21st International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology (Expanded View)

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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
6:00 AM, Monday
MON 10 JAN
 
7:30 AM, Monday
Registration continues through Thursday, 13 January
 
9:00 AM-9:30 AM, Monday
Joint Session 1 Building the Earth Information System (Joint with the 16th Conference on Climate Variability and Change, the 21st International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, and Ninth Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface)
Cochairs: Terry Tarbell, RS Information Systems, McLean, VA; Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO
9:00 AMJ1.1From Information to Action: The Global Earth Observation System of Systems  extended abstract wrf recording
James Mahoney, NOAA, Washington, DC
 
9:30 AM-10:15 AM, Monday
Session 1 IIPS Keynote Session
Organizers: Terry C. Tarbell, RS Information Systems, Inc [RSIS], McLean, VA; Linda I. Miller, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO
9:30 AM1.1Earth Information System of the Future  
Ghassem R. Asrar, NASA, Washington, DC
10:00 AM1.2NOAA Working Together to Deliver Critical Information for Living with a Limited Water Supply   wrf recording
Gary Carter, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
 
9:30 AM-12:00 PM, Monday
Joint Session 2 Distributed Earth Science Information Systems Joint with the 16th Conference on Climate Variability and Change and the 21st International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology) (Joint between the 16th Conference on Climate Variability and Change and the 21st International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology)
Organizers: Dean N. Williams, LLNL, Livermore, CA; Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; Stephen M. Holt, Mitretek Systems, Falls Church, VA
9:30 AMJ2.1A description of the Weather Source comprehensive global weather observation database  extended abstract wrf recording
Mark J. Gibbas, Weather Source, LLC, Amesbury, MA; and C. Gilbert
9:45 AMJ2.2Practical techniques for distributed climate analysis using GrADS and the GDS  
Jennifer M. Adams, COLA, Calverton, MD; and B. Doty and J. L. Kinter
10:00 AMJ2.3aNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's scientific data stewardship program  extended abstract wrf recording
John J. Bates, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. G. Reynolds, C. Cremidis, and C. Martinez
10:15 AMCoffee Break in Poster Session Room  
10:44 AMJ2.3 moved to JP1.6  
10:45 AMP1.1Bringing together disparate data for climate impacts studies  
M. Benno Blumenthal, Columbia University, Palisades, NY; and C. F. Ropelewski, E. Grover-Kopec, J. del Corral, and M. Dilley
11:00 AMJ2.5NQuery: a Network-enabled data-based query tool for multi-disciplinary earth-science datasets  extended abstract wrf recording
John R. Osborne, NOAA/PMEL/OAR, Seattle and OceanAtlas Software, Vashon Island, WA; and K. T. McHugh and D. W. Denbo
11:15 AMJ2.6Autonomous Rapid Response to Monitor Transient Science Events  extended abstract wrf recording
Daniel J. Mandl, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and S. W. Frye
11:30 AMJ2.7Arctic Change Detection Website  extended abstract wrf recording
Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and J. Calder, J. E. Overland, and F. M. Fetterer
11:45 AMJ2.8Couple Distributed Earth System Models  
Shujia Zhou, Northrop Grumman IT /TASC, Greenbelt, MD; and B. Womack and G. Higgins
 
10:15 AM, Monday
Coffee Break in Poster Session Room
 
10:45 AM-12:00 PM, Monday
Session 2 Global Meteorological and Hydrological Services Update
Cochairs: Fred R. Branski, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; Jim Cooper, Earth Satellite Corporation, Rockville, MD
10:45 AM2.1NWS Role in the Earth Observation System (Invited Presentation)  
David L. Johnson, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
11:15 AM2.2NWS Meteorological and Hydrological Services Update (Invited Presentation)  
Greg Mandt, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. L. Hayes
11:45 AM2.3VTEC - no longer just a dream  
Jason P. Tuell, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and H. L. White and A. C. Kraus
 
10:45 AM-12:00 PM, Monday
Session 3 Satellite IIPS and Applications
Cochairs: Gerald Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; Thomas M. Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
10:45 AM3.1GOES-R user readiness issues: recommendations from the Third GOES-R Users' Conference  extended abstract wrf recording
James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and T. J. Schmit, R. R. Reynolds, and P. Viets
11:00 AM3.2The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES)-R  extended abstract wrf recording
Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Madison, WI; and J. Gurka, M. M. Gunshor, W. P. Menzel, and J. Li
11:15 AM3.3ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR FUTURE NOAA SATELLITE SYSTEMS  
Gerald Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Crison and E. Miller
11:30 AM3.4GeoSTAR–A Microwave Sounder for GOES-R  extended abstract
Bjorn H. Lambrigtsen, JPL, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and W. Wilson and A. Tanner
11:45 AM3.5Living the coastal zone: need for satellite observations   wrf recording
Edward G. Howard, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD
 
12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Monday
Lunch Break
 
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 PMJ4.1Warm 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 PMJ4.2Space-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
 
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Monday
Session 4 Global Meteorological and Hydrological Services Update Part II
Cochairs: Fred R. Branski, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; Jim Cooper, Earth Satellite Corporation, Rockville, MD
1:30 PM4.1USAF Meteorological Services Update (Invited Presentation)   wrf recording
John M. Lanicci, U.S. Air Force, Omaha, NE
2:00 PM4.2USN Meteorological and Oceanographic Services Update (Invited Presentation)  
Timothy McGee, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography, Stennis Space Center, MS
2:30 PMCoffee Break with Formal Poster Viewing  
4:00 PM4.3Hydrometeorological Activities of the Private Sector (Invited Presentation)  
Larry E. Brazil, Riverside Technology, Inc., Fort Collins, CO
4:30 PM4.4ECMWF Meteorological and Hydrological Services Update (Invited Presentation)  
Dominique Marbouty, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom
5:00 PMWMO Role in the Earth Information System (Invited Presentation). TBD, Geneva, Switzerland  
 
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Monday
Session 5 Radar IIPS and Applications
Cochairs: Robert G. Borchers, SAIC, Melbourne, FL; Douglas Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; Robert Saffle, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA
1:30 PM5.1NEXRAD Product Improvement - expanding science horizons  extended abstract wrf recording
Robert E. Saffle, Mitretek Systems, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Istok and R. Okulski
1:45 PM5.2NEXRAD Product Improvement—Current Status of WSR-88D Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) Program and Plans for the Future  extended abstract wrf recording
Gregory S. Cate, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and R. W. Hall
2:00 PM5.3NWS use of FAA radar data – Progress and Plans  extended abstract wrf recording
Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Pickard, R. Okulski, R. E. Saffle, and B. Bumgarner
2:15 PM5.4Validation of FAA WARP system radar mosaic generation algorithms  extended abstract wrf recording
Joseph C. Lang, Unisys Weather Information Services, Kennett Square, PA; and J. Stobie and K. Yarber
2:30 PMFormal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break  
4:00 PM5.5The Volume Coverage Pattern Explorer: A New Tool for Visualizing Radar Beam Paths  extended abstract wrf recording
Kevin L. Manross, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. LaDue and G. J. Stumpf
4:15 PM5.6A meteorological radar emulator for education and research  extended abstract wrf recording
Michael I. Biggerstaff, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. M. May
4:30 PM5.7Evaluation of various algorithms and display concepts for weather forecasting  extended abstract wrf recording
Indra Adrianto, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith, K. A. Scharfenberg, and T. B. Trafalis
4:45 PM5.8Experiences Towards Advanced Weather Research and Training  extended abstract wrf recording
Xuechao Yu, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and N. L. Levit, K. R. Hoggard, and N. A. M. Said
5:00 PM5.9Development of advanced techniques using the NOAA’s WSR-88D research radar  extended abstract wrf recording
Dusan Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. Zahrai, S. Torres, I. Ivic, C. D. Curtis, and V. Melnikov
5:15 PM5.10Development and testing of polarimetric radar applications in WDSS-II  extended abstract wrf recording
Kevin A. Scharfenberg, NOAA/NWS Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services, Norman, OK ; and V. Lakshmanan and S. E. Giangrande
 
2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
 
2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday
Poster Session 1 IIPS Poster Session I
Cochairs: Stephen M. Holt, Mitretek Systems, Falls Church, VA; Scott T. Shipley, Raytheon Information Solutions, Upper Marlboro, MD
 P1.1The current Linux-Intel Portable WSR-88D CODE distribution and a summary of how it is being used in research, development, and operations  extended abstract
Thomas J. Ganger, Mitretek Systems Inc., Falls Church, VA; and M. J. Istok and W. M. Blanchard
 P1.2NEXRAD Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) receiver calibration  extended abstract
Alan D. Free, SI International, Norman, OK; and A. K. Heck and N. K. Patel
 P1.3Radar Operations Center (ROC) progress in RVP8 time series playback for signal processing evaluation  extended abstract
Rick D. Rhoton, RS Information Systems, Inc., Norman, OK; and D. S. Saxion, G. T. McGehee, R. L. Ice, D. A. Warde, D. Sirmans, and D. L. Rachel
 P1.4Radar Operations Center (ROC) Evaluation of New Signal Processing Techniques for the WSR-88D  extended abstract
Richard L. Ice, RS Information Systems, Inc., Norman, OK; and G. T. McGehee, R. D. Rhoton, D. S. Saxion, D. A. Warde, R. G. Guenther, D. Sirmans, and D. L. Rachel
 P1.5The AP ground clutter mitigation scheme for the WSR-88D  extended abstract
Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Ellis, J. Van Andel, J. Yee, and J. Hubbert
 P1.6Evaluation of the SZ(8/64) Phase Code Algorithm: Some Operational Considerations  extended abstract
Gregory Meymaris, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hubbert, S. Ellis, and M. Dixon
 P1.7Radar Operations Center (ROC) Production Software Status for RV Ambiguity Mitigation  extended abstract
Darcy S. Saxion, RS Information Systems, Inc., Norman, OK; and R. D. Rhoton, G. T. McGehee, R. L. Ice, D. A. Warde, and D. Sirmans
 P1.8Radar Operations Center (ROC) Evaluation of Proposed Super Resolution Techniques for the WSR-88D  extended abstract
David A. Warde, SI International, Inc., Norman, OK; and D. Sirmans, R. L. Ice, R. D. Rhoton, and D. S. Saxion
 P1.9Single- versus multiple-radar sampling efficiency of severe storms in the context of public and aviation impacts  
Jian Zhang, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. J. Stumpf
 P1.10Multi-sensor storm cell identification and analysis  
Travis M. Smith, Univeristy of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and G. J. Stumpf
 P1.11A comparison of multi-sensor hail diagnosis techniques  extended abstract
Kiel L. Ortega, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith, G. J. Stumpf, J. Hocker, and L. López
 P1.12A Multidisciplinary Approach to WSR-88D Data Quality Assurance  extended abstract
Charles A. Ray, RS Information Systems, Norman, OK; and J. W. Roper and B. Harp
 P1.13Identifying the cause of WSR-88D ghost echoes  extended abstract wrf recording
Randy M. Steadham, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; and C. A. Ray
 P1.14An update on WSR-88D Level II data collection and distribution  
Phil Cragg, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and W. M. Blanchard and T. Sandman
 P1.15Radar Dissemination and Display Efforts by the Texas Mesonet  
Gerald J. Creager, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and T. Yoksas
 P1.16The National Severe Storms Laboratory: 40 Years Young and Going Strong  extended abstract
Rodger A. Brown, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. Tarp
 P1.17Digital Services Training in the National Weather Service  extended abstract
Brian Motta, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO
 P1.18Operationally useful parameters viewed in three-dimensions during winter storms and severe thunderstorm outbreaks  
Daniel D. Nietfeld, NOAA/NWSFO, Valley, NE; and K. Faltin and A. Prenzlow
P1.19DESIGN OF A SITUATION AWARENESS DISPLAY FOR OPERATIONAL FORECASTERS  
Steven E. Nelson, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and D. L. Andra and E. M. Quoetone
 P1.20Symposium on the 50th Anniversary of Operational Numerical Weather Prediction  
Kenneth F. Carey, Center for Science and Technology, Falls Church, VA; and L. W. Uccellini and L. Morone
 P1.21Data Assimilation Systems Using the Earth System Modeling Framework  
Carlos A Cruz, NASA, Greenbelt, MD; and A. M. DaSilva, W. Yang, and A. Trayanov
 P1.22The role of NWS (and the Private Sector) in the Dissemination of Non-Weather and Weather Warnings  
Herbert L. White, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. C. Kraus
 P1.23Earth Science Data Grid System  
Yuechen Chi, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and R. Yang and M. Kafatos
 P1.24The pavement precipitation accumulation estimation system (PPAES)  
Mark Askelson, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and L. F. Osborne
 P1.25A preliminary validation of the MDSS version 3 blowing snow heuristic algorithm  
Jeffrey S. Tilley, Surface Transportation Weather Research Center, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and B. Hershey, S. G. Gaddy, and J. J. Mewes
 P1.26A blowing and drifting snow algorithm supporting MDSS  
Leon F. Osborne Jr., Surface Transportation Weather Research Center, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
 P1.27Providing tailored meteorological services and information on the global level—The Joint Air Force Army Weather Information Network (JAAWIN)  
Fritz VanWijngaarden, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Bellevue, NE; and R. S. Penc and D. Payne
 P1.28NOAA/NESDIS Near-real-time MODIS Data Distribution  extended abstract
Kristina Sprietzer, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and P. Haggerty and G. Legg
 P1.29S4P-based data processing solutions at the Atmospheric Sciences Data Center  
R. J. Walter, NASA, Hampton, VA; and F. Y. Wang
 P1.30Imager capability on cloud classification using MODIS  extended abstract
Zhenglong Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li, P. Menzel, and T. J. Schmit
 P1.31Design and functionality of the NOAA MODIS near-real-time scheduler  extended abstract
Paul D. Haggerty, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and K. Sprietzer and G. Legg
 P1.32Retrieval of cloud microphysics from blended MODIS cloud products and AIRS radiance measurements  extended abstract
Chian-Yi Liu, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li and T. J. Schmit
 P1.33NOAA-15, 16, 17 (KLM) quality control and trending data for the user community on NOAA web site  
Robert H. Levin, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD
 P1.34Near-Real-Time AMSR-E products at NOAA  extended abstract
Ivan Tcherednitchenko, Computer Sciences Corporation, Suitland, MD; and P. Haggerty, G. Legg, and R. Luczak
 P1.35Advances in Compression of Ultraspectral Sounder Data  extended abstract
Bormin Huang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. Ahuja, H. L. Huang, T. J. Schmit, and R. W. Heymann
 P1.36 moved to JP1.7 (Climate Variability and Change)  
 P1.37 moved to JP1.8 (Climate Variability and Change)  
 P1.38 moved to JP1.9 (Climate Variability and Change)  
 P1.39The Advanced Satellite Aviation-weather Products (ASAP) initiative at the University of Wisconsin - CIMSS  
Wayne F. Feltz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Mecikalski, J. J. Murray, D. B. Johnson, K. M. Bedka, S. M. Thomas, A. J. Wimmers, S. A. Ackerman, and C. C. Schmidt
 P1.40Assessing two different commercial aircraft-based moisture sensing systems  
Ralph A. Petersen, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin; and W. Feltz
 P1.41Objective estimation of tropical cyclone wind structure from infrared satellite data.  
Kimberly J. Mueller, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and M. DeMaria
P1.42Design studies for management of metadata, schemas and queries for hyperspectral atmospheric observations  
Maciej J. Smuga-Otto, SSEC, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman, P. Antonelli, R. Dedecker, S. T. Dutcher, R. K. Garcia, D. J. Hackel, H. -. L. Huang, R. O. Knuteson, E. R. Olson, H. E. Revercomb, D. Tobin, and K. H. Vinson
 P1.43A processing system to produce blended total precipitable water products  extended abstract
Stanley Q. Kidder, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and A. S. Jones
 P1.44 Calibration Algorithm Accuracy Versus Efficiency Tradeoffs for a Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer  extended abstract
Robert Knuteson, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Ackerman, F. Best, R. Dedecker, R. Garcia, E. Olson, H. Revercomb, M. Smuga-Otto, and D. Tobin
 P1.45A prototype for the GIFTS information processing system  extended abstract
Raymond K. Garcia, SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman, P. Antonelli, R. G. Dedecker, S. Dutcher, H. B. Howell, H. -. L. Huang, R. O. Knuteson, E. R. Olson, H. E. Revercomb, M. J. Smuga-Otto, and D. Tobin
 P1.46Trade-off study on vertical resolution for high spectral resolution sounder  extended abstract
Fang Wang, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Li and T. J. Schmit
 P1.47Comparison of simulated top of atmosphere radiance datasets generated from MM5 and WRF numerical simulations  extended abstract
Jason A. Otkin, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and E. R. Olson
 
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-12:15 PM, Tuesday
Session 6 Advances and Applications in Transportation Weather Part 1: Surface Transportation
Cochairs: S. Edward Boselly, Washington State Department of Transportation, Olympia, WA; Roemer Alfelor, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC
8:30 AM6.1Surface Transportation and the Weather, A Highway Operations Perspective  
Richard J. Nelson, Nevada Department of Transportation, Carson City, NV
8:45 AM6.2Partnering to achieve a safer and more efficient national surface transportation system: Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Transportation Department’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)  
Paul A. Pisano, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC; and A. Holman, R. Dombrowsky, S. Matula, J. O'Sullivan, P. Schultz, and F. Estis
9:00 AM6.3Clarus—The Nationwide Surface Transportation Weather Observing and Forecasting System  extended abstract wrf recording
Paul A. Pisano, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC; and R. M. Alfelor, J. S. Pol, L. C. Goodwin, and A. D. Stern
9:15 AM6.4Development of the Clarus Concept of Operations: Status report  
Leon F. Osborne Jr., Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc., Grand Forks, ND; and S. M. Conger, J. S. Pol, and P. Pisano
9:30 AM6.5The U.S. Federal Highway Administration Winter Road Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) Project: Overview and Results  extended abstract wrf recording
Paul A. Pisano, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC; and A. D. Stern and W. P. Mahoney
9:45 AMFormal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break  
11:00 AM6.6The Pooled Fund Study Maintenance Decision Support System: A Functional Overview  extended abstract
John J. Mewes, Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc., Grand Forks, ND; and R. Hart, L. F. Osborne, and B. Podoll
11:15 AM6.7On the use of an ensemble modeling system versus a very high resolution deterministic forecast as input to a road weather forecast system  
Jeffrey S. Tilley, Surface Transportation Weather Research Center, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and J. Nordlie
11:30 AM6.8Mesoscale forecast products for travel information  
Ed Boselly, Washington State Department of Transportation, Olympia, WA
11:45 AM6.9A field research test facility for long-term RWIS-ESS Validation  
Leon F. Osborne Jr., Surface Transportation Weather Research Center, Grand Forks, ND; and J. Hanson, J. L. Horner, and R. Hart
12:00 PM6.10An Automated Algorithm to Predict Winter Storm Road Conditions and Recommend Treatment Actions   wrf recording
Robert G. Hallowell, MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA; and W. Myers and G. Phetteplace
 
8:30 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday
Session 7 European and other International Applications (Please note that Papers 10.7 and 10.8 of this program are a continuation of this session. They are scheduled to be presented beginning at 5:00 on Tuesday)
Cochairs: John R. Lincoln, US Navy Retired; WMO Retired; Consultant, Berryville, VA; Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
8:30 AM7.1Using a knowledge based forecasting system to establish the limits of predictability  extended abstract wrf recording
Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
8:45 AM7.2Operational Scribe Nowcasting sub-system: Objective Verification Results  extended abstract
Claude Landry, MSC, Dorval, QC, Canada; and R. Parent, J. -. F. Deschênes, A. Giguère, G. Hardy, and R. Verret
9:00 AM7.3Meeting strategies of National Meteorological Service by outsourcing services  
Vesa Koivula, Vaisala Oyj, Helsinki, Finland
9:15 AM7.4Integrated hydrometeorological monitoring solutions and network management.  extended abstract wrf recording
Hannu Kokko, Vaisala Oyj, Helsinki, Finland
9:30 AM7.5Perspectives on Internet Data Distribution Expansion and Use in Brazil  extended abstract wrf recording
Waldenio Gambi de Almeida, CPTEC/INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, S.P., Brazil; and L. A. D. Carvalho, S. H. S. Ferreira, D. G. Coelho, M. G. A. Justi da Silva, and T. Yoksas
9:45 AMFormal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break  
 
9:00 AM-11:30 AM, Tuesday
Joint Session 5 AI Applications with a Nowcasting Flavor (Joint between the Fourth Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 21st International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology)
Chair: V. Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
9:00 AMJ5.1Feature selection of radar-derived tornado attributes with support vector machines  extended abstract wrf recording
Michael B. Richman, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. Santosa and T. B. Trafalis
9:15 AMJ5.2A Neural Network for Detecting and Diagnosing Tornadic Circulations using the Mesocyclone Detection and Near Storm Environment Algorithms  extended abstract wrf recording
V. Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and G. J. Stumpf and A. Witt
J5.3Short-term wind forecasting using off-site observations and numerical weather prediction  
Kristin Larson, 3 Tier Environmental Forecast Group, Inc., Seattle, WA
9:30 AMJ5.4A neural network to retrieve upper level winds from ground based profilers  extended abstract
Young Yee, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and E. Creegan
9:45 AMFormal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break  
11:00 AMJ5.5Automated forecasting of ceiling and visibility for aviation: exploration of a data mining-based forecast method  extended abstract wrf recording
Paul H. Herzegh, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Wiener, R. Bateman, and B. Weekley
11:15 AMJ5.6A Real-Time Learning Technique to Predict Cloud-to-Ground Lightning  extended abstract wrf recording
V. Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and G. J. Stumpf
 
9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
 
9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday
Joint Poster Session 1 Poster Session: Distributed Earth Science Information Systems (Joint with the 16th Conference on Climate Variability and Change and the 21st International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology)
 JP1.1NASA Cloud Object Data Website: An Interative Cloud Object Data Retrieval System for Climate Quality Satellite Cloud and Radiation Data  extended abstract
Takmeng Wong, NASA/LARC, Hampton, VA; and D. Mangosing, K. M. Xu, B. A. Wielicki, and L. Parker
JP1.2Climatological features of blocking anticyclones in present-day and increased CO2 environments: An updated model comparison  
David Barriopedro-Cepero, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; and V. Tikhonov, I. I. Mokhov, A. R. Lupo, E. Volodin, and R. Herrera
 JP1.3Building the GSFC Land Information System with distributed and parallel computing technologies  
Yudong Tian, UMBC/GEST, Greenbelt, MD; and C. Peters-Lidard, S. V. Kumar, J. V. Geiger, S. Olden, L. Lighty, J. L. Eastman, P. R. Houser, J. Sheffield, E. F. Wood, K. E. Mitchell, J. Meng, H. Wei, P. Dirmeyer, B. Doty, and J. M. Adams
 JP1.4Enhancing the shareability of climate model data through the development of a framework for numerical climate model metadata  
Katherine A. Bouton, CGAM, Dept Meteorology, U Reading, UK, Reading, United Kingdom; and L. Steenman-Clark
 JP1.5Climate Science Modelling Language: standards-based markup for metocean data  extended abstract
Andrew Woolf, CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton Didcot, United Kingdom; and B. Lawrence, R. Lowry, K. Kleese van Dam, R. Cramer, M. Gutierrez, S. Kondapalli, S. Latham, K. O'Neill, and A. Stephens
 JP1.6Using the Climate Data Analysis Tools (CDAT) to distribute Earth Science Data and Diagnosis via: Live Access Server, Zope or Mod_python  
Charles Doutriaux, PCMDI, Livermore, CA; and D. N. Williams, A. Stephens, and B. Tang
 JP1.7GOES data in CLASS  extended abstract
John J. Bates, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. G. Reynolds, C. Cremidis, and C. Martinez
 JP1.8CLASS future plans  extended abstract
John J. Bates, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. G. Reynolds, C. Cremidis, and C. Martinez
 JP1.9CLASS capabilities overview  extended abstract
John J. Bates, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. G. Reynolds, C. Cremidis, and C. Martinez
 
11:00 AM-1:45 PM, Tuesday
Session 8 Interactive Processing Systems
Cochairs: Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/U.S. Weather Research Program Interagency Program Office, Silver Spring, MD; William F. Roberts, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; Richard Thigpen, Consultant, Silver Spring, MD
11:00 AM8.1Overview of meteorological workstation development in Europe (Invited Presentation)  extended abstract wrf recording
Jens Daabeck, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom
11:30 AM8.2The next generation of McIDAS  
David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. M. Whittaker
11:44 AMPaper 8.3 has been moved to Poster Session P2, New Paper Number P2.14A  
11:45 AM8.3AAn internet site for professional meteorologists (Formerly Paper Number P2.14)  
Kenneth Reeves, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA; and M. Steinberg and J. Candor
12:00 PM8.4An Advanced Linux Prototype of AWIPS  extended abstract wrf recording
Herb Grote, NOAA/OAR/FSL, Boulder, CO; and D. Davis, C. Bullock, and J. Tuell
12:15 PMLunch Break  
 
11:30 AM-1:30 PM, Tuesday
Exhibits Open
 
12:15 PM, Tuesday
Lunch Break
 
1:30 PM-2:45 PM, Tuesday
Joint Session 6 AI in Studies with a Climate Component (Joint between the Fourth Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 21st International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology)
Chair: Antonello Pasini, CNR, Rome Italy
1:30 PMJ6.0Concluding Remarks and Discussion  
Antonello Pasini, CNR, Rome, Italy
1:45 PMJ6.1Distribution and variability of atmospheric temperature and water vapor derived from HIRS measurement  extended abstract
Lei Shi, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. J. Bates
2:00 PMJ6.2The Application of Support Vector Machines to the Analysis of Global Datasets from MISR  extended abstract wrf recording
Michael J. Garay, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; and D. M. Mazzoni, R. Davies, and D. Diner
2:15 PMJ6.3Neural network modeling as a tool for climatic analyses of forcings/temperatures relationships at global and regional scales  extended abstract wrf recording
Antonello Pasini, CNR, Rome, Italy; and F. Ameli
2:30 PMJ6.4Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) Application for the Occurrence Date Prediction of Each Phenological Stage in Wheat Using Climatic Data  extended abstract
Babak Safa, Sepahan Kara Co., Isfahan, Iran; and A. Liaghat
 
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday
Joint Session 7 Cyberinfrastructure to support atmospheric and Oceanic Education: Examples and strategies (Joint with 21IIPS and Education)
Organizers: Thomas M. Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Rajul Pandya, UCAR, Boulder, CO
1:30 PMJ7.1Geosciences education and cyberinfrastructure: an issue of local importance, but global dimensions  
Clifford A. Jacobs, NSF, Arlington, VA
1:45 PMJ7.2The National Forum for Geosciences Information Technology (“FIGIT”)  extended abstract wrf recording
Kelvin K. Droegemeier, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. B. Wilhelmson
2:00 PMJ7.3Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery (LEAD): Architecture, Technology Road Map and Deployment Strategy  extended abstract wrf recording
Kelvin K. Droegemeier, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and V. Chandrasekar, R. Clark, D. Gannon, S. Graves, E. Joseph, M. Ramamurthy, R. Wilhelmson, K. Brewster, B. Domenico, T. Leyton, V. R. Morris, D. Murray, B. Plale, R. Ramachandran, D. Reed, J. Rushing, D. Weber, A. Wilson, M. Xue, and S. Yalda
2:15 PMJ7.4LEAD LEARNING COMMUNITIES  extended abstract wrf recording
Sepideh Yalda, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and R. Clark, E. Joseph, J. Alameda, T. Baltzer, K. Droegemeier, D. Bender, and W. Yarnell
2:30 PMJ7.5Distance learning training for aviation forecasters: Improving fog and convection forecasting with advanced science and technologies  extended abstract wrf recording
Elizabeth M. Page, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and T. Dulong and V. Johnson
2:45 PMJ7.6aSatellite Observations for Science Education  
Steve Ackerman, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
J7.6bWeb-based distance learning at Penn State University: Beyond shovelware  
Lee Grenci, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA
3:00 PMCoffee Break in Exhibit Hall  
3:30 PMJ7.7Open Source technologies in science education: what's your geek IQ?  extended abstract wrf recording
Stephen L. Arnold, Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA
3:45 PMJ7.8Issues and trends in meteorology and hydrology and their implications for COMET scientific training  extended abstract
Gregory Byrd, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and D. Wesley, T. Spangler, W. Schreiber-Abshire, T. Dulong, and M. Kelsch
4:00 PMJ7.9Evaluation of NOAA's NWS Advanced Warning Operations Course (AWOC)  extended abstract wrf recording
Bradford N. Grant, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK
4:15 PMJ7.10Supporting Earth Science Education with Online Visualization and Analysis Information Systems  extended abstract wrf recording
Zhong Liu, George Mason University/CEOSR, Fairfax, VA and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Berrick, G. Leptoukh, L. Pham, H. Rui, S. Shen, W. Teng, and T. Zhu
4:30 PMJ7.11Advanced Computing in Environmental Sciences (ACES): Cyberinfrastructure for Atmospheric Research in Nevada  
Vanda Grubisic, DRI, Reno, NV
4:45 PMJ7.12An update on MADIS observation ingest, integration, quality control, and distribution capabilities  extended abstract wrf recording
Patricia A. Miller, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and M. F. Barth and L. A. Benjamin*
5:00 PMJ7.13Managing the infrastructure of a 21st century meteorological service: Systems Engineering, Management and Sustainment (SEMS) and the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA)- A government/private sector partnership  extended abstract
Richard S. Penc, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Bellevue, NE; and F. VanWijngaarden, A. E. Ronn, and M. Bannister
 
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday
Joint Session 8 Global Climate Observing System (Joint with the 21st International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology)
Organizers: Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; John Lincoln, Consultant, Berryville, VA; Thomas W. Schlatter, NOAA/ORL/FSL, Boulder, CO; A. E. MacDonald, NOAA/ERL/FSL
1:30 PMJ8.1Achieving global coverage for climate observations in support of the UNFCCC  
Alan R. Thomas, GCOS at WMO, 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
1:45 PMJ8.2Implementation Plan for the Global Observing Systems for Climate in support of the UNFCCC  extended abstract wrf recording
Paul Mason, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom
J8.3Establishing an EURO-GCOS-Network  
Volker Vent-Schmidt, DWD, Deutscher Wetterdienst, OFFENBACH, Germany
2:00 PMJ8.4Enhancing global climate observing system (GCOS) activities in Switzerland   wrf recording
Thomas Frei, Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss), Zurich, Switzerland
2:15 PMJ8.5Update on U.S. support for the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) and associated support for international, regional, and bi-lateral GCOS activities  extended abstract wrf recording
Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Silver Spring, MD
2:30 PMJ8.6NOAA's role in building a global ocean observing system   wrf recording
Diane M. Stanitski, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and M. R. Johnson
2:45 PMCoffee Break in Exhibit Hall  
3:15 PMJ8.7Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic Systems: A Key Component of an Ocean Observing System  extended abstract wrf recording
Shawn R. Smith, COAPS/Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
3:30 PMJ8.8Global Observing System Information (GOSIC) data set information available through NASA's Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)  extended abstract wrf recording
Gene R. Major, SSAI, Lanham, MD; and C. Lief, L. Olsen, S. A. Ritz, G. Servin, and D. White
3:45 PMJ8.9On-line provision of data at ECMWF  extended abstract wrf recording
Baudouin Raoult, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and M. Fuentes and M. Manoussakis
4:00 PMJ8.10Analysis of Data Exchange Problems in Global Atmospheric and Hydrological Networks  extended abstract wrf recording
Stephan Bojinski, WMO, Geneva, Switzerland; and A. R. Thomas
4:15 PMJ8.11NCDC's GCOS lead center activities  extended abstract wrf recording
Thomas C. Peterson, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and G. R. Hammer and M. J. Menne
4:30 PMJ8.12Adequacy of in situ observing system in the satellite era for climate SST analysis  extended abstract wrf recording
Huai-Min Zhang, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. W. Reynolds and T. M. Smith
4:45 PMJ8.13The Meteorological Service of Canada’s Solar Radiation Data Processing System  
Tara H. Sopoco, MSC, Downsview, ON, Canada; and L. D. Boudreau
5:00 PMJ8.14Upgrades to and expansion of the Comprehensive Pacific Rainfall Database (PACRAIN)  extended abstract wrf recording
Michael D. Klatt, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. S. Greene and M. L. Morrissey
 
1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday
Session 9 Advances and Applications in Transportation Weather Part II: Aviation
CoChair: David J. Pace, SAIC, Washington, DC
1:30 PM9.1The Current State of Satellite Derived Wind Forecasts and Potential Improvements in the GOES-R Era. Emphasis: A Paradigm Shift in Temporal and Spatial Resolution for Earth Observations  extended abstract wrf recording
Kevin M. Lausten, The Boeing Company, Springfield, VA
1:45 PM9.2Image Comparison from two cloud cover sensor in infrared and visible spectral regions  extended abstract
L. Berger, Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Le Mans, Pays de La Loire, France; and T. Besnard, I. Genkova, D. Gillotay, C. Long, F. Zanghi, J. P. Deslondes, and G. Perdereau
2:00 PM9.3Automated real-time analysis of ceiling and visibility on the national scale  extended abstract wrf recording
Matthew L. Tryhane, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. Herzegh, G. Wiener, and B. Weekley
2:15 PM9.4The potential role for cloud-scale numerical weather prediction for terminal area planning and scheduling  extended abstract wrf recording
Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and A. P. Praino
2:30 PM9.5Volcanic ash coordination tool (VACT)  extended abstract wrf recording
Dennis M. Rodgers, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and G. Pratt and J. M. Osiensky
2:45 PM9.6Describing and Demonstrating the Next-Generation Aviation Digital Data Service  
Lynn Sherretz, NOAA - FSL, Boulder, CO; and G. Thompson
 
3:00 PM, Tuesday
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
 
3:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday
Session 10 Satellite IIPS and Applications Part II (Please note that Papers 10.7 and 10.8 are a continuation of Session 7: European and other International Applications)
CoChair: Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
3:30 PM10.1The Future of NOAA's Office of Satellite Operations  extended abstract wrf recording
Keith Amburgey, NOAAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD
3:45 PM10.2CLAVR-x initial operational capability at NESDIS  extended abstract wrf recording
David R. Donahue, Science and Technology Corporation, Suitland, MD; and J. Sapper, A. Heidinger, A. Jelenak, and V. Kapoor
4:00 PM10.3Design and Implementation of a Real-Time Regional Flash Flood Guidance System for Central America Driven by Adjusted GOES Satellite Rainfall  
Jason A. Sperfslage, Hydrologic Research Center, San Diego, CA; and K. P. Georgakakos, T. M. Carpenter, E. Shamir, and N. E. Graham
4:15 PM10.4Recent Advances in QuikSCAT/Seawinds Near-Real-Time Processing at NOAA/NESDIS  extended abstract wrf recording
Jeffrey M. Augenbaum, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and R. W. Luczak and G. Legg
4:30 PM10.5SBN Data Compression and Digital Video Broadcasting Test Results  extended abstract wrf recording
Khien B. Nguyen, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. D. Buckingham
4:45 PM10.6Operational Polar Satellite Validation and Evaluation Systems  extended abstract wrf recording
Anthony L. Reale, NOAA/NESDIS, Washington, DC; and M. Pettey and C. Brown
5:00 PM10.7Use of multiple IR sensors device for an improved ASOS cloud cover algorithm.  extended abstract
Thierry Besnard, ATMOS sarl, Saint Saturnin, Pays de la Loire, France; and L. Berger, I. Genkova, D. Gillotay, C. Long, F. Zanghi, J. P. Deslondes, and G. Perdereau
5:15 PM10.8River flow information system with RF current sensors  extended abstract wrf recording
Yoshinori Kimura, Yokogawa Denshikiki Co., Ltd., Hadano-shi, Kanagawa, Japan; and S. Iida and H. Mori
 
5:30 PM, Tuesday
Sessions end for the day
 
Wednesday, 12 January 2005
8:30 AM-9:30 AM, Wednesday
Session 11 Internet Applications, Web Portals and Cyberinfrastructure
Organizers: Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; Nancy Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA
8:30 AM11.1Toward a Global Interactive Earth Observing Cyberinfrastructure (Invited Presentation)   wrf recording
Larry Smarr, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, La Jolla, CA; and H. E. Gruber
9:00 AM11.2Cyberinfrastructure to support real-time, end-to-end regional forecasting  extended abstract wrf recording
Tom Baltzer, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Lindholm, M. Ramamurthy, and B. Domenico
9:15 AM11.3An Internet-Based Top-Tier Service for the Distribution of Streaming NEXRAD Level II Data: CRAFT Becomes an Operational System  extended abstract wrf recording
Kelvin Droegemeier, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. D. Martin, C. Sinclair, and S. Hill
 
8:30 AM-9:30 AM, Wednesday
Session 12 GIS Applications Part I
Organizers: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; Scott T. Shipley, Raytheon Information Solutions, Upper Marlboro, MD
8:30 AM12.1The Roles of GIS in Building the Earth Information System  extended abstract wrf recording
May Yuan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
8:45 AM12.2Implementing Marine XML for NOAA Observing Data and GIS integration  extended abstract wrf recording
Nazila Merati, PMEL and JISAO, Seattle, WA; and E. F. Burger and C. Sun
9:00 AM12.3Using Open GIS web services to serve environmental data  
Daryl Herzmann, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and R. Arritt
9:15 AM12.4NOS’ nowCOAST: A Web mapping portal to real-time coastal observations and NOAA forecasts  extended abstract wrf recording
Micah Wengren, NOAA/National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD; and J. G. W. Kelley and M. Westington
 
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
 
1:30 PM-5:15 PM, Wednesday
Session 13 Satellite IIPS and Applications Part III
CoChair: Gerald Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
1:30 PM13.1NOAA’s observing requirements collection process—making a global difference  extended abstract wrf recording
Lauraleen O'Connor, Noblis Inc., Falls Church, VA; and P. Taylor, K. F. Carey, and L. E. Key
1:45 PM13.2Strategic Direction for NOAA's Integrated Global Environmental Observation and Data Management System  
Eric Miller, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and T. Adang and C. Killion
2:00 PM13.3The Initial Joint Polar-orbiting Operational Satellite System Approaches First Launch  extended abstract wrf recording
Christy Crosiar, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD
2:15 PM13.4The Initial Joint Polar-orbiting Operational Satellite System Verification and Validation Program  extended abstract
Christy L. Crosiar, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and D. N. Srinivas and S. M. Holt
2:30 PMFormal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break  
4:00 PM13.5NOAA's NPOESS Data Exploitation Project  extended abstract wrf recording
Stacy L. Bunin, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and T. Schott and H. J. Silva
4:15 PM13.6Flexibility and Adaptability of the Low Rate Infornation Transmission System  extended abstract wrf recording
Jeffrey A. Manning, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and R. Luczak and M. O. Perkins
4:30 PM13.7The Next Generation GOES Satellite Designed with Advanced Technology to Improve the Quality of NOAA’s Weather Data   wrf recording
Loren Slafer, Boeing Satellite Systems, Los Angeles, CA
4:45 PM13.8Intelligent Data Thinning Algorithm for Earth System Numerical Model Research and Application  extended abstract wrf recording
Rahul Ramachandran, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and X. Li, S. Movva, S. Graves, S. Greco, D. Emmitt, J. Terry, and R. Atlas
5:00 PMPaper 13.9 has been moved to Poster Session P2, New Paper Number P2.43  
 
1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Wednesday
Session 14 GIS Applications Part II
Cochairs: Nancy Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; Scott T. Shipley, Raytheon Information Solutions, Upper Marlboro, MD
1:30 PM14.1Polygon weather warnings—a new approach for the National Weather Service  extended abstract wrf recording
Ken R. Waters, NOAA/NWS, Phoenix, AZ; and J. M. Coyne, P. L. Wolf, J. T. Schaefer, J. M. Looney, S. Naglic, B. W. MacAloney, M. A. Tew, J. Lorens, R. J. Okulski, and N. O. Schwein
1:45 PM14.2A GIS based architecture for integrating, disseminating, and displaying weather data  extended abstract wrf recording
Ira Graffman, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Kozimor
2:00 PM14.3Refocusing the Texas Mesonet: a window on Texas weather  
Gerald J. Creager, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2:15 PM14.4Integration of Java/Java3D-based oceanographic analysis tools with GIS  extended abstract wrf recording
Tiffany C. Vance, NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA; and C. W. Moore and N. Merati
 
2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday
Poster Session 2 IIPS Poster Session II
Cochairs: Stephen M. Holt, Mitretek Systems, Falls Church, VA; Scott T. Shipley, Raytheon Information Solutions, Upper Marlboro, MD
 P2.1Applying OpenGIS Consortium standards to environmental observations and display  
Gerald J Creager, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
 P2.2The Meteorological And Range Safety Support (MARSS) system: a GIS-based tool for launch area hazard prediction and visualization  extended abstract
Stephen L. Arnold, ENSCO, Inc., Santa Maria, CA; and A. V. Dianic and E. G. Magnuson
 P2.3A Prototype Interactive GIS Delivery System for Disseminating Statistically Downscaled Climate Change Scenarios, Variability and Extremes in Atlantic Canada.  
Gary S. Lines, MSC, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and M. Pancura
 P2.4National Weather Service Management Information Retrieval System Online Map Gallery and Interactive Map Viewer  
John P Kozimor, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
 P2.5Using IDL as an unique approach for an automated weather forecast website  
Ann L. Mazuk, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, CA; and L. O. Belsma, A. T. Stier, and A. A. Fote
 P2.6Using a web browser for environmental and climate change studies  extended abstract
T. Dale Bess, NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and P. Stackhouse, D. Mangosing, and G. L. Smith
 P2.7Supplying distributions of historic climate data via the WWW  
Catherine A. Smith, NOAA/CIRES, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
 P2.8Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) as a Foundation for a Systematic Methodology in GFE  extended abstract
Carven A. Scott, NOAA/NWSFO, Anchorage, AK; and V. J. Proton, J. Nelson, S. Baines, and C. Eldred
 P2.9A Metadata Integrated Data Analysis Server (MIDAS): Enhancements and Updates  extended abstract
Yujie Zhao, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA; and R. Yang and M. Kafatos
 P2.10Internet Meteorology: Increasing efficiency with cost-effective approaches  extended abstract
Eric D. Luebehusen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Washington, DC
 P2.11Implementation of the Operational Automated Coral Bleaching E-mail Alert System  extended abstract
Jillian E. Wemmer, Science and Technology Corporation, Suitland, MD; and K. Sprietzer, L. Zhao, and J. Sapper
 P2.12Examples of GFESuite and D2D Use in Operations During 2004  extended abstract
William F. Roberts, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and L. K. Cheatwood
 P2.13Collaborative activities of the NWS MDL and NSSL to improve and develop new severe weather warning guidance applications  extended abstract
Gregory J. Stumpf, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and S. B. Smith and K. E. Kelleher
 Paper 2.14 has been moved to Session 8, new paper number 8.3A  
 P2.14aThe Galileo weather processing and display system (Formerly Paper number 8.3)  
Kenneth Reeves, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA; and M. Steinberg and A. Shaw
 P2.15A Component Interface to netCDF  
J. Walter Larson, ANL, Argonne, IL; and E. T. Ong and B. Norris
 Paper P2.16 has been moved to Session 16, New Paper Number 16.1a  
 P2.17Technology Changes in AWIPS  
Timothy Hopkins, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Rhine and C. S. Bullock
 P2.18AWIPS interdependencies  
Franz Zichy, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Barna and T. Hopkins
 P2.19Atovs awips bufr encoder and decoder  extended abstract
Awdhesh K. Sharma, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and T. Yu
P2.20Nowcasting at KMA with non-NEXRAD Radars  
Scott D O'Donnell, NOAA/NWS/MDL, CIRA, Boulder, CO; and S. H. Cheong, D. S. N. Oh, F. Moeng, S. B. Smith, and M. T. Filiaggi
 P2.22Reconstruction of gridded model data received via NOAAport  extended abstract
Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and A. P. Praino and C. Tashman
 P2.23SBN/NOAAPort Expansion  
Philip G. Cragg, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and L. Klet
 P2.24Recent and near-future enhancements to the NOAAPort product suite  
Brian Gockel, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
 P2.25Recent advances in the FSL Central Facility Data Systems  extended abstract
Robert C. Lipschutz, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and C. H. MacDermaid
 P2.26The DEOS Interactive Visualization and Analysis System (DIVAS) prototype  extended abstract
Tracy L. DeLiberty, University of Delaware, Newark, DE; and D. R. Legates, L. L. Parrish, D. J. Leathers, and G. E. Quelch
 P2.27The graphical severe weather warning initiative at the Fort Worth National Weather Service  extended abstract
William Bunting, NOAA/NWS, Fort Worth, TX; and L. Bucklew, P. Kirkwood, and S. Rae
 P2.28Dissemination of critical weather warnings using reverse 911 technology  
Richard T Jesuroga, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and D. R. B. Chadwick, D. A. E. MacDonald, U. H. Grote, and C. Golden
 P2.29Video Hurricane Local Statement  
Dennis Feltgen, NOAA/NWSFO, Key West, FL; and A. Devanas
 P2.30Weather forecast uncertainty management and display  extended abstract
Randy J. Lefevre, ApMet, Albuquerque, NM; and J. Pfautz and K. Jones
 P2.31Value of one-minute data in an operational mesonet  extended abstract
James Finney, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and L. D. White
 P2.32The Development of Real-time Airborne and Dropwindsonde Data Acquisition System on Laptops  extended abstract
Po-Hsiung Lin, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and Y. H. Chen and C. C. Wu
 Paper P2.33 has been moved to Session 18, new paper number 18.15A  
 P2.34ECMWF 45-Year Reanalysis Data from NCAR  extended abstract
Joseph L. Comeaux II, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. J. Worley
 P2.35Assessing the Human Experience of Climate: Development of the Climate Adjective Rating Scale (CARS)  extended abstract
Alan E. Stewart, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
 P2.36Assessing Human Dimensions of Weather and Climate Salience  extended abstract
Alan E. Stewart, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
P2.37Assessing the Human Experience of Climate: Development of the Climate Adjective Rating Scale (CARS)  
Alan E. Stewart, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
 P2.38Build Four of NOAA's NWS Weather Event Simulator  extended abstract
Michael A. Magsig, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and N. M. Said, N. Levit, and X. Yu
 P2.39Architecture of MADIS data processing and distribution at FSL  extended abstract
Christopher H. MacDermaid, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and R. C. Lipschutz, P. Hildreth, R. A. Ryan, A. B. Stanley, M. F. Barth, and P. A. Miller
 P2.40The Use of Satellite Water Vapor Imagery and Model Data to Diagnose and Forecast Turbulent Mountain Waves  extended abstract
Nathan Uhlenbrock, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Ackerman, W. Feltz, T. Whittaker, B. Sharman, K. M. Bedka, and L. Gumley
 P2.41Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Applications Using HDF and HDF5  extended abstract
MuQun Yang, National Center for Supercomputing Applications and Univ. of Illinois, Champaign, IL; and R. McGrath E. and M. Folk
 P2.42HDF5—A High Performance data Format for Earth Science  extended abstract
MuQun Yang, National Center for Supercomputing Applications and Univ. of Illinois, Champaign, IL; and R. E. McGrath and M. Folk
 P2.43Thermal Effluent Pattern Analysis Discharged from Nuclear Power Plant Using Airborne and Satellite Remote Sensing Image Data (Formerly paper number 13.9)  
JongGyu Han, KIGAM-Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources, Daejeon, South Korea; and K. Chi and Y. Yeon
 P2.44Discovering Webservices through the NOAA Webservice Registry (Formerly Paper Number 16.1)  
Eugene F. Burger, NOAA/PMEL and Univ. of Washington/JISAO, Seattle, WA; and A. N. Keane, E. A. Kihn, and M. W. Govett
 
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 PMJ9.1An Overview of GIS Projects and Applications at Southern Region River Forecast Centers  extended abstract wrf recording
Keith Stellman, NOAA/NWS, Fort Worth, TX; and D. Welch, M. Love, P. Mckee, and J. Atwell
4:15 PMJ9.2Developing a high resolution precipitation dataset for Florida hydrologic studies  extended abstract wrf recording
Joseph Marzen, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and H. E. Fuelberg
4:30 PMJ9.3Use of a GIS-based Flash Flood Potential in the flash flood warning decision making process  extended abstract wrf recording
Mark Jackson, NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT; and B. McInerney and G. Smith
4:45 PMJ9.4An Integrated Hydrological and Atmospheric Model to predict Malaria Epidemics  extended abstract wrf recording
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 PMJ9.5Weather radar terrain occultation modeling using GIS  extended abstract wrf recording
Scott Shipley, Raytheon ITSS, Upper Marlboro, MD; and I. A. Graffman and R. E. Saffle
5:15 PMJ9.6GIS tools for visualization and analysis of NEXRAD radar (WSR-88D) archived data at the National Climatic Data Center  extended abstract wrf recording
Steve Ansari, STG Inc., Asheville, NC; and S. Del Greco
 
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-12:30 PM, Thursday
Session 15 Interactive Processing Systems Part II
Cochairs: Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR, Silver Spring, MD; Richard Thigpen, Consultant, Silver Spring, MD; William F. Roberts, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO
8:30 AM15.1The InteractiveGrid Analysis and Display System (IGrADS) for the U.S. Armed Forces  extended abstract
R. Bruce Telfeyan, Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt AFB, NE; and D. M. Rozema and J. J. Wesely
8:45 AM15.2Future forecast workstations/systems  extended abstract wrf recording
Carl S. Bullock, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO
9:00 AM15.3Building Operational Weather Systems using an Enterprise Architecture Framework  
Edward L. Bensman, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Bellevue, NE
9:15 AM15.3a Investigations Using NOMADS in an AWIPS Environment  extended abstract wrf recording
Darien L. Davis, NOAA/OAR/FSL, Boulder, CO; and U. H. Grote, C. S. Bullock, T. B. Kent, G. J. Edwards, J. E. Ramer, E. J. Mandel, J. P. Tuell, and T. Hopkins
9:30 AM15.4FX-Net- Integrating Air Chemistry and Weather Data for Research and Operations  extended abstract wrf recording
Sher Schranz, NOAA/FSL, Boulder and CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. Stewart, E. Polster, and N. Wang
9:45 AM15.5Capital project test warning system: collaboration between NOAA and the Department of Homeland Security  
Rich Jesuroga, FSL, Boulder, CO; and U. H. Grote, D. A. E. MacDonald, B. B. Hicks, D. R. B. Chadwick, D. J. A. McGinley, P. M. Kenul, M. Paese, and C. Golden
10:00 AMFormal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break  
11:15 AM15.6National Weather Service Digital Services Operations Concept  extended abstract wrf recording
LeRoy Spayd, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and G. Austin and D. C. Young
11:30 AM15.7Evolution of digital forecasts at NWS Forecast Offices  extended abstract wrf recording
Lynn P. Maximuk, NOAA/NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO
11:45 AM15.8GFE - The Next Generation  extended abstract wrf recording
Carven A. Scott, NOAA/NWSFO, Anchorage, AK; and V. J. Proton, J. A. Nelson, R. Wise, S. T. Miller, and C. Eldred
12:00 PM15.9Multipass Processing for Automatic Text Forecast Generation  extended abstract wrf recording
Tracy L. Hansen, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and T. J. Lefebvre
12:15 PM15.10The Aviation Forecast Preparation System (AvnFPS) of the National Weather Service  
Matthew R. Peroutka, NOAA/NWS/Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Rood, M. Graf, M. G. Oberfield, G. Trojan, and B. Li
 
8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Thursday
Session 16 Internet Applications, Web Portals and Cyberinfrastructure Part II
Cochairs: Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA
8:30 AMPaper 16.1 has been moved to poster session P2, new paper number P2.44  
8:31 AM16.1aA RELAX NG Way to Live: The Story of Updating The Live Access Server Configuration XML (Formerly Paper Number P2.16)  extended abstract wrf recording
Roland H. Schweitzer, Weathertop Consulting, LLC, College Station, TX; and A. Manke, K. O'Brien, J. McLean, J. Callahan, and S. Hankin
8:45 AM16.2A comparison of common geospatial data model between AS and GIS communities  extended abstract wrf recording
Yuan Ho, Unidata/UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Weber and J. Caron
9:00 AM16.3Networked synchronization of netCDF datasets  extended abstract wrf recording
Joe Sirott, Sirott and Associates, Seattle, WA; and L. C. Sun and D. W. Denbo
9:15 AM16.4A sample data publication: Interactive access, analysis and display of remotely stored datasets from a convective rain event over Colorado  extended abstract wrf recording
Ben Domenico, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; and J. Weber
9:30 AM16.5A secure, low-cost, networked Continuation of Operations standby system for an enterprise application  extended abstract wrf recording
Eugene F. Burger, NOAA/OAR/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and J. Warren
 
9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Thursday
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
 
11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Thursday
Session 17 Internet Applications, Web Portals and Cyberinfrastructure Part II
Organizers: Linda I. Miller, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; Nancy Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA
11:00 AM17.1ACRF data collection and processing infrastructure  extended abstract wrf recording
Matt C. Macduff, PNNL, RIchland, WA; and R. C. Eagan
11:15 AM17.2Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center Web-Enabled Products Via the Navy Enterprise Portal  
David Dimitriou, FNMOC, Monterey, CA
11:30 AM17.3MeteoForum—Extending Real-time Throughout Central and South America  extended abstract wrf recording
Tom Yoksas, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; and W. G. D. Almeida, D. G. Coelho, V. C. Leon, and T. Spangler
11:45 AM17.4Cyberinfrastructure advances at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center and Regional Climate Centers: quality feedback, assurance, and dissemination  extended abstract wrf recording
Timothy W. Owen, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC
12:00 PM17.5A Client Application for Real Time NOMADS at NCEP To Disseminate NOAA’s Information Data Base  extended abstract wrf recording
Jordan Alpert, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Wang
 
12:00 PM-3:45 PM, Thursday
Exhibits Open
 
12:15 PM, Thursday
Lunch Break
 
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Thursday
Session 18 Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology and Climatology
Organizer: Carl D. Thormeyer, FNMOC, Monterey, CA
CoChair: Jim Cooper, Earth Satellite Corporation, Rockville, MD
1:30 PM18.2Tracking NWS Area Forecast Discussions to Study the Subjective use of Wind and Temperature Profiler Data  extended abstract wrf recording
Douglas W. van de Kamp, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and D. M. Grant
1:45 PM18.3National Weather Service River Forecast Center Forecast Simulations Using the WES Simulating Hydrologic Activities During Real-Time Events (SHARE)  extended abstract wrf recording
Eric Jones, NOAA/NWS, Slidell, LA; and A. Roberts and D. Reed
2:00 PM18.4A Severe Weather Proxy Developed From the NOMADS Real Time Data Base of Operational Models  extended abstract wrf recording
Jordan Alpert, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Wang
2:15 PM18.5Modeling turbulence and seeing over Mauna Kea  
Tiziana Cherubini, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and S. Businger, R. Okasawara, and R. Lyman
2:30 PM18.6Convective forecast performance of an operational mesoscale modelling system  extended abstract wrf recording
Anthony P. Praino, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and L. A. Treinish
2:45 PM18.6aCollaborative efforts in the application of Grid Computing to operational Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)  
R. Michael Clancy, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and C. Kleinschmidt and C. Thormeyer
3:15 PMCoffee Break in Exhibit Hall  
3:30 PM18.8Weather information to your cell phone  
Kenneth Reeves, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA; and Y. Douglas, C. James, and S. Michael
3:45 PM18.9The USGODAE Monterey Data Server  
Phil Sharfstein, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and D. Dimitriou and S. Hankin
4:00 PM18.10DEOS: The Delaware Environmental Observing System  extended abstract
David R Legates, University of Delaware, Newark, DE; and D. J. Leathers, T. L. DeLiberty, G. E. Quelch, K. Brinson, J. Butke, R. Mahmood, and S. A. Foster
4:15 PM18.11FSL central facility data system concepts  extended abstract wrf recording
Paul Hamer, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder and CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
4:30 PM18.12NuSDaS - meteorological database for operational weather service  extended abstract
Eizi Toyoda, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
4:45 PM18.13Automated validation for summary of the day precipitation data  extended abstract wrf recording
Michael L. Urzen, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and S. A. DelGreco and S. Ansari
5:00 PM18.14Monitoring the health of weather and climate observing networks  extended abstract wrf recording
Matthew J. Menne, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and H. V. Frederick and S. A. Del Greco
5:14 PM18.15 now J2.3 (Climate Variability and Change)  
5:15 PM18.15aModernizing workstation technology for the International Satellite Communication System (ISCS) (Formerly Paper Number P2.33)  extended abstract
Paul Heppner, Spatial Software Solutions Inc., Marlton, NJ; and G. Shaffer
 
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Thursday
Session 19 Radar IIPS and Applications Part II
Cochairs: Robert G. Borchers, SAIC, Melbourne, FL; Robert Saffle, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
1:30 PM19.2Range and velocity ambiguity mitigation on the WSR-88D: Performance of the SZ-2 phase coding algorithm  extended abstract wrf recording
Sebastian M. Torres, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
1:45 PM19.3Radar range and velocity ambiguity mitigation: Censoring methods for the SZ-1 and SZ-2 phase coding algorithms  extended abstract wrf recording
Scott M. Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Dixon, G. Meymaris, S. Torre, and J. C. Hubbert
2:00 PM19.4Integration of Radar, Rainfall Intensity and Hydrometric Data using DRIP  
Reg R. Dunkley, MSC, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2:15 PM19.5Progress report on the National Weather Radar Testbed (Phased-Array)  extended abstract wrf recording
Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Kimpel, D. S. Zrnic, R. Ferek, J. F. Heimmer, T. J. McNellis, J. E. Crain, A. M. Shapiro, R. J. Vogt, and W. Benner
2:30 PM19.6Recent Advances in Phased Array Radar for Meteorological Applications   wrf recording
Tom McNellis, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Moorestown, New Jersey; and S. Katz, M. Campbell, and J. Melody
2:45 PM19.6aNEXRAD Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) receiver characteristics  extended abstract
Nita K. Patel, RS Information Systems Inc., Norman, Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and G. W. Jim and A. D. Free
3:15 PMCoffee Break  
3:30 PM19.8Phase noise, coherency, and clutter suppression  extended abstract
James J. Stagliano Jr., DRS Weather Systems, Inc., Enterprise, AL; and J. Helvin, J. L. Alford, and D. Nelson
3:45 PM19.9An Update on the NWS Implementation of the WSR-88D Level II Data Collection and Distribution Network  extended abstract wrf recording
Tim Crum, NOAA/NWS/Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; and C. Gilbert, S. Smith, J. Heimer, J. Casamento, P. Cragg, T. Sandman, and W. Blanchard
4:00 PM19.10Ultra High Compression for Weather Radar Reflectivity Data Storage and Transmission  extended abstract wrf recording
Pravas R. Mahapatra, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; and V. V. Makkapati
4:15 PM19.11Radar Networking: Considerations for Data transfer Protocols and Network Characteristics  extended abstract wrf recording
Tarun Banka, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and A. Maroo, A. P. Jayasumana, V. Chandrasekar, N. Bharadwaj, and S. Chittibabu
4:30 PM19.12MCNA—A reliable multicast protocol for radar product distribution  extended abstract
Zack Jing, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and S. Ahlert and G. Gookin
4:45 PM19.13Development of the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar Supplemental Products Generator for NWS Operations  extended abstract wrf recording
Andrew D. Stern, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and M. J. Istok, W. M. Blanchard, and N. Shen
5:00 PM19.14Principles of Radar Operation over the Internet: The VCHILL  extended abstract
V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and Y. G. Cho, D. A. Brunkow, and A. Jayasumana
5:15 PM19.15The Meteorological Command and Control Structure of a Dynamic, Collaborative, Automated Radar Network  extended abstract wrf recording
Jerald Brotzge, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Westbrook, K. Brewster, K. Hondl, and M. Zink
 
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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