22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

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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-10:15 AM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Joint Session 1
A Peek at the Earth Observing System of Tomorrow (Joint between the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, and the 22nd Conference on IIPS)
Location: A305 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology )
Organizer: A. E. MacDonald, NOAA/ERL/FSL
Chairs: F. Joseph Turk, NRL; Terry Tarbell, RS Information Systems

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer (M1)

10:45 AM-11:45 AM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Session 1
Global Meteorological and Hydrological Service Updates Part I
Location: A411 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Fred R. Branski, NOAA/NWS; Jim Cooper, Earth Satellite Corporation
  10:45 AM
1.1
NWS Services Update
John Jones, NWS, Silver Spring, MD
  11:15 AM
1.2
Private Sector—Environmental Risk Management Activities of the Private Sector
Brian O'Hearn, President and CEO of Guaranteed Weather and President of the Weather Risk Management Association, Kansas City, MO

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Session 2
International Applications Part I
Location: A412 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: John Lincoln, Consultant; Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
  11:15 AM
2.3
Decision aids products for forecasters
Antoine Lasserre-Bigorry, Météo-France, Toulouse Cedex, France; and P. Santurette, M. F. Voidrot, and B. Benech
  11:30 AM
2.4
  11:45 AM
2.5

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: Sue Grimmond, King's College; Steven Hanna, Harvard Univ.; Mark Andrews, NOAA/NWS
  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, Exeter, United Kingdom

  12:40 PM
PL1.3
THUNDERSTORM IMPACTS: A MIX OF CURSES AND BLESSINGS
Stanley Changnon, Changnon Climatologist, Mahomet, IL

1:30 PM-5:00 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Session 4
International Applications Part II
Location: A412 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: John Lincoln, Consultant; Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
  1:30 PM
4.1
  2:00 PM
4.3
Pacific Island Global Climate Observing System basic instrument project: High quality tipping bucket raingauges
Mark L. Morrissey, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Solofa, R. Pulehetoa, J. Napat, Faanunu, and S. Postawko
  2:15 PM
4.4
  2:30 PM
4.5
Data Products from CPTEC Available on The IDD-BRASIL
Waldenio Gambi de Almeida, CPTEC/INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, S.P., Brazil; and A. A. Lima, A. S. A. Pessoa, A. L. T. Ferreira, A. B. Júnior, D. G. Coelho, G. O. Chagas, L. A. Carvalho, M. V. Mendes, M. G. Justi, and T. Yoksas
  2:45 PM
4.6
Upgrades to the MSC's National Climate and Water Archives
Chantale Cerny, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and T. H. Sopoco and K. Tiongson
  3:15 PM
4.8
  3:30 PM
4.4A
Formal Poster Veiwing with Coffee Break

1:30 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Session 3
Global Meteorological and Hydrological Service Updates Part II
Location: A411 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Fred R. Branski, NOAA/NWS; Jim Cooper, Earth Satellite Corporation
  1:30 PM
3.1
DoD1- AFWA Meteorological and Hydrological Services Update
John M. Lanicci, Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt AFB, NE
  2:00 PM
3.2
DoD2 –USN Meteorological and Hydrological Services Update
Timothy McGee, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography, Stennis Space Center, MS

  2:30 PM
3.3
Intl1– WMO Services Update
Michel Jarraud, WMO, Geneva, Switzerland; and D. M. Goodrich
  3:00 PM
3.4
  4:00 PM
3.2A
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 30 January 2006


Poster Session 1
IIPS Poster Session I
Location: Exhibit Hall A2 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Stephen M. Holt, Mitretek Systems; Scott T. Shipley, Raytheon Information Solutions
 
P1.2
Turbulence Remote Sensing Operational Demonstration System
Jaimi Yee, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Williams, G. Blackburn, S. G. Carson, and J. A. Craig

Poster PDF (339.7 kB)

 
P1.4
The impact of abrupt land cover changes by savanna fire on northern Australian climate: A grid computing approach
Klaus Görgen, Monash Univ., Melbourne, Vic, Australia; and A. Lynch, C. Enticott, J. Beringer, D. Abramson, N. Tapper, A. G. Marshall, and P. Uotila

 
P1.5
Effective Retrieval Performed by DIMES with the Application of Lucene
Ruixin Yang, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and Y. Zhao and M. Kafatos
  3:30 PM
P1.6
WRFPortal: a Web-based Portal for the WRF model
Jeff S. Smith, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft Collins, CO; and M. W. Govett

  3:45 PM
P1.7
Forecaster Usage Patterns of AWIPS D2D and GFESuite During 2005
Leigh K. Cheatwood, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Boulder, CO; and W. F. Roberts

Poster PDF (1.7 MB)

 
P1.8
Giovanni: A System for Rapid Access, Visualization and Analysis of Earth Science Data Online
S. Shen, George Mason Univ. and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and H. Rui, Z. Liu, T. Zhu, L. Lu, S. Berrick, G. Leptoukh, W. Teng, J. Acker, J. Johnson, A. Savtchenko, I. Gerasimov, S. Kempler, and S. P. Ahmad

Poster PDF (550.5 kB)

 
P1.9
Kernel Density Estimates of Tornado Occurrence in the United States
Stephen Weinbeck, SUNY, Brockport, NY; and S. Trebes and J. Maliekal

 
P1.10
Exploring Climate Patterns Embedded in Global Climate Change Datasets
James Bothwell, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. Yuan

Poster PDF (393.8 kB)

 
P1.11
Developing a Global Agriculture Information System
Zhong Liu, NASA/GSFC Distributed Active Archive Center, Greenbelt, MD; and B. Teng, S. Kempler, H. Rui, and E. Ocampo

Poster PDF (953.4 kB)

 
P1.12
Poster P1.12 moved. New Paper number 6.3A

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: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Stephen M. Holt, Mitretek Systems
  8:30 AM
J2.1
Surface data integration at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center: data format, processing, QC, and product generation
Stephen A. Del Greco, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. N. Lott, S. K. Hawkins, R. Baldwin, D. D. Anders, R. Ray, D. Dellinger, P. Jones, and F. Smith
  8:45 AM
J2.2
  9:00 AM
J2.3
Process Management and Improvement for CLASS System Development and Maintenance
Anita K. Konzak, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and R. G. Reynolds and C. Martinez
  9:15 AM
J2.4
MI3: the NCDC's master station history
Jeffrey D. Arnfield, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC
  9:30 AM
J2.5
  9:45 AM
J2.6
BeringClimate: An Evolving View of Ecosystem Change in the Bering Sea
James E. Overland, NOAA/OAR/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and S. Rodionov and N. N. Soreide

8:30 AM-12:15 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006


Session 5
Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology and Climatology
Location: A411 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Carl D. Thormeyer, FNMOC; Jim Cooper, Earth Satellite Corporation
  8:30 AM
5.1
FORECAST PERFORMANCE OF AN OPERATIONAL MESO-GAMMA-SCALE MODELLING SYSTEM FOR EXTRATROPICAL SYSTEMS
Anthony P. Praino, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and L. A. Treinish
  8:45 AM
5.2
The NWS' Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis and Analysis of Record
Geoffrey DiMego, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and B. Colman, J. Horel, M. Pondeca, L. Anderson, S. Benjamin, R. Aune, Y. Lin, B. Gockel, and G. Mandt
  9:00 AM
5.3
Interactive Forecast Visualization Tools for the U.S. Armed Forces
R. Bruce Telfeyan, Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt AFB, NE; and D. M. Rozema and I. Gotchel
  9:15 AM
5.4
Applying Portal Techniques to Ensemble Modeling of Convection
Brian F. Jewett, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. Wilhelmson, J. Alameda, S. Hampton, and A. Rossi
  9:30 AM
5.5
Examples of the value of strong climatological signals in tropical cyclone forecasting
Bradford S. Barrett, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and L. M. Leslie and B. Fiedler
  9:45 AM
5.6
  10:00 AM
5.7
  10:15 AM
5.8
  10:30 AM
5.9
Development of an operational northeast snowfall impact scale
Michael F. Squires, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. H. Lawrimore
  10:45 AM
5.10
  11:00 AM
5.5A
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

8:30 AM-12:45 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006


Session 6
Challenges in Data Access, Distribution and Use
Location: A412 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Linda I. Miller, UCAR/Unidata; Thomas M. Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin
  8:45 AM
6.2
NOAA's Plan for Information Management; A System of Systems That Act as One
Thomas C. Adang, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and D. McGuirk, E. Miller, and R. Mairs
  9:15 AM
6.4
The Unidata Internet Data Distribution (IDD) System: A Decade of Development
Tom Yoksas, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Emmerson, S. Chiswell, M. Schmidt, and J. Stokes
  9:45 AM
6.6
NetCDF-4: software implementing an enhanced data model for the geosciences
Russell K. Rew, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. J. Hartnett and J. Caron
  10:00 AM
6.7
Integrated in-situ ocean data delivery for low and high bandwidth Internet connections
L. Charles Sun, National Oceanographic Data Center, Silver Spring, MD; and N. Soreide, J. R. Osborne, and J. Sirott
  10:15 AM
6.8
Gridded FX-Net Prototype Project for the Bureau of Land Managemant, National Interagency Fire Center
Sher Schranz, NOAA/ERL/FSL and CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. Stewart, N. Wang, and E. Polster
  10:30 AM
6.9
  10:45 AM
6.10
Antarctic Internet data distribution (Antarctic-IDD) system
Matthew A. Lazzara, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. Langbauer, K. W. Manning, R. Redinger, M. W. Seefeldt, R. Vehorn, and T. Yoksas
  11:15 AM
6.5A
CONDUIT and Level II Data Distribution: Leveraging that Works for Collaborative Projects
Linda I. Miller, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; and S. R. Chiswell, S. Emmerson, J. Weber, and T. Yoksas
  11:30 AM
6.5B
Formal Poster viewing with coffee break

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


Joint Session 4
Tools to Enhance Weather and Climate Data Use in the Classroom (Joint with 15th Symposium on Education and 22nd Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems)
Location: A402 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Symposium on Education; and the 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology )
Cochairs: Rajul E. Pandya, UCAR/SOARS; Thomas M. Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin
  1:45 PM
J4.1
LEAD education initiatives
Sepideh Yalda, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and R. D. Clark and E. Joseph
  2:00 PM
J4.2
Using ocean observing system data to promote ocean science literacy in the southeast U.S.
Mary C. Greganti, Univ. of Georgia, Savannah, GA; and J. R. Nelson and C. Simoniello
  2:15 PM
J4.3
NOAA's NowCOAST: A GIS-Web Mapping Portal to Discover and Display Real-Time Coastal Observations, Satellite Imagery and NOAA Forecasts
Michael Allard, Coast Survey Development Laboratory, National Ocean Service, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Wengren and J. G. W. Kelley
  2:30 PM
J4.4
Tools for Exploring NASA Earth Observing System Climate Data in K-12 Classrooms
Erica J. Alston, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; and L. H. Chambers, C. S. Phelps, P. C. Oots, and S. W. Moore
  2:45 PM
J4.5
The NCAR climate and global change professional development program
Dennis L. Ward, UCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and R. M. Johnson, S. Henderson, R. Russell, L. Gardiner, S. Gallagher, K. Meymaris, and J. Genyuk
  3:15 PM
J4.7
An earth science web site for Randolph High School
Christopher Duvall, Randolph High School, Randolph, NJ
  3:30 PM
J4.8
A modern, PC/Mac visualization tool for K-20 students
Renee A. McPherson, OCS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. M. Wolfinbarger, J. B. Basara, A. D. Melvin, and D. S. Arndt
  4:00 PM
J4.10
A progress report on the Hands—on interdisciplinary laboratory program: an approach to strengthen the weather radar curriculum at the University of Oklahoma
M. Yeary, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. A. Dubois, T. Y. Yu, R. D. Palmer, M. Biggerstaff, L. D. Fink, and C. Ahern
  4:15 PM
J4.11
Curriculum Development in Atmospheric Instrumentation for Undergraduates
Melanie Wetzel, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV; and W. P. Arnott
  4:30 PM
J4.12
  5:00 PM
J4.5A
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall


Session 7
INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEMS
Location: A411 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR; William F. Roberts, NOAA
  1:45 PM
7.1
NOAA Information Systems
A. E. MacDonald, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO
  2:15 PM
7.2
AWIPS: Then and Now
Jason P. Tuell, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. W. R. Seguin, D. L. Davis, and C. S. Bullock
  2:30 PM
7.3
The Evolution of AWIPS
Jason P. Tuell, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. L. Davis, M. A. McInerney, R. K. Meiggs, S. Schotz, C. Wu, F. Zichy, and C. Woods
  2:45 PM
7.4
Plans for Exchanging Graphical Objects in AWIPS and NAWIPS
Steve Schotz, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and D. L. Davis, M. McInerney, J. P. Tuell, R. K. Meiggs, and J. Gofus
  3:00 PM
7.5
  3:15 PM
7.6
Expanding the Power of AWIPS with Plugins
U. Herbert Grote, NOAA/OAR/FSL, Boulder, CO; and M. McInerney
  3:30 PM
7.7
Builds five and six of NOAA's NWS weather event simulator
M.A. Magsig, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NWS/NWS, Norman, OK; and T. Decker and N. Mohammed Said
  3:45 PM
7.8
Understanding the Forecasting Process and Implications for Computing Tool Design
C. Ray Russell, Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC; and G. D. Kreahling
  4:00 PM
7.9
Changing Demands for Aviation Weather Workstation
John A. May, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Kansas City, Missouri; and K. L. Johnston
  4:15 PM
7.10
McIDAS-V and OpenADDE: The next generation of McIDAS
David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Whittaker, B. Hibbard, G. Dengel, D. Parker, and T. Rink
  4:45 PM
7.12
The HazCollect Development Program
William F. Roberts, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and M. Schultz, H. L. White, L. Lehmann, J. Adkins, R. Dorsey, and M. Tankersley
  5:00 PM
7.4A
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

1:45 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006


Joint Session 3
Future Delivery of Aviation Weather Services (Joint With 12th Conference on Aviation Range and Aerospace Meteorology, 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, and Forum: Environmental Risk and Impacts on Society: Successes and Challenges)
Location: A311 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Conference on Aviation Range and Aerospace Meteorology; the 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; and the AMS Forum: Environmental Risk and Impacts on Society: Successes and Challenges )
Organizers: Timothy L. Wilfong Sr., ENSCO, Inc; David Pace, SAIC
  2:45 PM
J3.5
FLYSAFE - meteorological hazard nowcasting, driven by the needs of the pilot
R. W. Lunnon, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom; and T. Hauf, T. Gerz, and P. Josse
  3:00 PM
J3.6
  3:15 PM
J3.7
National Weather Service Graphical Hazards for Aviation
Jack May, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO; and S. Albersheim
  3:45 PM
J3.9
Hub Forecast Prototype Test
Dave Rodenhuis, Air Traffic Organization/FAA, Herndon, VA; and D. Torbert
  4:00 PM
J3.10
Real Time Aviation Forecasting at WSI
Peter J. Sousounis, WSI Corporation, Andover, MA; and J. Menard
  4:15 PM
J3.11
Prototyping Tactical Decision Aids for the Aviation Forecast Preparation System
Michael Graf, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Peroutka, T. Boyer, G. Trojan, M. Oberfield, and T. Amis
  5:00 PM
J3.4A
Discussion

  5:15 PM
P1.5
Effective Retrieval Performed by DIMES with the Application of Lucene
Ruixin Yang, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and Y. Zhao and M. Kafatos
  5:30 PM
J3.4B
Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

1:45 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 31 January 2006


Session 8
GIS Applications
Location: A412 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Scott T. Shipley, Raytheon Information Solutions
  1:45 PM
8.1
A standards-based, web services gateway to netCDF datasets
Ben Domenico, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Nativi, J. Caron, L. Bigagli, and E. R. Davis
  2:00 PM
8.2
Utilizing Google Earth as a GIS platform for weather applications
Travis M. Smith, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and V. Lakshmanan
  2:15 PM
8.3
GeoModeler - using ArcEngine and Java to link a GIS front-end with a modeling back-end
Tiffany C. Vance, NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA; and N. Merati, S. Mesick, and C. W. Moore
  2:30 PM
8.4
Multi-tiered Peer-to-Peer data distribution for spatially enabled data
Nazila Merati, JISAO, Seattle, WA; and J. Marshall and A. Matarese
  3:15 PM
8.7
  3:30 PM
8.8
The joint national oceanic and atmospheric administration's (NOAA) national weather service (NWS) and the united states geological survey (USGS) debris flow warning systems
Pedro J. Restrepo, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Tibi, M. Schmidt, K. Werner, T. Carroll, D. Savage, S. Cannon, J. Bowers, J. Costa, J. Major, G. Wiecksorek, D. P. Jorgensen, J. Gourley, D. E. Kingsmill, and B. Martner
  3:45 PM
8.9
A discussion of geospatial character of roadway vegetation roughness
Damon M. Grabow, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and S. Kroeber
  4:15 PM
8.11
  4:30 PM
8.12
A powerful and easy-to-use weather display tool for PCs and Macs
J. Michael Wolfinbarger, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. R. Greenfield, T. A. Cannon, T. B. Stanley, N. L. Hickmon, and R. A. McPherson
  4:45 PM
8.13
Using GIS to improve real-time severe weather verification
Mike Rawles, NOAA, Glasgow, MT; and T. Fransen, J. Adolphson, and T. Salem
  5:00 PM
8.5A
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-11:30 AM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006


Session 9
Radar IIPS and Applications Part I
Location: A411 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Robert E. Saffle, Mitretek Systems; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center; Robert G. Borchers, SAIC; Joel D. Martin, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma
  8:30 AM
9.1
NEXRAD product improvement—expanding science horizons
Robert E. Saffle, Mitretek Systems, Silver Spring, MD; and M. J. Istok and G. S. Cate
  8:45 AM
9.2
  9:15 AM
9.4
Initial Deployment of the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar Supplemental Product Generator for NWS Operations
Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and W. M. Blanchard, B. Klein, N. Shen, and A. D. Stern
  9:30 AM
9.5
RIDGE - Radar Integrated Display with Geospatial Elements. The NWS New Radar Webpage
Keith Stellman, NOAA/NWS, Shreveport, LA; and P. Kirkwood, J. M. Coyne, D. Cain, and S. Rae
  10:00 AM
9.7
High-resolution radar data and products over the Continental United States
Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith, K. Cooper, J. J. Levit, G. J. Stumpf, and D. R. Bright
  10:15 AM
9.8
Application and issues of SZ phase coding for NEXRAD
J. C. Hubbert, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Meymaris, S. Ellis, and M. Dixon
  10:45 AM
9.10
A validation of radar reflectivity quality control methods
Angela Fritz, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and V. Lakshmanan, T. M. Smith, E. Forren, and B. Clarke
  11:00 AM
9.3A
NEXRAD-ITR: Developing a framework for use of NEXRAD data in hydrology and hydrometeorology
Anton Kruger, The Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and A. A. Bradley, W. F. Krajewski, R. E. Lawrence, J. A. Smith, M. L. Baeck, M. Steiner, M. K. Ramamurthy, J. Weber, S. A. Del Greco, F. M. V. Murthy, and D. Dhutia
  11:15 AM
9.6A
Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

8:30 AM-12:30 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006


Session 10
Cyberinfrastructure, Internet and Grid Applications
Location: A412 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Nancy Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Linda I. Miller, UCAR/Unidata
  8:30 AM
10.1
Real-time steering of mesoscale forecast models using objective techniques
Steven R. Chiswell, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC; and B. Domenico and J. Weber
  8:45 AM
10.2
Toward dynamic adaptivity: steering the WRF model on the Unidata LEAD test bed
Tom Baltzer, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. R. Chiswell, B. Domenico, and M. K. Ramamurthy
  9:15 AM
10.4
Ontology-based Semantic Search Tool for Atmospheric Science
Rahul Ramachandran, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. Movva, S. Graves, and S. Tanner
  9:30 AM
10.5
PEA: Phenomena Extraction Algorithm
Rahul Ramachandran, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and X. Li, S. Graves, R. D. Clark, and D. Fitzgerald
  9:45 AM
10.6
Unidata's THREDDS data server
John Caron, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. R. Davis, Y. Ho, and R. P. Kambic
  10:00 AM
10.7
The USGODAE Monterey data server
Phil Sharfstein, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and D. Dimitriou and S. Hankin
  10:15 AM
10.8
Compression and Relay Management System in Gridded FX-Net, System Architecture and Use of Wavelet Compression
Jebb Q. Stewart, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, and NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and E. Polster and N. Wang
  10:30 AM
10.9
Ensemble Broker Service Oriented Architecture for LEAD
Jay Alameda, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Champaign, IL; and S. Hampton, B. F. Jewett, A. Rossi, and R. B. Wilhelmson
  10:45 AM
10.10
An architecture for the LEAD data repository
Doug Lindholm, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Wilson and T. Baltzer
  11:00 AM
10.11
Data access and storage in the LEAD cyberinfrastructure
Anne Wilson, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Lindholm and T. Baltzer
  11:15 AM
10.12
EarlyLEAD: A WRF ensemble demonstrating a data mining capability
Richard D. Clark, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; and D. Fitzgerald, T. Baltzer, E. Joseph, R. Ramachandran, and S. Chiao
  11:30 AM
10.13
10.13: Data Management Support for Adaptive Analysis and Prediction of the Atmosphere in LEAD
Beth Plale, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN; and R. Ramachandran and S. Tanner
  12:00 PM
10.6A
Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer

11:00 AM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006


Exhibits Open (W)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006


Lunch Break (Cash & Carry available in the Exhibit Hall) (W)

1:30 PM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006


Session 12
Applications of Weather and Climate Data
Location: A412 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Carl D. Thormeyer, FNMOC; Jim Cooper, Earth Satellite Corporation
  1:30 PM
12.1
  1:45 PM
12.2
Verification of a Real-Time System to Estimate Weather Conditions at High Resolution in the United States
Joseph Koval, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; and J. G. Estupiñán and J. Staudinger
  2:00 PM
12.3
Incorporating data-denial statistics into real-time quality control filtering of surface observations
Bruce Rose, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; and N. McGillis, J. P. Koval, P. Neilley, and J. G. Estupiñán
  2:15 PM
12.4
Accessing NOAA daily temperature and precipitation extremes based on combined/threaded station records
Timothy W. Owen, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and K. L. Eggleston, A. T. DeGaetano, and R. Leffler
  2:30 PM
12.5
Real time data monitoring at NCEP
Krishna V. Kumar, QSS Group, Inc., NCEP Central Operations, Camp Springs, MD; and B. Ballish and J. Stoudt
  2:45 PM
12.6
Development of weather and climate decision support tools for agricultural applications
Mark S. Brooks, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and B. Shew, A. P. Sims, A. Baker, R. Boyles, and S. Raman
  3:00 PM
12.7
An Innovative Approach to Weather-Based Decision-Support for Agricultural Models
Rafal Jabrzemski, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. Sutherland
  3:15 PM
12.8
Disdrometer data use in analyzing blowing snow characteristics within the roadway environment
Benjamin Hershey, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and L. F. Osborne Jr.
  3:30 PM
12.4A
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

1:30 PM-5:15 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006


Session 11
Radar IIPS and Applications-Part II
Location: A411 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Robert E. Saffle, Mitretek Systems; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD Radar Operations Center; Robert G. Borchers, SAIC; Joel D. Martin, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma
  1:30 PM
11.1
Status report on the National Weather Radar Testbed (Phased-Array)
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
  1:45 PM
11.2
The Radar Control Interface for the National Weather Radar Testbed
David Priegnitz, NOAA/NSSL and CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. E. Forsyth
  2:00 PM
11.3
GIS Tools for Radar Siting and Analysis
Scott T. Shipley, Environmental Resource Technologies, Jessup, MD; and I. A. Graffman, R. E. Saffle, and J. Facundo
  2:15 PM
11.4
  2:30 PM
11.5
Paper 11.5 moved. New Poster number P2.15

  2:45 PM
11.6
Potentials and limitations of Radarsat SAR in estimating Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) in the Great Lakes region of the United States
Amir E Azar, NOAA/CREST, New York, NY; and R. Khanbilvardi, H. Ghedira, P. Romanov, J. C. Carlos, and P. G. Zikalala
  3:00 PM
11.7
Solid State Fractional Phased Array Addition To NWRT
Sheldon Katz, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Moorestown, New Jersey; and D. Lafrance, H. Urkowitz, D. Staiman, M. Campbell, and D. Forsyth
  3:15 PM
11.8
Radar Receiver Correction of Polarization
Harry Urkowitz, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Moorestown, NJ
  3:30 PM
11.4A
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

  5:00 PM
11.5A
Enhancements in Clutter/Precipitation Discrimination for the WSR-88D
S. M. Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Kessinger, J. Van Andel, M. Dixon, and J. Hubbert

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 1 February 2006


Poster Session 2
IIPS Poster Session II
Location: Exhibit Hall A2 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Stephen M. Holt, Mitretek Systems; Scott T. Shipley, Raytheon Information Solutions
 
P2.1
A update on MADIS emphasizing observations added to support advances in transportation weather
Patricia A. Miller, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and M. F. Barth and L. A. Benjamin

 
P2.2
Preliminary evaluation of the GIFTS calibration algorithm using the GIPS
Robert O. Knuteson, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Garcia, E. Olson, H. Revercomb, M. Smuga-Otto, and D. Tobin

Poster PDF (473.6 kB)

 
P2.3
Improving the Efficiency of Neural Network Retrieval of Soil Moisture from Active Microwave Data
Tarendra Lakhankar, NOAA/CREST and The City Univ. of New York, New York, NY; and H. Ghedira and R. Khanbilvardi

 
P2.4
The Atmospheric Composition Data and Information Services Center (ACDISC)
Irina Gerasimov, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Kempler, G. Leptoukh, S. P. Ahmad, and J. E. Johnson

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

 
P2.5
Use of Smart Tools in GFESuite to Forecast the North and Central Georgia Ice Storm of 28–30 January 2005
Steven E. Nelson, NOAA/NWSFO, Peachtree City, GA; and G. M. Beeley

Poster PDF (302.1 kB)

 
P2.6
Poster P2.6 moved. New paper number is 6.5A

 
P2.7
WSR-88D monitoring of shallow lake-effect snowstorms over and around Lake Ontario: Simulations of improvements using lower elevation angles
Rodger A. Brown, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. Niziol, N. Donaldson, P. Joe, and V. T. Wood

Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

 
P2.9
Poster P2.9 moved. New Paper number 11.5A

 
9.3A
NEXRAD-ITR: Developing a framework for use of NEXRAD data in hydrology and hydrometeorology
Anton Kruger, The Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and A. A. Bradley, W. F. Krajewski, R. E. Lawrence, J. A. Smith, M. L. Baeck, M. Steiner, M. K. Ramamurthy, J. Weber, S. A. Del Greco, F. M. V. Murthy, and D. Dhutia
 
P2.11
New Features of the VCPExplorer: Simulated Precipitation
Kevin L. Manross, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. LaDue

Poster PDF (476.3 kB)

 
P2.12
Exploring Distributed Ocean Profile Datasets with Java OceanAtlas and Dapper
John R. Osborne, OceanAtlas Software and NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and J. Swift

 
P2.13
Dchart: A Remote Scripting Web Application for In-Situ OPeNDAP Data
Joe Sirott, Sirott and Associates, Seattle, WA

 
P2.14
Geostationary interferometer 24-hour simulated dataset for testing processing and calibration algorithms
Erik R. Olson, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Otkin, R. Knuteson, M. Smuga-Otto, R. Garcia, W. Feltz, H. L. Huang, C. Velden, and L. Moy

Poster PDF (1.8 MB)

 
P2.15
Using a low-order model to characterize tornadoes in multiple-Doppler radar data
Corey K. Potvin, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. M. Shapiro, T. Y. Yu, and M. Xue

Poster PDF (194.1 kB)

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

8:30 AM-12:15 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006


Joint Session 5
Related to Global Environmental Observing Systems Including Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), and Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) (Joint between the 22nd Conference on IIPS, and the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS))
Location: A411 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; and the 10th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) )
Cochairs: Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; John R. Lincoln, US Navy/WMO (Ret.) and Consultant; A. E. MacDonald, NOAA/ERL/FSL; Thomas W. Schlatter, NOAA/ORL/FSL
  8:30 AM
J5.1
Global Climate Observing System Implementation: Progress and Challenges
David M. Goodrich, Global Climate Observing System Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland
  9:00 AM
J5.3
Improving the GCOS Surface and Upper Air Networks
Richard K. Thigpen, GCOS Secretariat, Silver Spring, MD; and H. Diamond

  9:30 AM
J5.5
Update on the US Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) program
Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Silver Spring, MD; and R. S. Vose
  9:45 AM
J5.6
NOAA's contributions to the global ocean observing system for climate
Diane M. Stanitski, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA; and M. Johnson
  10:00 AM
J5.7
Real-time oil platform ocean current data in the Gulf of Mexico: An IOOS industry partnership success story
Richard L. Crout, National Data Buoy Center, Stennis Space Center, MS; and D. Conlee, D. Gilhousen, R. Bouchard, M. Livingston, M. Garcia, C. Cooper, and R. Raye
  10:15 AM
J5.8
The Georgia Mesonet: Concepts and Systems to Demonstrate a New Cooperative Climate Network
Lans P. Rothfusz, NOAA/NWS, Peachtree City, GA; and K. Crawford, G. Hoogenboom, D. E. Stooksbury, and P. N. Knox
  10:30 AM
J5.9
COOP Modernization: NOAA's Environmental Real-time Observation Network in New England, the Southeast, and Addressing NIDIS in the West
Kenneth C. Crawford, Office of Science and Technology, National Weather Service Headquarters, Silver Spring, MD; and G. R. Essenberg
  10:45 AM
J5.10
  11:00 AM
J5.5A
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee break (See Wed. schedule for poster listings)


Session 13
Advances and Applications in Transportation Weather
Location: A412 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: S. Edward Boselly, Weather Solutions Group; David Pace, FAA; Paul A. Pisano, Federal Highway Administration
  8:45 AM
13.2
  9:15 AM
13.4
FHWA's Clarus Initiative: Concept of Operations and Associated Research
Paul A. Pisano, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC; and J. S. Pol, L. C. Goodwin, and A. D. Stern
  9:30 AM
13.5
Ensemble member forecast spread and its implication for road weather forecasting
Jamie K. Wolff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Linden and W. P. Mahoney III
  9:45 AM
13.6
  10:15 AM
13.8
A blowing and drifting snow algorithm supporting winter road maintenance decision making
Leon F. Osborne Jr., Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
  10:30 AM
13.9
Implementation of RWIS in New Hampshire
Brendon Hoch, Plymouth State Univ., Plymouth, NH; and J. P. Koermer, W. L. Real, and S. W. Gray
  10:45 AM
13.10
Spring Load Restriction Modeling
Jennifer L. Hanson, Surface Transportation Weather Research Center, Grand Forks, ND

  11:00 AM
13.5A
Lunch Break (Cash & Carry available in the Exhibit Hall)

11:00 AM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006


Exhibits Open (Th)

1:30 PM-2:45 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006


Session 14
Satellite IIPS and Applications
Location: A412 (Georgia World Congress Center)
Host: 22nd International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
Cochairs: Gerald Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS; Thomas M. Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin
  1:30 PM
14.1
NOAA Observation Requirements Process—Foundation of the NOAA Observing Systems Architecture (Formerly Paper 14.3)
Pamela M. Taylor, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and T. C. Adang, L. O'Connor, and K. F. Carey
  1:45 PM
14.2
NOAA FY08 Observing Systems Investment Analysis
Eric J. Miller, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and T. C. Adang, R. C. Reining, P. Salamone, and L. E. Key
  2:15 PM
14.4
  2:30 PM
14.5
Paper 14.5 has been moved. New Poster number is P2.14

3:00 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006


Registration Desk Closes

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 2 February 2006


Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall and AMS IPOD Raffle (Th2)

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