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Monday, 14 August 2000
	5:00 PM, Monday Conference Registration (Freeborn Hall, located on the UC Davis Campus)
Tuesday, 15 August 2000
	7:30 AM, Tuesday Conference Registration (Freeborn Hall, located on the UC Davis Campus)
	9:00 AM, Tuesday Joint Conference Introduction
Organizer: Opening Address: Robert J. Serafin, AMS President-Elect and UCAR, Boulder, CO
	9:18 AM-10:05 AM, Tuesday Session 1 Overview
Organizer: C. Sue B. Grimmond, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
9:18 AM 1.1 Welcome   C. Sue B. Grimmond, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN 9:20 AM 1.2 Forecast Issues in the Urban Zone: Report of the Tenth Prospectus Development Team of the U.S. Weather Research Program   Walter F. Dabberdt, Vaisala. Inc., Boulder, CO; and J. Hales 9:35 AM 1.3 The DOE URBAN Field Program for 2000-2004   Joseph H. Shinn, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and K. J. Allwine and G. E. Streit 9:50 AM 1.4 Urban effects on precipitation: A synthesis of the literature   Robert Bornstein, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and Q. Lin
	10:05 AM-10:30 AM, Tuesday Coffee Break
	10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday Session 2 Urban winds and turbulence 1
Organizer: M. Brown, LANL, Los Alamos, NM
10:30 AM 2.1 Wind input data for urban dispersion modeling – Activities of Working Group 1 within COST 715   Mathias W. Rotach, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland; and E. Batchvarova, R. Berkowicz, J. Brechler, Z. Janour, P. Kastner-Klein, D. Middleton, V. Prior, C. Sacre, and C. Soriano 10:45 AM 2.2 The revised Davenport roughness classification for cities and sheltered country   Alan Davenport, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; and C. S. B. Grimmond, T. Oke, and J. Wieringa 11:00 AM 2.3 Morphological Parameters for Urban Dispersion Models   Carlo F. Ratti, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and S. Di Sabatino, F. Caton, and R. E. Britter 11:15 AM 2.4 Analysis of urban databases with respect to mesoscale modeling requirements   Michael J. Brown, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and S. Burian and C. Muller 11:30 AM 2.5 Spatial variability of mean flow and turbulence fields in street canyons   Petra Kastner-Klein, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland; and M. W. Rotach, M. J. Brown, E. Fedorovich, and R. E. Lawson 11:45 AM 2.6 Generation of reliable validation data for microscale dispersion modeling in urban areas   Bernd Leitl, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday Lunch Break
	1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday Session 3 Urban winds and turbulence 2
Organizer: W. Dabberdt, NCAR, Boulder, CO
1:30 PM 3.1 Mean Flow and Turbulence Measurements Around a 3-D Array of Buildings in a Wind Tunnel   Robert E. Lawson, Jr., NOAA/ERL, Research Triangle Park, NC; and M. J. Brown, D. S. DeCroix, and R. L. Lee 1:45 PM 3.2 The characteristics of turbulent heat fluxes observed in the thermal stratification wind tunnel   Yasunobu Ashie, Building Research Institute, Ministry of Construction, Tsukuba, Japan 2:00 PM 3.3 Measurements of turbulence in the urban environment   Janet F. Barlow, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and S. E. Belcher 2:15 PM 3.4 The Tokyo-98 Urban Turbulence Experiment   Matthias Roth, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Malaysia; and M. Kanda, J. Voogt, R. Moriwaki, S. Kubo, H. Ueda, I. Uno, Y. Nakamura, J. Suzuki, A. Soux, and T. R. Oke 2:30 PM 3.5 Detection and Analysis of Organized Motions in Urban Turbulence   Christian Feigenwinter, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; and R. Vogt and E. Parlow 2:45 PM 3.6 An Initial Urban Wind Field Study in Washington, DC   E. Toton, Logican RDA, Alexandria, VA; and R. Hosker, J. Bowers, C. Blitoft, and B. Bauer
	3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday Coffee Break
	3:30 PM-4:45 PM, Tuesday Session 4 Urban Winds and Turbulence 3
Organizer: M. Roth, University of Singapore, Singapore Singapore
3:30 PM 4.1 Turbulence Measurements in the Urban Boundary Layer and Comparison of Roughness Length with Land Use   Gabriel G. Rooney, UK Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom 3:45 PM 4.2 Preliminary Analysis of urban wind profiles for an urban flow index   Ronald M. Cionco, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM 4:00 PM 4.3 Heat Fluxes and Stability in Cities   C. Sue B. Grimmond, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; and T. R. Oke 4:15 PM 4.4 Dispersion of a passive tracer within and above an urban canopy: Birmingham, UK, experiment   Rex E. Britter, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and F. Caton, S. Di Sabatino, K. M. Cooke, P. Simmonds, and G. Nickless 4:30 PM 4.5 The Development of a Highly Sensitive and Selective Technique to Monitor Tracer Dispersion within an Urban Environment   Kim M. Cooke, Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; and P. G. Simmonds and G. N. Nickless
	4:45 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday Session 5 Urban Boundary Layer
Organizer: W. Kuttler, University of Essen, Essen Germany
4:45 PM 5.1 Urban Boundary Layer Measurements with a Commercial Ceilometer   Janne Räsänen, Vaisala Oyj, Helsinki, Finland; and J. Lönnqvist and A. K. Piironen 5.2 Observations of the developing urban boundary layer using a pulsed Doppler lidar   Fay Davies, University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom; and K. E. Bozier, C. G. Collier, and K. Sandiford 4:59 PM 5.3 Modelling of Meteorological Conditions at an Urban Scale for the Puma Summer Campaign   X.-M. Cai, Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; and Y. P. Tsim and G. R. McGregor 5:14 PM 5.4 Turbulent Heat and Momentum Fluxes in the Urban Boundary Layer Derived from a k-epsilon Turbulence Closure Model   Thanh Ca Vu, Saitama University, Urawa, Saitama, Japan; and Y. Ashie and T. Asaeda
	5:15 PM, Tuesday Sessions End for the Day
	6:00 PM-7:30 PM, Tuesday Welcome Reception with Exhibits (Cash Bar)
Wednesday, 16 August 2000
	8:00 AM-5:30 PM, Wednesday Conference Registration continues through Friday
	8:00 AM-10:00 AM, Wednesday Session 6 Turbulent transport and dispersion processes (around buildings and in urban areas) 1
Organizer: A.J. Arnfield, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
8:00 AM 6.1 Modelling dynamics of urban meteorology   Stephen E Belcher, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom 8:15 AM 6.2 Wind transport in an idealised urban canopy   John D. Wilson, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and E. E. Yee 8:30 AM 6.3 Large eddy simulation of flow past cubic obstacles   David W. Lim, Titan Research and Technology, Chatsworth, CA; and P. A. Hookham 8:45 AM 6.4 LES and RANS model evaluations of flow around a complex building   Ronald J. Calhoun, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and S. T. Chan, R. L. Lee, J. Leone, J. H. Shinn, and D. E. Stevens 9:00 AM 6.5 Simulation of Fluid Dynamics around a Cubical Building   Sally A. Cheatham, Berkeley Research Associates, Springfield, VA; and B. Z. Cybyk and J. P. Boris 9:15 AM 6.6 Detailed modeling of air flow around a complex building   Mark H. Emery, NRL, Washington, DC; and A. Y. Chtchelkanova, B. Z. Cybyk, J. P. Boris, J. H. Shinn, and F. J. Gouveia 9:30 AM 6.7 An Experiment to Evaluate Models of Air Flow around a Building.   Joseph H. Shinn, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and F. J. Gouveia 9:45 AM 6.8 Building scale simulations in support of field experiments around Salt Lake City   David E. Stevens, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and R. J. Calhoun, S. T. Chan, R. L. Lee, J. M. Leone, and J. H. Shinn
	10:00 AM-10:30 AM, Wednesday Coffee Break
	10:30 AM-12:15 PM, Wednesday Session 7 Turbulent transport and dispersion processes (around buildings and in urban areas) 2
Organizer: R. Cionco, US Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM
10:30 AM 7.1 Urban Dispersion CFD Modeling, Fact or Fiction?   Robert L. Lee, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and R. J. Calhoun, S. T. Chan, J. Leone, J. H. Shinn, and D. E. Stevens 10:45 AM 7.2 Comparison of results from field measurements, wind tunnel experiments and numerical urban dispersion models   Michael Schatzmann, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; and B. Leitl 11:00 AM 7.3 A model for flow and dispersion around buildings and its validation using laboratory measurements   S. T. Chan, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and D. E. Stevens and R. L. Lee 11:15 AM 7.4 The results of an initial validation study of an urban dispersion model   Chris John, DERA Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom; and I. H. Griffiths, D. J. Hall, and A. M. Spanton 11:30 AM 7.5 Coupling of external winds and recirculations with interior contaminant release modeling   Bohdan Z. Cybyk, NRL, Washington, DC; and J. P. Boris and T. R. Young 11:45 AM 7.6 Comparison of airflow in two different passively ventilated subway systems—New York City (USA) and Dortmund (Germany)   Andreas Pflitsch, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany; and M. Kleeberger 12:00 PM 7.7 Addressing human exposures to air pollutants around buildings in urban areas with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models   Alan H. Huber, NOAA/ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC; and M. Bolstad, M. Freeman, S. Rida, E. Bish, and K. Kuehlert
	12:15 PM-1:45 PM, Wednesday Lunch Break
	1:45 PM-2:45 PM, Wednesday Session 8 Local- Meso-scale modelling
Organizer: Thanh Ca Vu, Saitama University, Urawa Japan
1:45 PM 8.1 Numerical modeling from mesoscale to urban scale to building scale   Michael J. Brown, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. Leach, J. Reisner, D. E. Stevens, S. Smith, S. T. Chin, S. Chan, and R. L. Lee 2:00 PM 8.2 Coupled microscale-mesoscale modeling of contaminant transport in urban environments   Carey F. Cox, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX; and B. Z. Cybyk, J. P. Boris, Y. T. Fung, and S. W. Chang 2:15 PM 8.3 Airflow and diffusion modeling for neighborhood scale, urban air quality scenarios   Ronald M. Cionco, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM 2:30 PM 8.4 Can we represent urban areas in operational numerical weather prediction models?   M. J. Best, UK Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom
	2:45 PM-3:15 PM, Wednesday Coffee Break
	3:00 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday Exhibit Hours
	3:15 PM-4:15 PM, Wednesday Session 9 Mesoscale interactions between cities and their surroundings
Organizer: R. Bornstein, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
3:15 PM 9.1 A cellular automaton urban growth model modified for satellite data input and regional climate output.   S. Traci Arthur, Penn State Univ., State College, PA; and T. N. Carlson 3:30 PM 9.2 Computational fluid dynamics modeling used to assess mesoscale urban canopy drag and turbulence parameterizations   Michael J. Brown, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and J. Spore 3:45 PM 9.3 Mesoscale modeling of urban-rural complex with the inclusion of land surface processes   Tsuyoshi Kinouchi, Public Works Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and M. F. Jasinski 4:00 PM 9.4 A Sensitivity Study of the Urban Effect on a Regional-Scale Model: An Idealized Case   Hung-Neng S. Chin, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and M. J. Leach and M. J. Brown
	4:15 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday Session 10 Urban heat islands
Organizer: T.R. Oke, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada
4:15 PM 10.1 Seasonal trends in urban and rural temperatures of twenty-eight cities within the United States   Kevin P. Gallo, NOAA/NESDIS, Sioux Falls, SD; and T. W. Owen 4:30 PM 10.2 Tests of the performance of Analgorithmic scheme of the hourly urban heat island   Mark Barton, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and T. R. Oke 4:45 PM 10.3 Evaluating the status of inadvertent weather modification over decades in Nigeria   Juddy Ngozi Okpara, IKEJA, Lagos, Nigeria 5:00 PM 10.4 Effects of a drainage flow from surrounding mountains on an urban heat island of a city located at the bottom of a basin   Takashi Asaeda, Saitama University, Urawa, Saitama, Japan; and T. Fujino and S. W. Armfield 5:15 PM 10.5 An empirical method for estimating the spatial range and wind speed of country breezes using horizontal temperature gradients   Dirk Duetemeyer, University of Essen, Essen, Germany
	5:30 PM, Wednesday Sessions End for the Day
Thursday, 17 August 2000
	8:45 AM-10:15 AM, Thursday Session 11 Urban air quality 1
Organizer: Jason Ching, NOAA/ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC
11.1 Site-Specific Weather Forecasts for Site-specific Urban Air Quality Prediction   Stephen R Dorling, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom; and M. C. Watts and P. Hopwood 8:45 AM 11.2 Influence and Evaluation of Meteorological Parameters on Urban Air Quality Modelling Using CALINE4   Anthony W. Reynolds, National Univ. of Ireland, Galway, Ireland 8:59 AM 11.3 Effects of Grid Resolution on the Simulation of Urban Air Quality: Application of Models-3/CMAQ to the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area at 12, 4, and 1.3 KM Resolutions   Daewon W. Byun, NOAA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; and A. Lacser, B. Benjey, and J. K. S. Ching 11.4 Nested modelling to assess the significance of local and regional pollution sources to air quality in Norwich, a city in eastern England   Tim J Chatterton, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom; and S. Dorling, A. Lovett, and M. Stephenson 9:13 AM 11.5 Understanding the influence of local and regional sources on the temporal and spatial variability of pollutants in urban environments   Joanne H. Shorter, Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA; and J. B. McManus, C. E. Kolb, B. K. Lamb, S. M. O'Neill, E. J. Allwine, R. W. Talbot, E. Scheuer, P. M. Crill, J. Ferreira, and G. J. McRae 9:28 AM 11.6 Analysis of the summer air quality over an artificial lake area near to a city using FTIR and DOAS   Wilhelm Kuttler, University of Essen, Essen, Germany; and T. Lamp and K. Weber 9:43 AM 11.7 PM-10 observations and cloud characteristics in Mexico City   Graciela B. Raga, Univ. Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; and D. Baumgardner and F. Oropeza 9:58 AM 11.8 Air quality modeling of PM and air toxics at neighborhood scales to improve human exposure assessments.   Jason Ching, NOAA/ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC; and A. Lacser, D. W. Byun, and W. Benjey
	9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Thursday Exhibit Hours
	10:15 AM-10:45 AM, Thursday Coffee Break
	10:45 AM-11:57 AM, Thursday Session 12 Urban air quality 2
Organizer: J Shinn, LLNL, Livermore, CA
10:45 AM 12.1 Assessment of Urban Soot Emissions - The CO-Black Carbon Link   Darrel Baumgardner, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; and G. Raga and O. Peralta 12.2 Affects of Urban Growth and Sprawl on Local Meteorology and Air Quality: Some Results from Project ATLANTA   Dale A. Quattrochi, MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and J. C. Luvall, M. G. Estes, S. Q. Kidder, C. P. Lo, R. D. Bornstein, H. Taha, R. R. Gillies, and K. P. Gallo 12.3 Summertime carbon dioxide and ozone fluxes and resistances in a neighborhood of Chicago   C. Sue B. Grimmond, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; and F. D. Cropley and T. S. King 10:58 AM 12.4 Ozone transport assessments within the state of California   Steven C. Gouze, Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA 11:13 AM 12.5 Identification for Locally Generated Ozone Transport Days in Urbanized Areas in Shasta County, California   Cynthia A. Garcia, Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA 11:28 AM 12.6 Ozone Scenario Analysis in Madrid domain by using the Air Quality Modelling System (ANA)   R. San José V, Technical Univ. of Madrid, Madrid, Spain; and I. Salas, J. L. Perez, J. I. Pena, A. Martin, and R. M. González 12.7 Climate change and urban air quality: A preliminary study of four major southeastern cities   Ronald L. Ritschard, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 11:42 AM 12.8 Ozone Alert! and urban air quality: the significance of strategic policy innovation in Tulsa, OK   Mark Meo, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. Ziebro
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Thursday Lunch Break
	1:30 PM-3:30 PM, Thursday Exhibit Hours
	1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Thursday Poster Session 1 Urban Posters
P1.1 Field measurements and modelling of Urban Meteorology in Birmingham, UK   Nicola L. Ellis, UK Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom; and D. R. Middleton P1.2 Scintillation measurements of area-averaged turbulence characteristics over a densely built-up urban surface   Manabu Kanda, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan; and R. Moriwaki, M. Roth, and T. R. Oke   P1.3 Vertical structure of the urban and rural boundary layer in Mülheim/Ruhr (Germany)   Andreas Pflitsch, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany; and J. Pyka, J. Piasecki, and M. Killing   P1.4 Quantifying passive and forced airflows through the subway platforms of Dortmund (Germany)   Andreas Pflitsch, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany; and C. Geppert   P1.5 Modeling the Upwind Pollutant Source Footprint Along Backward Trajectories Using the MM5/CALMET/CALPUFF Modeling System   Sergey Napelenok, Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA; and S. M. O'Neill, B. K. Lamb, E. J. Allwine, and D. Stock   P1.6 Numerical Forecast of the Primary Air Pollutants (SO2 NOx TSP) in Shijiazhuang City   Yinqi Fan, Meteorological Institute of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China   P1.7 Investigation on the climatic effect of small sloping areas of open-country on the urban climate   Martin Kleeberger, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany; and A. Pflitsch   P1.8 The effect of the of the global atmospheric circulation changes on the regional climate and climate of the cities in the Ukraine.   Vazira F. Martazinova, Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute, Kiev, Ukraine; and M. B. Barabash and T. A. Sverdlik   P1.9 Measuring and Monitoring Urban Heat Islands in the Developing Countries: The Case Studies of Shanghai and Bangkok   Yingjiu Bai, Keio Univ., Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan; and S. Kubo   P1.10 Heating and cooling in Colorado mining towns   Frederick B. Chambers, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; and A. J. Brazel   P1.11 Urbanization and its Effect on Temperature in Phoenix Arizona   G. Douglas Green, NOAA/NWS, Phoenix, AZ; and J. A. Skindlov and K. Butzke   P1.12 A look at spatial and temporal climate change on the urban fringe   Sharolyn Anderson, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and A. J. Brazel   P1.13 Influence of local environmental design on the interactions between indoor- and outdoor climate in urban structures   Michael Bruse, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany   P1.14 Urban environmental analysis from high-resolution Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)   Carlo F. Ratti, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and P. N. Richens and M. Trinder   P1.15 Urban Vegetation and their Relative Ability in Intercepting Particle Pollution (PM2.5)   Kamran K. Abdollahi, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA; and Z. H. Ning and A. Negatu   P1.16 Fringe factor and view angle effect on gap fraction measurement for mature trees in California   Qingfu Xiao, University of California, Davis, CA; and E. G. McPherson, P. J. Peper, J. R. Simpson, and S. L. Ustin   P1.17 Surface water storage capacity of mature street trees in Davis, California   Qingfu Xiao, University of California, Davis, CA; and E. G. McPherson and S. Ustin   P1.18 International Urban Climate Homepage - A tool for Urban Climate   Andreas Matzarakis, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; and J. Baumueller and H. Mayer P1.19 Recent developments in weather forecasting for urban areas in West Africa   Cyprian U. Okoloye, Department of Meterological Services, Oshodi, Lagos, Nigeria; and S. O. Ojo   P1.20 The Characteristics of Air Temperature Distribution in Seoul, Korea using Automatic Weather Station Data, 1999   Kyung-On Boo, Korea Meteorological Institute, Seoul, Korea; and S. N. Oh   P1.21 A parameterization of the urban effects for mesoscale models   Alberto Martilli, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and A. Clappier and M. W. Rotach   P1.22 Analysis of Traffic-Induced Turbulence   Stephan Henne, Univ. of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany   P1.23 PHYSICAL MODELING OF BOUNDARY LAYER CHARACTERISTICS FOR IN-CANOPY LAYER DISPERSION PROCESSES   Frauke Pascheke, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; and B. Leitl and M. Schatzmann   P1.24 APPLICATION OF FREE SOFTWARE MODULES FOR THE COMPUTATION OF 3D FLOW FIELDS   David Grawe, Univ. of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
	3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Thursday 1 Coffee Break
	3:30 PM-5:15 PM, Thursday Session 13 Urban vegetation/atmosphere interactions
Organizer: Kevin Gallo, NOAA/NESDIS, Sioux Falls, SD
13.1 Effects of greenery patches on urban climate: A numerical experiment   J. G. Sang, Peking Univ., Beijing, China 3:30 PM 13.2 Influence of a Park on the Surrounding Urban Thermal Environment   Thanh Ca Vu, Saitama University, Urawa, Saitama, Japan; and T. Asaeda 3:44 PM 13.3 The vegetation effects in the production of microclimates in a urban tropical areas   Gilda Tomasini Maitelli, Federal Univ. of Mato Grosso, Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, Brazil; and A. B. Borba Filho, A. M. Nardes, and N. F. Barbosa 3:59 PM 13.4 Simulated impacts of trees on heat and wind flows in an urban open space   Jerome Vinet, CERMA, Nantes, France; and F. Raymond and C. Inard 4:14 PM 13.5 About the influence of alleyway trees on conditions of meteorological exchange in streets   Andreas Pflitsch, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany; and S. Alexandrowicz 4:29 PM 13.6 Urban Vegetation and their Relative Ability in Removing Tropospheric Ozone   Kamran K. Abdollahi, Southern Univ. and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA; and Z. H. Ning and A. V. Appeaning 4:44 PM 13.7 Effects of urban trees on regional energy use and avoided carbon   James R. Simpson, USDA Forest Service, Davis, CA; and E. G. McPherson 4:59 PM 13.8 Arborization to improve urban climate conditions in Brazilian cities   Denise Duarte, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
	5:15 PM-6:00 PM, Thursday 1 Reception/Exhibits (Cash Bar)
	5:15 PM, Thursday Sessions End for the Day
	6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Thursday Conference Banquet (Freeborn Hall)
Organizer: Banquet Speaker: Terrance R. Nathan, University of California, Davis, CA, Presentation Title: "Meteorological Aspects of the Lewis & Clark Expedition"
Friday, 18 August 2000
	8:00 AM-10:00 AM, Friday Session 14 Radiation and Energy Balance fluxes
Organizer: V. Masson, CNRM, Toulouse France
8:00 AM 14.1 Improved representation of the urban radiative budget in mesoscale atmospheric models   David J. Sailor, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 8:15 AM 14.2 On the detection of intra-urban global radiation differences by mobile measurements   Wilhelm Kuttler, University of Essen, Essen, Germany; and S. Schaefers 8:30 AM 14.3 Energy balance and surface temperatures of urban quarters   Sylvain Dupont, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, Nantes, France; and E. Guilloteau and P. G. Mestayer 8:45 AM 14.4 Sensible heat input to the urban boundary layer: the role of canopy configuration and materials.   A. John Arnfield, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH 9:00 AM 14.5 The heat balance of a residential suburb of Miami, Florida   Trevor Newton, University of California, Davis, CA and University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and T. R. Oke, C. S. B. Grimmond, and M. Roth 9:15 AM 14.6 Heat fluxes through roofs and their relevance to estimates of urban heat storage.   Stephanie K. Meyn, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and T. R. Oke 9:30 AM 14.7 Effects of water retentive ceramic roof on the urban thermal condition   Takeshi Fujino, Saitama University, Urawa, Saitama, Japan; and T. Asaeda, Y. Kondo, K. Ohnishi, and M. Kamitani 9:45 AM 14.8 Numerical study of urban mesoscale effects on the atmospheric boundary layer   Valéry Masson, CNRM/METEO-FRANCE, Toulouse, France; and A. Lemonsu and D. Brion
	9:30 AM-1:30 PM, Friday Exhibit Hours
	10:00 AM-10:30 AM, Friday Coffee Break
	10:30 AM-12:30 PM, Friday Session 15 Heat waves and urban biometeorology
Organizer: A. Matzarakis, University of Freiburg, Freiburg Germany
10:30 AM 15.1 Assessing thermal comfort in urban environments using a integrated dynamic microscale biometeorological model system   Michael Bruse, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany 10:45 AM 15.2 Study on Thermal Environment in Street Canyons   Thanh Ca Vu, Saitama University, Urawa, Saitama, Japan; and T. Asaeda 11:00 AM 15.3 Modelling of radiation fluxes in urban areas and their relevance to thermal conditions of humans   Andreas Matzarakis, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany 11:15 AM 15.4 Determination of a typo morphological indicator system using the stereographic views for studying the influence of the urban space on the climatic parameters in public urban outspaces   Karima Ait-Ameur, School of Architecture of Toulouse, Toulouse, France 11:30 AM 15.6 Comparison of the bioclimatological Impact/stress in two different subway systems New York City (USA) and Dortmund (Germany)   Andreas Pflitsch, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany; and C. Storz 11:45 AM 15.7 An Empirical Mechanistic Framework for Heat Related Illness   Nathan Y. Chan, Talus Solutions Inc., Mountain View, CA; and M. T. Stacey, A. E. Smith, K. L. Ebi, and T. F. Wilson 12:00 PM 15.8 Investigating the effect of weather parameters on poultry production in urban environment of Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria   Juddy N. Okpara, IKEJA, Lagos, Nigeria; and M. O. Nwosu 15.9 Physiological responses to indoor climates in tropical cities: The Lagos Experience   O. Ojo, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
	12:15 PM-1:30 PM, Friday Lunch Break
	1:30 PM-2:59 PM, Friday Session 16 Remote sensing
Organizer: James Voogt, Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON Canada
1:30 PM 16.1 A Multi-Sensor Assessment of Urban Heat-Islands   Timothy W. Owen, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and K. P. Gallo 1:45 PM 16.2 Anisotropy of urban surface temperatures: A numerical modelling approach   Andres Soux, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and T. R. Oke and J. A. Voogt 2:00 PM 16.3 Comparative microclimatic analysis of in situ measurement and images in infrared thermal imaging of two urban spaces of the Marseilles's city.   K. Lehtihet, Marseilles Univ., Marseille, France; and J. Izard and J. Marcillat 2:15 PM 16.4 A Remote Sensing Analysis of Parcel Design and Urban Heat Island Formation   Brian Stone Jr., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 16.5 Application of remote sensing to a studies of urbanisation and wetland changes in West Africa: the experience of the Lagos Region (Nigeria)   O. Ojo, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria; and F. Oni 2:29 PM 16.6 Using High Resolution Remote Sensing Data To Characterize Urban Forest Tree Species Composition   Qingfu Xiao, University of California, Davis, CA; and S. L. Ustin, E. G. McPherson, and P. J. Peper 2:44 PM 16.7 METHODS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE URBAN SURFACE TEMPERATURES.   James A. Voogt, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; and C. A. Soux
	3:00 PM-6:00 PM, Friday Exhibit Hours
	3:00 PM-3:45 PM, Friday Coffee Break
	3:45 PM-5:15 PM, Friday Session 17 Planning and policy changes resulting from urban climate research
Organizer: H. Mayer, Univerisity of Freiburg, Freiburg Germany
3:45 PM 17.1 Climate change and the adaptability of Canadian Prairie Cities   Virginia Wittrock, Saskatchewan Research Council, Saskatoon, SK, Canada 4:00 PM 17.2 How to assess urban air quality relating to urban planning ?   Helmut Mayer, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; and C. Koppe and D. Ahrens 4:15 PM 17.3 Integration of Climatology in Urban Design and Planning—Examples from Sweden   Ingegard Eliasson, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden; and S. Lindqvist 4:30 PM 17.4 Influence of microclimatic characteristics on the use of outdoor public spaces   Aïcha Boussoualim, School of Architecture of Toulouse, Toulouse, France 4:45 PM 17.5 Assessment of spatial variations in air temperature in an urban area—applications for planning   Ingegard Eliasson, Göteborg Univ., Göteborg, Sweden; and M. Svensson P1.19 Recent developments in weather forecasting for urban areas in West Africa   Cyprian U. Okoloye, Department of Meterological Services, Oshodi, Lagos, Nigeria; and S. O. Ojo
	5:00 PM, Friday Sessions End for the Day
Saturday, 19 August 2000
	8:00 AM-11:30 AM, Saturday Session 18 Urban Long Term Ecological Reasearch (LTER): Phoenix, Baltimore
Organizers: Anthony Brazel, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; Gordon Heisler, USDA Forest Service, Syracuse, NY
8:00 AM Introductory Remarks   8:15 AM 18.2 Some considerations in using climate data from existing weather stations or installing stations for research in Baltimore and Phoenix Urban LTER sites   Anthony J. Brazel, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona; and G. M. Heisler 8:30 AM 18.3 A reference meteorological station for urban Long-Term Ecological Research, Baltimore Ecosystem Study   Gordon M. Heisler, USDA/Forest Service, Syracuse, NY; and P. M. Groffman, L. Band, K. Belt, V. Fabiyi, G. T. Fisher, R. H. Grant, and C. S. B. Grimmond 8:45 AM 18.4 Spatial Variation in Climate across the Phoenix, AZ Metropolitan Area at Various Time Scales   Nancy J. Selover, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 9:00 AM 18.5 Urban influences on solar radiation in CAPLTER   Roger S. Tomalty, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and A. J. Brazel 9:15 AM 18.6 Urban UV measurements: rationale for the establishment of long-term monitoring in the Baltimore Ecosystem Study   Richard H. Grant, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN; and G. M. Heisler and J. R. Slusser 9:30 AM 18.7 Summer and winter patterns of air temperature and humidity under calm conditions in relation to urban land use   Chris A. Martin, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and L. B. Stabler and A. J. Brazel 9:45 AM 18.8 Local Climate Effects of a Large Urban Lake on Tempe, AZ.   Nancy J. Selover, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 10:00 AM 18.9 Temporal and spatial patterns of air temperature and CO2 concentration in metropolitan Phoenix   Linda B. Stabler, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and C. A. Martin 10:15 AM Coffee Break   10:45 AM 18.10 An intensive study of the strength and stability of the urban CO2 dome of Phoenix, Arizona   Craig D. Idso, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ; and S. B. Idso and R. C. Balling 11:00 AM 18.11 Temporal patterns in near-surface CO2 concentrations in the Phoenix urban CO2 dome over contrasting vegetation types   Thomas A. Day, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and E. C. Mueller, F. S. Xiong, and R. C. Balling 11:15 AM 18.12 Atmospheric deposition across the Central Arizona - Phoenix LTER site   Diane Hope, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and J. Anderson, N. B. Grimm, and S. Boone
	11:30 AM-12:58 PM, Saturday Session 19 Road climatology
Organizer: T. Gustavsson, Goteborg University, Goteborg Sweden
19.1 Urban meteorology: A prospective view from highway meteorology   Jianmin Shao, Vaisala TMI Ltd., Birmingham, United Kingdom; and G. Hart, P. J. Lister, P. Griffiths, and W. D. Fairmaner 11:30 AM 19.2 Road Weather Information System in Finland   Kimmo Toivonen, Finnish National Road Administration, Kouvola, Finland; and J. Kantonen 11:44 AM 19.3 Modelling the Road Climatology of the West Midlands, UK   John E. Thornes, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; and A. Bradley and L. Chapman 11:59 AM 19.4 Weather hazards and changing road conditions in Ontario, Canada   Don C. MacIver, Meteorological Service of Canada, Downsview, ON, Canada; and H. Auld 12:14 PM 19.5 Winter road maintenance in urban areas Part (II) Spatial distribution of road icing in relation to urban climate   Torbjorn Gustavsson, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden; and J. Bogren 19.6 The impact of local orography on the treatment of radiative transfer within a road surface temperature model   W Philip Hopwood, UK Met. Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom 12:28 PM 19.7 Winter road maintenance in urban areas Part(II) Air and Road temperature variations   Jörgen Bogren, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden; and T. Gustavsson 12:43 PM 19.8 Floating Car Road Weather Information Monitoring System   Yrjö Pilli-Sihvola, Finnish National Road Administration, Kouvola, Finland
	1:00 PM, Saturday Conference Ends

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