Program: Fourth Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science (85th AMS Annual Meeting)

Fourth Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science

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Sunday, 9 January 2005

6:00 AM-6:00 AM: Sunday, 9 January 2005

SUN 9 JAN

7:30 AM-7:30 AM: Sunday, 9 January 2005

Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-5:40 PM: Sunday, 9 January 2005

Conference Registration

Monday, 10 January 2005

6:00 AM-6:00 AM: Monday, 10 January 2005

Mon 10 Jan

7:30 AM-7:30 AM: Monday, 10 January 2005

Registration continues through Thursday, 13 January

9:00 AM-11:15 AM: Monday, 10 January 2005

AI Techniques

Sponsor: Fourth Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science

Chair: Caren Marzban, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, and Applied Physics Lab/University of Washington

Papers:

9:00 AM

1.1

On Genetic Algorithms and Discrete Performance Measures

Caren Marzban, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK and University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. E. Haupt

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (198.8 kB)

9:15 AM

1.2

Validation of Receptor/ Dispersion Model Coupled with a Genetic Algorithm

Sue Ellen Haupt, Penn State University, State College, PA; and G. Young

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (374.9 kB)

9:30 AM

1.3

Nonlinear principal predictor analysis using neural networks

Alex J. Cannon, MSC, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and W. W. Hsieh

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

1.4

Nonlinear complex principal component analysis

Sanjay S.P. Rattan, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and W. W. Hsieh

Recorded presentation

10:00 AM

1.5

Techniques for tuning fuzzy logic algorithms

John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Meymaris

Recorded presentation

1.6

Quantitative Analysis of the Benefit of Ontologies and Rich Metadata for Earth Science Data Discovery

10:30 AM

1.7

Fingerprinting Significant Weather Events

Paul Knight, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and J. Ross, B. Root, G. Young, and R. Grumm

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (277.4 kB)

10:45 AM

1.0a

Welcoming Remarks

Caren Marzban, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK and University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM

1.4a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

11:30 AM

1.6a

Predicting Good Probabilities with Supervised Learning

Rich Caruana, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and A. Niculescu-Mizil

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (115.0 kB)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 10 January 2005

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:45 PM: Monday, 10 January 2005

General Interest AI Applications

Sponsor: Fourth Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science

Chair: Vladimir Krasnopolsky, EMC/NCEP/NOAA/NWS (SAIC) and ESSIC, University of Maryland

Papers:

2.1

Environmental Applications of Machine Learning: Modelling Population Dynamics and Habitat Suitability

1:45 PM

2.2

Accurate and Fast Neural Network Emulations of the NCAR Community Atmospheric Model Radiation: Accuracy of Approximation and Computational Performance

Vladimir Krasnopolsky, EMC/NCEP/NOAA/NWS (SAIC) and ESSIC, University of Maryland, Camp Springs, MD; and M. S. Fox-Rabinovitz and D. Chalikov

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

2.3

Using Artificial Neural Networks for Predicting Storm Surge Propagation in North Sea and the Thames Estuary.

Daniel B. Prouty, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and P. E. Tissot and A. A. Anwar

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

2.4

Sea surface temperature patterns on the West Florida Shelf using Growing Hierarchical Self-Organizing Maps

Yonggang Liu, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL; and R. H. Weisberg and R. He

http://ocg7.marine.usf.edu/~liu

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (2.5 MB)

2:30 PM

2.1a

Generation of Real-time Narrative Summaries for Real-time Water Levels and Meteorological Observations in PORTS�

Thomas Bethem, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Burton, T. Caldwell, M. Evans, R. Kittredge, B. Lavoie, and J. Werner

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (84.8 kB)

2:45 PM

2.4a

Discussion

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 10 January 2005

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 10 January 2005

Sessions End for the day

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Monday, 10 January 2005

FORMAL OPENING OF EXHIBITS WITH RECEPTION (CASH BAR)

7:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 10 January 2005

Suki Manabe Symposium Banquet

Tuesday, 11 January 2005

6:00 AM-6:00 AM: Tuesday, 11 January 2005

TUE 11 JAN

8:30 AM-9:00 AM: Tuesday, 11 January 2005

Presentation of Interest - 'Global Precipitation Observation From Satellite Image Using Artificial Neural Networks' Soroosh Sorooshian, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA: Part of The Symposium on Living in the Coastal Zone

9:00 AM-11:30 AM: Tuesday, 11 January 2005

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)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Fourth Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science; and the 21st International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology )

Chair: V. Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NOAA/NSSL

Papers:

9:00 AM

J5.1

Feature selection of radar-derived tornado attributes with support vector machines

Michael B. Richman, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. Santosa and T. B. Trafalis

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (112.0 kB)

9:15 AM

J5.2

A Neural Network for Detecting and Diagnosing Tornadic Circulations using the Mesocyclone Detection and Near Storm Environment Algorithms

V. Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and G. J. Stumpf and A. Witt

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (205.8 kB)

J5.3

Short-term wind forecasting using off-site observations and numerical weather prediction

9:45 AM

J5.4

A neural network to retrieve upper level winds from ground based profilers

Young Yee, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and E. Creegan

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (382.9 kB)

10:00 AM

J5.5

Automated forecasting of ceiling and visibility for aviation: exploration of a data mining-based forecast method

Paul H. Herzegh, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Wiener, R. Bateman, and B. Weekley

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (90.1 kB)

10:15 AM

J5.6

A Real-Time Learning Technique to Predict Cloud-to-Ground Lightning

V. Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and G. J. Stumpf

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (768.5 kB)

10:30 AM

J5.4a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

9:45 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 11 January 2005

Poster Session 1

Poster

Sponsor: Fourth Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science

Papers:

P1.1

Teaching Artificial Intelligence to Meteorology Undergraduates

George S. Young, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and S. E. Haupt

Poster PDF (173.6 kB)

P1.2

Self-Organizing Nonlinear Output Map (SONO): An Artificial Neural Network Suitable for Cloud-Patch based Rainfall Estimation

Kuo-lin Hsu, University of California, Irvine, CA; and Y. Hong and S. Sorooshian

Poster PDF (247.6 kB)

P1.4

Artificial Neural Network in Hydrologic Forecasting (Model Generalization Using Cross Validation)

Hamid Moradkhani, Portland State University, Portland, OR; and K. L. Hsu and S. Sorooshian

11:30 AM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 11 January 2005

Exhibits Open

12:15 PM-12:15 PM: Tuesday, 11 January 2005

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:45 PM: Tuesday, 11 January 2005

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

Papers:

1:30 PM

J6.0

Concluding Remarks and Discussion

Antonello Pasini, CNR, Rome, Italy

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

J6.1

Distribution and variability of atmospheric temperature and water vapor derived from HIRS measurement

Lei Shi, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. J. Bates

Poster PDF (202.1 kB)

2:00 PM

J6.2

The Application of Support Vector Machines to the Analysis of Global Datasets from MISR

Michael J. Garay, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; and D. M. Mazzoni, R. Davies, and D. Diner

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

2:15 PM

J6.3

Neural network modeling as a tool for climatic analyses of forcings/temperatures relationships at global and regional scales

Antonello Pasini, CNR, Rome, Italy; and F. Ameli

Recorded presentation Poster PDF (159.5 kB)

2:30 PM

J6.4

Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) Application for the Occurrence Date Prediction of Each Phenological Stage in Wheat Using Climatic Data

Babak Safa, Sepahan Kara Co., Isfahan, Iran; and A. Liaghat

http://babaksafa

Poster PDF (233.0 kB)

3:00 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 11 January 2005

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

3:00 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 11 January 2005

Exhibits Open

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 11 January 2005

Sessions end for the day

Wednesday, 12 January 2005

6:00 AM-6:00 AM: Wednesday, 12 January 2005

WED 12 JAN

10:00 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 12 January 2005

Presidential Forum

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 12 January 2005

Exhibits Open

7:30 PM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 12 January 2005

AMS Annual Awards Banquet

Thursday, 13 January 2005

6:00 AM-6:00 AM: Thursday, 13 January 2005

THUR 13 JAN

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 13 January 2005

Conference Ends

6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 13 January 2005

Ed Lorenz Symposium Banquet

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