18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
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Saturday, 28 January 2006
12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Saturday, 28 January 2006
Sat 28 Jan
7:30 AM-7:31 AM: Saturday, 28 January 2006
Short Course and Student Conference Registration
Sunday, 29 January 2006
12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Sunday, 29 January 2006
Sun 29 Jan
7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 29 January 2006
Short Course Registration
9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 29 January 2006
Conference Registration
Monday, 30 January 2006
12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Monday, 30 January 2006
Mon 30 Jan
7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006
Registration Continues through Thursday, 2 February
9:00 AM-12:15 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006
Session
1
Observed Seasonal to Interannual Climate Variability: Part I
Location: A314 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair:
9:00 AM
1.1
10:00 AM
1.5
Paper 1.5 has been moved, New Paper number is 5.14A
11:45 AM
1.5B
Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer
12:00 PM-1:10 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006
Plenary Session
1
AMS Forum Kick-Off Luncheon (Cash & Carry available in the Meeting Room Foyer)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 14th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the Air and Waste Management Assoc;
the The James Holton Symposium;
the Third Symposium on Space Weather;
the Event Program;
the AMS Forum: Environmental Risk and Impacts on Society: Successes and Challenges;
the AMS Forum: Managing our Physical and Natural Resources: Successes and Challenges;
the 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology;
the 15th Symposium on Education;
the Sixth Symposium on the Urban Environment;
the Fourth Presidental History Symposium;
the First Symposium on Policy Research;
the Eighth Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry;
the Symposium on the Challenges of Severe Convective Storms;
the The Doug Lilly Symposium;
the Second Conference on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data;
the 14th Conference on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere;
the 18th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences;
the 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
the 20th Conference on Hydrology;
the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS);
the Second Symposium: Toward a Global Earth Observation System of Systems—Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography;
the 12th Conference on Aviation Range and Aerospace Meteorology;
the Symposium on the Public/Private Sector Partnership;
the Impacts of 2005's Weather: Major Stories of the Year;
and the Second Special Session on Heat Health
)
Chairs:
1:30 PM-5:00 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006
Session
2
AMS Bernhard Haurwitz and Walter Orr Roberts Lectures
Location: A314 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
3:30 PM
2.1a
Formal Poster Viewing
1:30 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006
Joint Session
1
LAND-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS: Soil Moisture Feedback and Modeling Studies (Joint with 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change and 20th Conference on Hydrology)
Location: A313 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
and the 20th Conference on Hydrology
)
Cochairs:
4:00 PM
J1.4A
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006
Poster Session
1
Observed climate change
Location: Exhibit Hall A2 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
5:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006
Session
2A
Report on U.S. Climate Science Program
Location: A314 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006
Sessions end for the day (M)
5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006
Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)
7:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006
Holton Symposium Banquet
Tuesday, 31 January 2006
12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006
Tue 31 Jan
8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006
Joint Session
2
Distributed Earth Science Information Systems (Joint with 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change and 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology)
Location: A312 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology;
and the 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
)
Cochairs:
9:15 AM
J2.4
8:30 AM-12:30 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006
Joint Session
3
Land-Atmosphere Interactions: Land Data, Land Cover, and Land Use Studies (Joint with 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change and 20th Conference on Hydrology)
Location: A314 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
and the 20th Conference on Hydrology
)
Cochairs:
11:00 AM
J3.5A
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006
Joint Poster Session
1
Land-Atmosphere Interactions (Joint with 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change and 20th Conference on Hydrology)
Location: Exhibit Hall A2 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
and the 20th Conference on Hydrology
)
JP1.10
Poster JP1.10 Moved. New Paper number J3.9A
JP1.33
Poster JP1.33 Moved. New number J5.5A
11:00 AM-12:15 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006
Session
3
Observed Climate Change in the Atmosphere and Oceans: Part 1
Location: A313 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Cochairs:
11:00 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006
Exhbits Open (T)
12:15 PM-12:15 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006
Plenary Session
Presidential Forum with Boxed Lunch (Lunch will be available for purchase outside the meeting room.)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Event Program;
the 18th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences;
the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography;
the 15th Symposium on Education;
the AMS Forum: Environmental Risk and Impacts on Society: Successes and Challenges;
the AMS Forum: Managing our Physical and Natural Resources: Successes and Challenges;
the Eighth Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry;
the Symposium on the Challenges of Severe Convective Storms;
the The Doug Lilly Symposium;
the First Symposium on Policy Research;
the 14th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the Air and Waste Management Assoc;
the Second Conference on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data;
the Sixth Symposium on the Urban Environment;
the 14th Conference on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere;
the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS);
the Second Symposium: Toward a Global Earth Observation System of Systems—Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
the 20th Conference on Hydrology;
the 12th Conference on Aviation Range and Aerospace Meteorology;
the 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
the 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology;
the Fourth Presidental History Symposium;
the Symposium on the Public/Private Sector Partnership;
the The James Holton Symposium;
the Third Symposium on Space Weather;
and the Impacts of 2005's Weather: Major Stories of the Year
)
1:45 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006
Session
4
Observed Climate Change in the Atmosphere and Oceans: Part 2
Location: A314 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chairs:
1:45 PM
4.1
2:15 PM
4.3
3:45 PM
4.9
4:45 PM
4.13
5:00 PM
4.5A
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
1:45 PM-5:45 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006
Joint Session
5
Land-Atmosphere Interactions: Coupled Model Development, Data Assimilation, Predictability, and Process Studies (Joint with 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change and 20th Conference on Hydrology)
Location: A313 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
and the 20th Conference on Hydrology
)
Cochairs:
3:00 PM
J5.6
5:15 PM
J5.5B
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006
Sessions end for the day (T)
Wednesday, 1 February 2006
12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006
Wed 1 Feb
8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006
Joint Session
4
Joint Session: Past and Future Climatology of Severe Convective Storms (Joint between the 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change, the AMS Forum on Environmental Risks and Impacts on Society: Success and Challenges, and the Severe Local Storms Special Symposium)
Location: A410 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
the Symposium on the Challenges of Severe Convective Storms;
and the AMS Forum: Environmental Risk and Impacts on Society: Successes and Challenges
)
Chair:
8:30 AM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006
Session
5
Climate Modeling: Studies of climate change
Location: A313 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chairs:
9:00 AM
5.3
11:45 AM
5.14
Paper 5.14 has been moved, New Number is Poster P3.20
1:15 PM
5.6A
Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer
1:45 PM
5.12A
Lunch Break (Cash and Carry will be available in the Exhibit Hall)
3:30 PM
5.16A
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
9:30 AM-9:30 AM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006
Joint Panel Discussion
1
What Might Climate Change Mean for the Future Distribution and Frequency of Severe Convective Storms? (Joint between the 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change, the AMS Forum on Environmental Risks and Impacts on Society: Success and Challenges, and the Severe Local Storms Special Symposium)
Location: A410 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Symposium on the Challenges of Severe Convective Storms;
the 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
and the AMS Forum: Environmental Risk and Impacts on Society: Successes and Challenges
)
Moderator:
Panelists:
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006
Session
6
Climate Prediction on Seasonal to Interannual Timescales
Location: A314 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
11:30 AM
6.5
11:00 AM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006
Exhibits Open (W)
1:30 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006
Session
7
Observed seasonal to interannual climate variability: Part II
Location: A314 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chair:
4:00 PM
7.4A
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006
Poster Session
2
Observed seasonal to interannual climate variability and climate applications
Location: Exhibit Hall A2 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
P2.10
Poster P2.10 has been moved, New number is Paper 1.5A
3:45 PM-3:45 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006
Sessions end for the day (W)
5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006
Reception in the Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)
7:30 PM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006
AMS Annual Awards Banquet
Thursday, 2 February 2006
12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Thursday, 2 February 2006
THUR 2 FEB
8:45 AM-4:30 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006
Session
8
Incorporating climate information and forecasts into the decision making process in the water resource and energy sectors
Location: A313 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chairs:
1:15 PM
8.2A
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
2:30 PM
8.4A
Lunch Break (Cash and Carry available in the Exhibit Hall)
4:00 PM
8.7A
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall and AMS IPOD Raffle
9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 2 February 2006
Poster Session
3
Climate Modeling and Diagnostic Studies
Location: Exhibit Hall A2 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
11:00 AM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006
Exhibits Open (Th)
11:00 AM-4:30 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006
Session
9
Climate Model Analysis and Improvement
Location: A314 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Cochairs:
1:45 PM
9.12
3:00 PM
9.5A
Lunch Break (Cash and Carry available in Exhibit Hall)
4:15 PM
9.11A
Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall and AMS IPOD Raffle
3:00 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006
Registration Desk Closes
4:00 PM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006
Exhibit Close
5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006
Conference Ends
6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006
Lilly Symposium Banquet