Session 6 Economic & Societal Impacts of Wx

Wednesday, 12 January 2000: 8:15 AM-4:29 PM
Host: Second Symposium on Environmental Applications
Organizer:
R. Nick Keener, Duke Energy Corp., Mt. Holly, NC

Papers:
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
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

10:30 AM
6.5
Impacts of Weather on Emergency Management Agencies
Armond T. Mascelli, American Red Cross National Headquarters, Falls Church, VA

11:00 AM
6.6
Seasonal climate forecasts and their value to society
David Changnon, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL; and S. A. Changnon Jr.

11:15 AM
6.7
Assessing the Hail Risk to Crops and Property in the United States
Stanley A. Changnon Jr., Changnon Climatologist, Mahomet, IL

11:30 AM
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

12:00 PM
6.10
New technologies for demonstrating environmental science impacts to society
Phillip A. Zuzolo, Autometric Incorporated, Springfield, VA; and A. M. Powell Jr.

12:15 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

12:30 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

2:00 PM
6.3A
Coffee Break (Exhibit Hours 10:00 A.M.-1:30 P.M.)

2:30 PM
6.7A
Lunch Break

4:00 PM
6.11A
Coffee Break (Exhibit Hours 3:00-7:30 pm)

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