| Saturday, 28 January 2006 |
| 7:30 AM-7:31 AM, Saturday
Short Course and Student Conference Registration |
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| Sunday, 29 January 2006 |
| 7:30 AM-9:00 AM, Sunday
Short Course Registration |
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| 9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday
Conference Registration |
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| Monday, 30 January 2006 |
| 7:30 AM-6:00 PM, Monday
Registration Continues through Thursday, 2 February |
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| 12:00 PM-1:10 PM, Monday
Plenary Session 1 AMS Forum Kick-Off Luncheon (Cash & Carry available in the Meeting Room Foyer) |
Chairs: Sue Grimmond, King's College, London United Kingdom; Steven Hanna, Harvard Univ., Boston, MA; Mark Andrews, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
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| 12:00 PM | PL1.1 | Forum opening
Gregory S. Forbes, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; and M. Andrews, C. S. B. Grimmond, and S. R. Hanna |
| 12:10 PM | PL1.2 | How should we compare and evaluate urban land surface models?
Martin Best, Met Office, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom |
| 12:40 PM | PL1.3 | THUNDERSTORM IMPACTS: A MIX OF CURSES AND BLESSINGS
Stanley Changnon, Changnon Climatologist, Mahomet, IL |
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| 2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (M2) |
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| 5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Monday
Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar) |
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| 7:30 PM, Monday
Holton Symposium Banquet |
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| Tuesday, 31 January 2006 |
| 9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (T1) |
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| 9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday, Exhibit Hall A2
Poster Session 1 NPOESS Posters |
|  | P1.1 | THE NATIONAL POLAR-ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE SYSTEM (NPOESS) PREPARATORY PROJECT (NPP) – Mission Status
Ken Schwer, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and P. Wilczynski |
| | P1.2 | Key Features of the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) System Architecture
Fabrizio Pela, NGC, Redondo Beach, CA |
| | P1.3 | NPOESS Environmental Data Records
Mike Haas, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD |
| | P1.4 | NPOESS Space Segment
Terry Larson, NGST, Redondo Beach, CA |
| | P1.5 | The NPOESS Command, Control, and Communications Segment
Mark Sargent, Raytheon, Aurora, CO |
| | P1.6 | IDPS Architecture
Joseph Mulligan, NPOESS IPO/NOAA; and K. Grant |
| | P1.7 | The NPOESS Field Terminal Segment
James Jensen, Raytheon, Omaha, NE |
| | P1.8 | The NPOESS Sensor Family Tree
Julius Sanks, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA |
| | P1.9 | The NPOESS Sensor Family
Thomas Kolesar, NGST, Redondo Beach, CA |
| | P1.10 | OMPS - The Next Generation Sensor Suite for Global Ozone Monitoring
Scott C. Asbury, Ball Aerospace & Technologies, Corp, Boulder, CO; and J. Sneary, D. Back, Q. Remund, and J. Rodriguez |
| | P1.11 | The NPOESS Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor
Eric Shettle, NRL, Washington, DC; and M. I. Mishchenko and L. Travis |
| | P1.12 | Ozone and ozone-related data products from NPP and NPOESS
John Hornstein, NRL, Washington, DC; and L. E. Flynn, E. Hilsenrath, C. Seftor, J. Larsen, J. Lumpe, J. Bergman, S. A. Mango, K. St. Germain, and D. Gu |
| | P1.13 | Using Multi-Angle, Multispectral Photo-Polarimetry from the Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor to Constrain Optical Properties of Aerosols And Clouds: Demonstration of Capabilities Using Results from Similar Measurements in Four Field Experiments
J. Chowdhary, Columbia University, New York, NY; and B. Cairns, M. I. Mishchenko, L. Travis, and M. Sato |
| | P1.14 | Retrieval of Ozone, NO2 and Aerosol Vertical Profiles from Limb Scatter Measurements
Didier F. Rault, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; and R. Loughman |
| | P1.15 | NPOESS Space Environmental Monitoring
William F. Denig, Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscomb AFB, MA; and R. Viereck and M. Bonadonna |
| | P1.16 | NPOESS Solar Irradiance Monitoring for Climate Change
R. Viereck, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and G. Kopp and J. Harder |
| | P1.17 | NPP Science Data Segment
Robert J. Schweiss, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD |
| | P1.18 | CLASS NPP/NPOESS Data Archive and Access Overview
Richard G. Reynolds, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. J. Bates, C. Cremidis, and C. Martinez |
| | P1.19 | NPOESS Direct Readout Mission
John Overton, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD |
| | P1.20 | NPOESS' Key to Low Data Latency: SafetyNet
David G. Lubar, Raytheon, Aurora, CO; and G. Cook and M. L. Jamilkowski |
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| 11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Tuesday
Exhbits Open (T) |
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| 12:15 PM, Tuesday
Plenary Session Presidential Forum with Boxed Lunch (Lunch will be available for purchase outside the meeting room.) |
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| 1:45 PM-2:15 PM, Tuesday, A302
Joint Session 2 Symposium Welcome and Keynote (Joint with Second Symposium: Toward a Global Earth Observation System of Systems—Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems and 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography) |
Organizer: Gerard D. Wittman, Raytheon Company, Aurora, CO
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| 2:15 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday, A302
Joint Session 3 NPOESS Overview (Joint with Second Symposium: Toward a Global Earth Observation System of Systems—Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems and 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography ) |
Organizer: Gerard D. Wittman, Raytheon Company, Aurora, CO
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| 3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (T2) |
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| 3:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday, A302
Session 1 NPOESS Risk Reduction |
Organizer: Frank Hinnant, NPOESS/IPO, Silver Spring, MD
Chair: Frank Hinnant, NPOESS/IPO, Silver Spring, MD
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| 3:30 PM | 1.1 | The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Risk Reduction Approach 
James Schaeffer, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Spencer |
| 3:45 PM | 1.2 | NPOESS Risk Reduction, NAST for CrIMSS
William Smith Sr., Hampton Univ., Hampton, VA; and D. K. Zhou, X. Liu, A. M. Larar, S. A. Mango, D. H. Staelin, H. E. Revercomb, and P. W. Rosenkranz |
| 4:15 PM | 1.3 | WindSat Space Borne Polarimetric Microwave Radiomenter: Mission Overview and Sensor Performance
Peter W. Gaiser, NRL, Washington, DC |
| 4:45 PM | 1.4 | Risk reduction for NPOESS using heritage sensors: AIRS, HIRS, MSU, SSM/I, AMSU, and MODIS
John F. Le Marshall, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Jung, S. Lord, J. Derber, M. Goldberg, W. Wolf, and S. Mango |
| 5:15 PM | 1.5 | NPOESS data exploitation (NDE) project
H. James Silva, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD |
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| 5:30 PM, Tuesday
Sessions end for the day (T) |
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| 5:30 PM, Tuesday
Team NPOESS Reception |
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| Wednesday, 1 February 2006 |
| 8:30 AM-10:30 AM, Wednesday, A302
Session 2 NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) |
Organizer: Peter Wilczynski, NPOESS Integrated Program Office, Silver Spring, MD
Chair: Peter Wilczynski, NPOESS Integrated Program Office, Silver Spring, MD
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| 8:30 AM | 2.1 | NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) – Mission Status
Ken Schwer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD; and P. Wilczynski |
| 8:45 AM | 2.2 | NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) Space Segment
Bill Anselm, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD |
| 9:00 AM | 2.3 | NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) Data Products
James Gleason, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Privette and J. Butler |
| 9:30 AM | 2.4 | NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) Science Data Segment (SDS)
Robert J. Schweiss, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD |
| 10:00 AM | | Coffee Break
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| 10:00 AM-10:30 AM, Wednesday
Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer (W1) |
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| 10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday, A302
Session 3 NPP Calibration and Validation |
Organizer: Carl Hoffman, NPOESS Integrated Program Office, Silver Spring, MD
Chair: Carl Hoffman, NPOESS Integrated Program Office, Silver Spring, MD
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| 10:30 AM | 3.1 | NPP Preparatory Project Calibration/Validation: An Overview
Karen St. Germain, NPOESS IPO, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Lee and B. Guenther |
| 10:45 AM | 3.2 | NPOESS VIIRS Calibration Activities
Bruce Guenther, Univ. of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD; and F. J. DeLuccia, G. Grimm, E. Johnson, J. Young, and J. Xiong |
| 11:15 AM | 3.3 | CrIMSS Cal/Val Planning and Prelaunch Preparation for NPP and NPOESS
A.W. Dybdahl, Northrop Grumman, Redondo Beach, CA |
| 11:45 AM | 3.4 | Validation and Calibration Plans for the Ozone Mapping Suite (OMPS)
Lawrence E. Flynn, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and E. Hilsenrath, J. Hornstein, and C. Seftor |
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| 11:00 AM-7:30 PM, Wednesday
Exhibits Open (W) |
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| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Wednesday
Lunch Break (Cash & Carry available in the Exhibit Hall) (W) |
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| 12:00 PM-12:45 PM, Wednesday, A302
Panel Discussion 1 Luncheon Panel—Implementing the Strategic Plan for the U.S. Integrated Earth Observation System (IEOS) |
Panelists: Jay Feuquay, USGS, Reston, VA; Gene Whitney, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC; Gregory Withee, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; Ron Birk, NASA, Washington, DC; John Lyon, EPA, Las Vegas, NV; Grant Aufderhaar, Department of Defense/Aerospace Corp.
Moderator: William Hooke, AMS, Washington, DC
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| 1:30 PM-2:45 PM, Wednesday, A302
Joint Session 6 GOES-R: Part I (Joint with Second Symposium: Toward a Global Earth Observation System of Systems—Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems and 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography) |
Cochairs: Gary K. Davis, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
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| 1:30 PM | J6.1 | Introduction to GOES-R
Gary K. Davis, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD |
| 1:45 PM | J6.2 | GOES-R Program Overview
Michael Crison, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD |
| 2:00 PM | J6.3 | The ABI (Advanced Baseline Imager) on GOES-R
Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and W. P. Menzel, J. Gurka, and M. M. Gunshor |
| 2:15 PM | J6.4 | Infrared measurements from the Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) on GOES-R
W. Paul Menzel, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit, J. J. Gurka, and J. Li |
| 2:30 PM | J6.5 | GOES-R Coastal Waters Imaging and the COAST Risk Reduction Activities
Curtiss Davis, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR; and M. Abbott |
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| 2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (W2) |
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| 2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday, Exhibit Hall A2
Poster Session 2 GOES-R Posters |
| | P2.1 | Synergism of ABI and HES for Atmospheric and Cloud Products
Jun Li, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. Y. Liu, T. J. Schmit, J. J. Gurka, and W. P. Menzel |
| | P2.2 | GOES-R Lightning Mapper (GLM) Research and Applications Risk Reduction
Steven J. Goodman, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and R. Blakeslee, D. Boccippio, H. Christian, W. Koshak, and W. A. Petersen |
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| 4:00 PM-5:15 PM, Wednesday, A302
Session 4 Goes-R: Part II |
Cochairs: Gary K. Davis, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
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| 4:00 PM | 4.2 | User Readiness Issues for GOES-R
James Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and T. J. Schmit, A. Mosetek, and R. W. Reynolds |
| 4:15 PM | 4.3 | Serving Society with GOES-R Solar and Space Environment Data
Howard J. Singer, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and S. Hill, T. Onsager, R. Viereck, and D. Biesecker |
| 4:30 PM | 4.4 | GOES-R Data Dissemination
Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and T. Walsh, R. W. Heymann, and J. Gurka |
| 4:45 PM | | Concluding Remarks
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| 5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Wednesday
Reception in the Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar) |
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| 7:30 PM, Wednesday
AMS Annual Awards Banquet |
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| Thursday, 2 February 2006 |
| 12:00 AM, Thursday
Symposium Ends |
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| 11:00 AM-4:00 PM, Thursday
Exhibits Open (Th) |
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| 12:15 PM-1:30 PM, Thursday
Lunch Break (Cash & Carry available in the Exhibit Hall) (Th) |
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| 3:00 PM, Thursday
Registration Desk Closes |
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| 3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Thursday
AMS iPod Raffle in Exhibit Hall |
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| 4:00 PM, Thursday
Exhibit Close |
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| 6:00 PM, Thursday
Lilly Symposium Banquet |
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