climate Studies   Crystal B. Schaaf, Boston University, Boston, MA; and F. Gao, A. Strahler, X. Li, J. Salomon, X. Zhang, J. C. F. Hodges, and E. Tsvetsinskaya 9:15 AM 5.3 Land surface albedos from Land SAF and CYCLOPES projects: an accuracy assessment based on the comparison against in situ measurements and other sensors products   Jean-Louis C.H. Roujean, Météo-France, Toulouse, France 9:30 AM 5.4 Land Surface Albedo and the Global Energy-Water Cycle   Christopher L. Brest, Columbia University, New York, New York; and Y. Zhang and W. B. Rossow 9:45 AM Coffee Break with Formal Poster Viewing   11:00 AM 5.5 Overview of Soil, Vegetation, and Snow Albedos in Weather and Climate Models (INVITED)   Xubin Zeng, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 11:15 AM 5.6 Development of Land Surface Albedo Parameterization Based on MODIS data (INVITED)   Xin-Zhong Liang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL; and M. Xu, W. Gao, K. E. Kunkel, J. R. Slusser, Y. Dai, Q. Min, P. R. Houser, M. Rodell, C. B. Schaaf, and F. Gao 11:30 AM 5.7 Land surface albedo and the impact of its uncertainty on model results (INVITED)   Nicole Molders, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 11:45 AM 5.8 Coupling and Analysis of CLM3 in MM5 to Improve Snow Simulations   Jiming Jin, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA; and N. L. Miller
	9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Thursday Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
	9:45 AM, Thursday Joint Poster Session 2 Understanding and Predicting the Water Cycle across scales (poster session) (Joint between the AMS Forum: Living with a Limited Water Supply and the 19th Conf on Hydrology)
JP2.1 Warm season corridors of precipitation in the central U.S.: Statistics and forcing mechanisms   John D. Tuttle, NCAR, Boulder, CO   JP2.3 Upper tropospheric troughs and their interaction with the North American Monsoon   Erik Pytlak, NOAA/NWS, Tucson, AZ; and M. Goering and A. Bennett   JP2.4 The NOAA FEWS-NET hazards assessment for the heavy rainfall event in Haiti on May 23-24, 2004   Kevin B. Laws, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and C. V. Schmitt, T. B. Love, and V. B. Kumar   JP2.5 GLOBE student observations in support of SMEX04   Martha P. L. Whitaker, University of Arizona; and B. Nijssen, J. C. Washburne, and T. P. A. Ferré   JP2.6 Drought in the Hadley Centre general circulation model: an evaluation of present day events   Eleanor J Burke, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
	9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Thursday Poster Session 4 LAND SURFACE ALBEDO AND ITS IMPACTS ON SURFACE CLIMATE POSTERS
Organizers: Crystal B. Schaaf, Boston University, Boston, MA; Menglin Jin, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
P4.1 Use of MODIS derived broadband albedo in the RAMS   Udaysankar S. Nair, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and D. K. Ray, R. M. Welch, R. A. Pielke, and S. A. Christopher   P4.2 Urban albedo impact using NCAR single column CAM2/CLM2   Menglin Jin, Deparement of Meteorology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD; and C. D. Peters-Lidard and E. G. Moody   P4.3 MODIS Albedo Data in Greenland Ice Sheet Climate Modeling: Melt Sensitivity, Climate Feedback, and Assimilation Development   Jason Box, Byrd Polar Research Center, Columbus, OH; and J. C. Stroeve and A. W. Nolin   P4.4 Land surface modification by fire of tropical savanna and feedbacks to climate   Nigel J. Tapper, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, Clayton, Vic, Australia; and J. Beringer, A. Lynch, C. Wendt, and L. B. Hutley   P4.5 Intercomparison and validation of snow and sea-ice albedo parameterisation schemes in climate models   Christina A. Pedersen, Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway; and J. G. Winther   P4.6 Improved Albedo Formulation for Chemistry-Transport Models based on satellite observations and assimilated snow data and its impact on tropospheric photochemistry   Thomas Laepple, NCAR/ MPI for Meteorology, 20146 Hamburg, Germany; and J. F. Lamarque, M. S., S. R.E., L. B.L., A. E., and M. Schultz   P4.7 Impact of MODIS BRDF and Albedo on Land Surface Models   Zhuo Wang, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and X. Zeng, M. Barlage, R. Dickinson, C. Schaaf, and F. Gao   P4.8 Deriving a Global Surface Albedo Map from Geostationary Observations   A Lattanzio, Makalu Media, Darmstadt, Germany; and Y. M. Govaerts and J. Schmetz
	12:00 PM-3:45 PM, Thursday Exhibits Open
	12:15 PM, Thursday Lunch Break
	1:30 PM-5:16 PM, Thursday Joint Session 6 The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) (Joint between the 19th conference on Hydrology and 16th Conference on Climate Variability and Change)
Organizer: Richard G. Lawford, International GEWEX Project Office, Silver Spring, MD
1:30 PM Paper J6.5 to be presented as part of Session 7 in the 16 Global program, new paper number 7.1A   1:45 PM J6.1b GEWEX Water and Energy Budget Studies   J. Roads, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA 2:00 PM J6.2 The Water Budgets and Precipitation Recycling in Northwestern Canada   Kit K. Szeto, MSC, Downsview, ON, Canada J6.3 Hydrometeorology of the Amazon from ERA-40   Alan K. Betts, Atmospheric Research, Pittsford, VT; and J. H. Ball, P. Viterbo, A. Dai, and J. A. Marengo 2:15 PM J6.4 Solar dimming/brightening and consequences for the water cycle   Beate G. Liepert, Columbia University, Palisades, NY; and A. Romanou 2:30 PM Paper J6.6 Moved to end of session. New paper number J6.14   2:31 PM J6.7 The GEWEX Global Land Atmosphere System Study (GLASS) – Recent Results and Future Plans   Paul A. Dirmeyer, Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies, Calverton, MD 2:46 PM J6.8 Multiscale Evaluation of GLDAS Products for CEOP with the Land Information System   Christa D. Peters-Lidard, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. V. Kumar, M. Rodell, Y. Tian, J. V. Geiger, S. Olden, L. Lighty, J. L. Eastman, P. R. Houser, E. F. Wood, J. Sheffield, K. E. Mitchell, C. J. Meng, P. A. Dirmeyer, B. Doty, and J. Adams 3:01 PM Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall   3:31 PM J6.9 Evaluation of Reanalysis Soil Moisture Simulations Using Newly Updated Soil Moisture Observations from the Ukraine and China   Alan Robock, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and H. Li, M. Mu, and K. Y. Vinnikov 3:46 PM J6.10 Dynamical Downscaling of Extended Weather Forecasts for Hydrologic Prediction in River Basins of the Western U.S.   Yun Qian, PNNL, Richland, WA; and L. R. Leung 4:01 PM J6.11 Evaluation of Cloud Resolving Simulations over the Southern Great Plains During IHOP 2002   L. Ruby Leung, PNNL, Richland, WA; and L. K. Berg, T. P. Ackerman, and R. T. Marcharnd 4:16 PM J6.12 Contributions of the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) to priority climate and observational issues   Richard G. Lawford, International GEWEX Project Office, Silver Spring, MD 4:31 PM J6.13 Interpreting Lake Victoria in terms of regional hydrology and hydrologic change   Sharon E. Nicholson, FSU, Tallahassee, FL; and X. Yin 4:46 PM J6.14 Land Surface Water Cycles Observed with Satellite Sensors(Formerly paper j6.6)   S. V. Nghiem, JPL and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and E. G. Njoku, G. R. Brakenridge, Y. Kim, and G. Neumann
	3:00 PM, Thursday Coffee Break
	3:00 PM, Thursday Registration Desk Closes
	3:45 PM, Thursday Exhibits Close
	5:30 PM, Thursday Conference Ends
	6:00 PM, Thursday Ed Lorenz Symposium Banquet

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