Session 6 |
| | Economic & Societal Impacts of Wx |
| | Organizer: R. Nick Keener, Duke Energy Corp., Mt. Holly, NC
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| 8:15 AM | 6.1 | Prediction in Atmospheric Sciences
Roger A. Pielke Jr., NCAR, Boulder, CO |
| 9:00 AM | 6.2 | A twentieth century history of flooding in the U.S. and what the future might hold
Frank Richards, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD |
| 9:30 AM | 6.3 | Convective storms and their impact
Joseph T. Schaefer, NOAA/NWS/Storms Prediction Center, Norman, OK; and H. E. Brooks |
| 10:00 AM | | Coffee Break (Exhibit Hours 10:00 A.M.-1:30 P.M.)
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| 10:30 AM | 6.4 | Using long range seasonal forecasts to improve prediction of Oklahoma wheat yield
Rebecca House, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. Greene, E. Cook, and E. Maxwell |
| 11:00 AM | 6.5 | Impacts of Weather on Emergency Management Agencies
Armond T. Mascelli, American Red Cross National Headquarters, Falls Church, VA |
| 11:30 AM | 6.6 | Seasonal climate forecasts and their value to society
David Changnon, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL; and S. A. Changnon |
| 11:45 AM | 6.7 | Assessing the Hail Risk to Crops and Property in the United States
Stanley A. Changnon Jr., Changnon Climatologist, Mahomet, IL |
| 12:00 PM | | Lunch Break
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| 1:30 PM | 6.8 | Financial and operational implications of weather forecasts at an airline
Warren L. Qualley, American Airlines, Inc., Ft. Worth, TX |
|  | 6.9 | Impact of Weather on the Retail and Manufacturing Sectors
Frederic D. Fox, Strategic Weather Services, Inc., Wayne, PA |
| 1:59 PM | 6.10 | New technologies for demonstrating environmental science impacts to society
Phillip A. Zuzolo, Autometric Incorporated, Springfield, VA; and A. M. Powell |
| 2:14 PM | 6.11 | Early detection and warning of cloud-to-ground lightning at a point of interest
Martin J. Murphy, Global Atmospherics, Inc., Tucson, AZ; and K. L. Cummins |
| 2:29 PM | | Coffee Break (Exhibit Hours 3:00-7:30 pm)
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| 2:59 PM | 6.12 | Panel Discussion-The Widening Role of Private Sector Weather Services in Supporting the Needs of Industry and Society
William S. Weaving, Strategic Weather Services, Inc., Wayne, PA; and J. Myers, A. Eustis, P. Leavitt, and T. Anderson |