The 81st AMS Annual Meeting

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Poster Session 1

Educational Outreach Activities

Host: 10th Symposium on Education

Organizers: Marianne C. Hayes, Devers Elementary School; Kathleen A. Murphy, Ladue Jr. High School

P1.1

Ensure training and proficiency in the NWS

P1.2

Energy budget studies in the Big Horn Mountains

Susannah M. Burrows, State College Area High School, State College, PA; and M. B. Garrison, W. L. Serencsits, and L. Smith

P1.3

Paper Transfered to Session 4, New Paper Number 4.3A

P1.4

Ten years of the COMET Residence Program

Gregory Byrd, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and T. Spangler and M. Kelsch

P1.5

The maury project: a teacher enhancement program to promote ocean science in the k–12 classroom

P1.6

Synergistic Expansion: Maury Project and Atmospheric Resource Agents Join Forces

Faye McCollum, AMS/AERA, Muscogee County Schools, Columbus, GA

P1.7

Nature's Artistic Phenomena

Faye McCollum, AMS/AERA, Muscogee County Schools, Columbus, GA

P1.8

Earth Systems Science Celebrations

Steve M. Carlson, AMS/AERA and Hermiston School District, Hermiston, OR

P1.9

Reaching across the University

David E. Stooksbury, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA

P1.10

Weather Education in Arkansas: The National Weather Service

Rene' T. Carson, AMS/AERA, Little Rock School District, Little Rock, AR; and G. Wilken

P1.11

Experiential Learning in Geography and the Earth and Environmental Sciences: Enhancing Public Awareness of Atmospheric Environments Through Field Studies

George G. Meldrum, Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; and T. C. Arnold

P1.12

Influence of Climatic Variables on the Hydrology of a Montane Wetland

Emily R. Chiswick-Patterson, State College Area High School, State College, PA; and Z. J. Hershey, M. B. Garrison, M. T. Ackerman, J. Hamil, S. Miller, and K. Short

P1.13

A Limnological Investigation of a High Alpine Lake and the Influences of Climate

Charu Chander, State College Area High School, State College, PA; and L. Guralnick, W. Serencsits, and S. Warburton

P1.14

Investigating Successional Vegetation Changes and their Relation to Sensitive Small Mammal Habitats in a Primitive Montane Riparian Environment

Jennifer M. Vrentas, State College Area High School, State College, PA; and N. Petrovic, S. Crandall, and M. Richardson

P1.15

Importance of Construction Mapping Coordinates for the Presentation of Spacial Distribution of Climatic Data within an Alpine Environment

Adam P. Steele, State College Area High School, State College, PA; and E. Hirshon, K. Heil, R. Higgins, and T. Engelder

P1.16

Recent Training and Results from the Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training

Brian C. Motta, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and D. Bikos, B. Zajac, S. Bachmeier, T. Whittaker, B. Grant, J. LaDue, A. Mostek, P. Wolf, J. Weaver, and R. Zehr

P1.17

The MIT Industrial Liaison Program: Bridging the University and Private Sector

Todd Glickman, MIT, Cambridge, MA

P1.18

WINDOWS TO THE UNIVERSE: An Interactive Interdisciplinary Earth and Space Sciences Website

David Mastie, Pioneer High School, Chelsea, MI; and M. Hayes

P1.19

Pennsylvania Science Standards are supported by AMS Educational Initiatives

P1.20

DataStreme in the Secondary Geography Classroom

Peggy Lynne Killam Smith, St. Mary's High School, Annapolis, MD; and S. Hottle-Schultz

P1.21

Earth2class: a unique workshop/on-line/distance-learning teacher-training project

Michael J. Passow, White Plains Middle School, White Plains, NY; and K. Corder, C. M. Assumpcao, F. D. Baggio, and C. Roushias

P1.22

Earth2class: educational technologies to support teacher enhancement programs

Michael J. Passow, White Plains Middle School, White Plains, NY; and C. M. Assumpcao, F. D. Baggio, K. Corder, and C. Roushias

P1.23

Earth2Class: teacher enhancement through workshop/Internet/distance learning

Michael J. Passow, White Plains Middle School, White Plains, NY; and K. Corder, C. M. Assumpcao, F. D. Baggio, and C. Roushias

P1.24

Who learns more, the student or the scientist? Experiences in mentoring a high school student

Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO

P1.25

Weather educational tools to help students and teachers.

Mike J. Arellano, Weather Research Center, Houston, TX; and J. F. Hasling

P1.26

Women in Natural Science (WINS) Programing at the Blue Hill Observatory Science Center

William E. Minsinger, Blue Hill Observatory, Milton, MA; and C. Orloff, M. Micheals, and H. M. Mogil

P1.27

Visualization And Data Analysis At USF: Integrating Meteorology, Hydrology, and related geophysical sciences

Arlene G. Laing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; and G. A. Tobin

P1.28

Earth System Science—Multiple teaching styles impacting teacher training programs

Lawrence E. Greenleaf, AMS/AERA, Belfast Area High School, Belfast, ME

P1.29

Expanding Datastreme's North Carolina Cyber-Campus Sites

Frankie Vann, AMS/AERA,, Clinton, NC

P1.30

A Model for Enhancing Public Awareness through Collaborative Education Programs

John D. Moore, Burlington County Institute of Technology, Blackwood, NJ; and J. Nese, K. Orr, and R. P. Wanton

P1.31

The Role of Atmospheric Science in University Earth System Science Curricula

P1.32

The Omega Project: A multidisciplinary module in earth and environmental science

P1.33

Using a "menu" approach to design and implementation of outreach programs

Bryan Yeaton, Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH

P1.34

CoCo RaHS (Community Collaborative Rain and Hail Study) Simple Science with Significant Results

Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

P1.35

The "Celebrating 20th Century Pioneers in Atmospheric Sciences: Examining 21st Century Challenges and Opportunities" Workshop

Vernon R. Morris, Center for the Study of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Atmospheres/Howard Univ., Washington, DC; and G. S. Jenkins, E. Joseph, R. Petty, and C. Watkins

P1.36

Climate Change Education and Outreach in Atlantic Canada

Anne-Marie Leger, EC, Dartmouth, NS, Canada

P1.37

Preparing for WES in Northern Virginia

Beth A. Jewell, AMS/AERA and West Springfield High School, Springfield, VA

P1.38

A Field Experience for High School Meteorology Students—Students Track Potential Killers with the Experts: How the AMS, NWS, NSSL, SPC & Oklahoma University Create a Unique Field Experience for Students

P1.39

The DataStreme Project: reaching a milestone

Robert S. Weinbeck, SUNY, Brockport, NY; and E. J. Hopkins, B. A. Blair, I. W. Geer, J. M. Moran, and M. M. Ficek

P1.40

HPVCI—Distance Learning

Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and R. S. Reddy and P. J. Fitzpatrick

P1.41

The Weather Classroom: How about a Career in Meteorology!

Mishelle Michaels, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA

P1.42

INCREASING WEATHER AWARENESS IN LOCAL SCHOOL THROUGH DATASTREME: EXPERIENCES OF OF THE ALBUQUERQUE LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION TEAM.

Jim Smith, Moriarty High School, Moriarty, NM; and K. M. Jones

Registration Continues Through Thursday, 18 January

Session

Registration continues through Thursday, 18 January

Host: 15th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification

Registration continues through Thursday, 18 January

Session 1

Calibration Methods, Quality Assurance and Quality Control Techniques

Host: 11th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Robert A. Baxter, Parsons Engineering Science

8:15 AM

1.1

A Tribute to Thomas J. Lockhart

John T. Snow, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

8:30 AM

1.2

A Simple Step by Step Method for the Alignment of Wind Sensors to True North

Robert A. Baxter, Parsons Engineering Science, Inc., Pasadena, CA

Presentation PDF (25.7 kB)

8:45 AM

1.3

The Precision and Accuracy of the Temperature Measurements for the Climate Reference Network

C. Bruce Baker, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and T. P. Meyers, M. E. Hall, and R. R. Heim Jr.

9:00 AM

1.4

Inexpensive temperature and relative humidity sensors, how good are they?

David L. Yoho, Parsons Engineering Science, Inc, Pasadena, CA; and D. H. Bush and R. A. Baxter

9:15 AM

1.5

Rooftop Temperatures And How They Compare With Standard Surface Observations

Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and C. A. Davey, B. G. Griffith, and T. B. McKee

9:30 AM

1.6

Improved humidity sensing with the chilled mirror: Really?

Francis J. Schmidlin, NASA/GSFC, Wallops Island, VA

9:45 AM

1.7

Systematic gage network reporting errors: Missing and Unreported Observations

Edward I. Tollerud, NOAA/OAR/FSL, Boulder, CO

Session 1

K–12 Educational Initiatives (Part I)

Host: 10th Symposium on Education

Organizers: Jon W. Zeitler, NOAA/NWSFO; Kathleen A. Murphy, Ladau Jr. High School

8:15 AM

1.1

Introductory Remarks

8:30 AM

1.2

Example Damage to School Structures from the 3 May 1999 Tornado Outbreak: How Safe Is Your School’s Tornado Emergency Plan?

Andrea Dawn Melvin, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and K. A. Kloesel

8:45 AM

1.3

Lightning Safety For Schools

William P. Roeder, 45th Weather Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL; and R. J. Vavrek, F. C. Brody, J. T. Madura, and D. E. Harms

9:00 AM

1.4

Inquiry-based Weather Lessons Utilizing Real-Time Data

Christopher Duvall, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ; and M. Holzer

9:15 AM

1.5

Using meteorological data to teach teachers about inference: An adaptation of existing programs

Eric A. Pani, Univ. of Louisiana, Monroe, LA; and P. A. Watts

9:30 AM

1.6

Talking about science in remote places: Climatology at a rural museum

Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO

9:45 AM

1.7

The Mount Washington Observatory Travelling Outreach Programs

Bryan Yeaton, Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH

Session 1

Winter storms: basic research (Invited Session)

Host: Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses

Organizer: Melvyn A. Shapiro, NCAR

8:30 AM

1.1

Forecasting Heavy Precipitation in Winter Storms

Lance F. Bosart, Univ of Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY

9:00 AM

1.2

EXTREME WEST COAST PRECIPITATION EVENTS

Bradley R. Colman, NOAA/NWS, Seattle, WA

9:30 AM

1.3

The Washington D.C. Snowstorm of 25 January 2000: What Have We Learned from the Storm

Louis Uccellini, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD

Session 1

New Ocean Observing and Data Management Systems (NOPP Special Session)

Host: Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems

Organizer: Stan Wilson, National Oceanographic Partnership Program

8:30 AM

1.1

A U.S. commitment to building ocean partnerships and an integrated ocean observing system

David L. Martin, OCEAN.US Office, Washington, DC; and S. Piotrowicz

9:00 AM

1.2

Development of a Regional Physical/Bio-optical Coastal Observing System for Rapid Environmental Assessment in the New York Bight.

Scott M. Glenn, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and O. M. E. Schofield, D. B. Haidvogel, and J. F. Grassle

9:15 AM

1.3

Multiple HF-Radar System Development for a Regional Longterm Ecosystem Observatory in the New York Bight

Josh T. Kohut, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and S. M. Glenn and D. E. Barrick

9:30 AM

1.4

A near-real-time, high-resolution, ocean-surface-current mapping system

Jack A. Harlan, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and T. M. Georges, R. R. Leben, R. D. Palmer, J. Fernandez, and D. Flury

9:45 AM

1.5

Flow structure and multiple-scale topography in the coastal ocean.

Robert J. Chant, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and S. Glenn and P. Bogden

10:00 AM

1.6

A Review of the NOPP Ocean-Systems for Chemical, Optical, and Physical Experiments (O-SCOPE) Project

Tommy D. Dickey, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA; and N. Bates, R. Byrne, F. Chavez, R. Feely, C. Moore, and R. Wanninkhof

10:15 AM

1.7

Pilot-Scale Operation of the Fleetlink Fishing Vessel Data Telemetry System

Ann Bucklin, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH; and C. A. Goudey, P. H. Wiebe, W. G. Williams, K. D. Ekstrom, R. C. Groman, R. Barnaby, and C. A. Pendleton

10:30 AM

1.8

Delayed-mode calibration of profiling float salinity data by historical hydrographic data

Annie P. S. Wong, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and G. C. Johnson and W. B. Owens

10:45 AM

1.9

Integration of the International Real-time Ocean Color Data to the New Jersey Long Term Ecosystem (LEO-15)

Oscar Schofield, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and T. Bergmann, M. Crowley, and S. Glenn

11:00 AM

1.10

AUV-based turbulence characterization for coastal predictive networks

Edward R. Levine, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, RI; and R. G. Lueck, R. R. Shell, and P. Licis

11:15 AM

1.11

RODAN: Rutgers Ocean Data Access Network powered by Java technologies

Yunqing P. Zhang, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ; and J. F. Fraccassi, J. E. Wiggins, S. M. Glenn, and F. Grassle

11:30 AM

1.12

A numerical test of a global float/altimetry observing system in the ocean

Arne Biastoch, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and D. B. Stammer

11:45 AM

1.13

Pilot-Scale Operation of the Fleetlink Fishing Vessel Data Telemetry System

Ann Bucklin, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH; and C. A. Goudey, P. H. Wiebe, W. G. Williams, K. D. Ekstrom, R. C. Groman, R. Barnaby, and C. A. Pendleton

12:00 PM

1.5a

Coffee Break

Session 1

IIPS advancements/applications in Forecasting and Observation System Technologies, Climatology, Oceanography, and Hydrology (Parallel with Session 2, 3, J1, & J2)

Host: 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Organizers: Floyd F. Hauth, USAF (Retired); Terry Tarbell, Litton/PRC; Larry Denton

8:30 AM

1.2

SAWS (Stand Alone Weather Sensors), the FAA's Newest Weather Station

Timothy E. Parker, Coastal Environmental Systems, Seattle, WA; and G. L. Stringer, D. M. Ellefson, and P. A. Lau

8:45 AM

1.3

Design and Installation Of The Fog Prediction System In The Antarctic

Gary L. Stringer, Coastal Environmental Systems, Seattle, WA; and S. J. Newell

9:00 AM

1.4

D3D: A potential 3D visualization tool for the National Weather Service

Edward J. Szoke, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and U. H. Grote, P. C. Kucera, P. T. McCaslin, P. A. McDonald, and W. F. Roberts

9:15 AM

1.5

Coach: Initial results from an operational performance support system at the Tulsa WFO

Steven E. Nelson, NOAA/NWS, Tulsa, OK; and L. P. Rothfusz

9:30 AM

1.6

Effects of using different Stage III techniques on radar-derived rainfall accumulations

Keith Stellman, NOAA/NWS, Slidell, LA; and J. Graschel

9:45 AM

1.7

GIS ANALYSIS OF POSITION ERRORS IN CURRENT HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PRACTICE

Scott T. Shipley, Raytheon Technical Services Company, Lanham, MD; and H. Kilcoyne

10:00 AM

1.8

Application of the Product Availability Monitoring System (PAMS) to the Radar Product Central Collection/Distribution Service (RPCCDS) Demonstration

Mary D. Buckingham, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and K. B. Nguyen

10:15 AM

1.9

Using a GIS to Estimate the Spatial Variation of Precipitation Due to Topography

Tamara G. Creech, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and A. L. McNab

10:30 AM

1.10

Developing local Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) using neural networks

Keith M. Stellman, NOAA/NWS, Slidell, LA; and J. Kuhn and J. Graschel

10:45 AM

1.11

Distributed Atmospheric Mesoscale Prediction System (DAMPS)

John P. Garthner, FNMOC, Monterey, CA

11:00 AM

1.12

Injecting Meteorology into the GFE Suite

Thomas J. LeFebvre, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and M. Mathewson, T. Hansen, and M. Romberg

11:15 AM

1.13

Forecast Methodology using the GFE Suite

Tracy Hansen, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and M. Mathewson, T. J. LeFebvre, and M. Romberg

11:30 AM

1.14

MM5 Performance on an IBM SP: SMP and MPP Comparisons

Keith H. North, IBM, Omaha, NE; and J. Tuccillo and J. D. Benson

11:45 AM

1.15

Integrating Multiple Transport and Diffusion Codes Into A Unified Software Architecture

Charles Drutman, Litton-TASC, Inc., Reading, MA; and P. S. Dailey and R. Fauth

12:00 PM

1.16

Weather Support to USAF Airborne Laser

Michael W. Johnson, USAF, Kirtland AFB, NM

12:15 PM

1.17

Integrating Weather Modeling Capabilities for the Air Force Weather Agency: Community Coordinated Modeling Center (CCMC)

Stephen L. Flagg, TRW, Inc., Bellevue, NE; and K. M. Starr and M. D. Kaufman

1.18

Weather Impact Decision Aids for Tactical Military Planning

12:31 PM

1.19

Customizing Global/Theater Weather Analysis and Prediction System Data Sets

Chris Franks, Harris Corp, Bellevue, NE

12:45 PM

1.20

Arctic Theme Page: Access to widely distributed Arctic data and information

Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/OAR/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and J. E. Overland and J. Calder

1:00 PM

1.21

An Environmental Tailoring System for the Modeling and Simulation Community

Peter S. Dailey, Litton-TASC, Inc., Reading, MA; and R. A. Reynolds

1:15 PM

1.22

Site Planning, Monitoring, and Analysis of Hazardous Material Releases in the Atmosphere Using the OMEGA Modeling System and EDGE Visualization Environment

Steven G. Hoffert, Autometric, Inc., Springfield, VA; and T. J. Dunn

1.23

Integration of Real Time Mesoscale NWP with NWS Operational Forecasting

1:31 PM

1.24

Developing Case Studies for AWIPS

Dolores Kiessling, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO

1:45 PM

1.25

Case study playback functionality in AWIPS

Elizabeth M. Page, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and D. L. Davis and M. Magsig

2:00 PM

1.26

Porting AWIPS to Linux

Darien L. Davis, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and U. H. Grote

2:15 PM

1.1A

Introductory Remarks by IIPS Conference Cochairmen. Floyd Hauth & Terry Tarbell

2:30 PM

1.5A

Coffee Break

3:00 PM

1.11A

Lunch Break

4:30 PM

1.17A

Coffee Break

5:00 PM

1.1B

National Weather Service Cooperative Observer Program (CO-OP) Annual Report

Robert J. Leffler, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. H. Horvitz and R. E. Livezey

Session 1

History of Atmospheric Chemistry

Host: A Millennium Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry: Past, Present, and Future of Atmospheric Chemistry

Organizers: Jeffrey S. Gaffney, ANL; Nancy A. Marley, ANL

8:55 AM

1.1

Atmospheric aerosols: From the Junge layer to the VOC Connection

G. M. Hidy, Envair/Aerochem, Placitas, NM

9:25 AM

1.2

Is radiochemistry a forgotten component of atmospheric chemistry? A perspective on Edward Martell's career

William R. Stockwell, DRI, Reno, NV; and J. M. Lewis

9:55 AM

1.3

Peroxyacetyl Nitrate (PAN): Historical Perspective

Jeffrey S. Gaffney, ANL, Argonne, IL; and N. A. Marley

10:25 AM

1.4

Asian Dust Events in Korea over Historical Times

Youngsin Chun, Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and H. K. Cho and M. Lee

10:55 AM

1.0a

Welcoming Remarks

11:00 AM

1.2a

Coffee Break

11:30 AM

1.4a

Lunch Break

Session 1

Climate Modeling: Climate Change (parallel with Session 2)

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

Organizer: David Easterling, NCDC

9:00 AM

1.1

Ensemble Historical and Climate Change Simulations

Warren M. Washington, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Dai, J. M. Arblaster, G. A. Meehl, J. W. Weatherly, and A. J. Semtner

9:30 AM

1.2

Where’s the heat? Insights from GCM experiments into the lack of Eastern US warming

Walter A. Robinson, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and J. E. Hansen and R. Reudy

9:45 AM

1.3

Ensemble Simulations of the 20th and 21st Century Climates by a Coupled GCM

Aiguo Dai, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. A. Meehl, W. M. Washington, and T. M. L. Wigley

10:00 AM

1.4

Simulated changes in extreme events of the hydrological cycle under enhanced greenhouse conditions

Reinhard Voss, Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany; and W. May and E. Roeckner

10:15 AM

1.5

Sensitivities of SCM models to improved parameterizations of cloud-radiative interactions for tropical cirrus

Greg M. McFarquhar, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. C. J. Somerville, S. F. Iacobellis, and P. Yang

10:30 AM

1.6

Development of a cirrus parameterization scheme for use in GCMs: Comparisons with the observation in the tropics

Dance Zurovac-Jevtic, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and G. Zhang and V. Ramanathan

10:45 AM

1.7

Common Land Model (CLM) and Its Coupling with the NCAR CCM3

Xubin Zeng, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and Y. Dai, M. Shaikh, R. E. Dickinson, and R. Myneni

11:00 AM

1.8

Climate model biases introduced by parameterized orographic gravity wave drag

Huei-Ping Huang, NOAA and CIRES/University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. D. Sardeshmukh

11:15 AM

1.9

General circulation diagnosis based on the pressure-isentrope hybrid vertical coordinates

Toshiki Iwasaki, Geophysical Institute, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan

11:30 AM

1.3a

Coffee Break

Session 1

Natural Climate Variability

Host: Climate Variability, the Oceans, and Societal Impacts

Organizer: Otis Brown, RSMAS/Univ. of Miami

9:00 AM

1.1

North Atlantic Oscillation/Annular Mode: Two Paradigms—One Phenomenon

John M. Wallace, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA

9:30 AM

1.2

20th Century North American and European climate change: A forced response to tropical ocean warming

Martin P. Hoerling, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO; and J. Hurrell and A. Kumar

9:45 AM

1.3

Trend-, ENSO-, and AO- related precipitation and surface temperature variability

Todd P. Mitchell, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and R. Quadrelli and J. M. Wallace

10:00 AM

1.4

The Leading Patterns of Climate Variability and Winter Weather Extremes in the United States Part I: Temperature

R. W. Higgins, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Washington, DC; and A. Leetmaa and V. E. Kousky

10:15 AM

1.5

An assessment of the role of the ocean circulation in governing SST variability outside the tropical Pacific

Richard Seager, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY; and Y. Kushnir

10:30 AM

1.6

Stochastic modeling of climate variability

Prashant D. Sardeshmukh, NOAA/CDC and CIRES/University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

10:45 AM

1.7

Ocean-atmosphere coupling and the regulation of the South Asian monsoon

Peter J. Webster, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

11:00 AM

1.8

A dynamical stabilizer in the climate system: a summary of progress to date and new results on the influence of the Earth's rotation

J. Ray Bates, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and V. A. Alexeev

11:15 AM

1.9

Is there an equatorial Indian Ocean SST Dipole, Independent of the El Nino–Southern Oscillation?

Neville Nicholls, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and W. Drosdowsky

11:30 AM

1.3A

Coffee Break

Session 2

Weather Services of the Future (Parallel with Session 1 & 3)

Host: 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Organizer: Elbert (Joe) W. Friday, National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council

9:00 AM

2.1

Invited Presentation: Vision of Future Weather Services

Richard Anthes, UCAR, Boulder, CO

9:30 AM

2.2

Invited Presentation: NWS Future Services

John J. (Jack) Kelly Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

10:00 AM

2.3

Invited Presentation: USAF Future Weather Services

Brig. General David Johnson, USAF/XOW, Washington, DC

10:30 AM

2.4

Invited Presentation: U.S. Navy Future Weather/Oceanographic Services

Rear Admiral Thomas Quinton Donaldson V, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Bay St. Louis, MS

11:00 AM

2.5

Activities of the Federal Aviation Administration's Aviation Weather Research Program

Gloria J. Kulesa, FAA, Washington, DC; and P. J. Kirchoffer, D. J. Pace, W. L. Fellner, J. E. Sheets, and V. S. Travers

11:15 AM

2.6

The New England Weather Observation Network: A 21st Century Vision for Environmental Monitoring and Science Education in the New England States

James E. Lee, NOAA/NWSFO, Taunton, MA; and J. W. Cannon, J. A. Ronco, F. Colby, J. Schoof, P. Sisson, C. Mcgill, J. Edson, L. Dupigny-Giroux, N. T. Atkins, D. Taylor, B. Keim, H. Yang, C. Sawyer, M. Michaels, and J. S. Tongue

11:30 AM

2.2A

Coffee Break

Session 2

K–12 Educational Initiatives (Part II)

Host: 10th Symposium on Education

Organizers: Kathleen A. Murphy, Ladau Jr. High School; Jon W. Zeitler, NOAA/NWSFO

10:30 AM

2.1

Earth2class: what research scientists can share with classroom teachers

Michael J. Passow, White Plains Middle School, White Plains, NY; and J. D. Ortiz, D. Witter, C. Small, M. Visbeck, A. Lerner-Lam, R. Lotti Bond, O. R. Anderson, R. Sambrotto, J. Armbruster, and K. Griffin

10:45 AM

2.2

Educational Outreach Activities of a State Climate Office

David A. Robinson, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ; and C. Duvall

11:00 AM

2.3

Exploitation of weather satellite imagery in the K–12 classroom

P. H. Ruscher, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and W. R. Lusher

2.4

Helping science educators bring the bay into their classroom

11:16 AM

2.5

Introducing Meteorology in a topic based curriculum of Secondary Education Physics

Agueda Benito-Capa, Universidad Europea/CEES, Madrid, Spain

11:31 AM

2.6

Meteorological Education at School in Europe—Prospects and Some Projects

Werner Wehry, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany

11:46 AM

2.4a

The Weather Classroom: How about a Career in Meteorology!

Mishelle Michaels, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA

Session 2

Sonic Anemometers and Extreme Wind Measurements

Host: 11th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Christopher A. Biltoft, U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground

10:30 AM

2.1

The Kolomogorov and Taylor hypotheses revisited

Christopher A. Biltoft, U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground West Desert Test Center, Dugway, UT

10:45 AM

2.2

Wind Sensor Comparison—Ultrasonic versus Wind Vane/Anemometer

Kenneth G. Wastrack, Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, AL; and D. E. Pittman, J. E. Hatmaker, and L. W. Hamberger

11:00 AM

2.3

An evaluation of Gill sonic anemometers in the marine environment

David B. Gilhousen, NOAA/NDBC, Stennis Space Center, MS; and R. Hervey

11:15 AM

2.4

Airborne true airspeed and fast temperature measurements with an ultra sonic anemometer thermometer

Philippe L. Nacass, Météo France, Brétigny-sur-Orge, France; and D. Cruette

11:30 AM

2.5

Investigating the Impact of Changing The ASOS Wind Gust Averaging Period From Five to Three Seconds

Barbra B. Childs, Raytheon Information Technology and Scientific Services, Sterling, VA; and R. Lewis

11:45 AM

2.6

The Extreme Turbulence (ET) probe for measuring boundary-layer turbulence during hurricane-force winds.

R. J. Dobosy, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and T. L. Crawford, D. L. Auble, G. H. Crescenti, and R. C. Johnson

Session 2

Winter storms: Prediction, Impacts and Responses (Invited Session)

Host: Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses

Organizer: Michael C. Morgan, Univ. of Wisconsin

10:30 AM

2.1

Data Assimilation: Current Status and Outlook for the Future

Thomas W. Schlatter, NOAA/ORL/FSL, Boulder, CO

11:00 AM

2.2

Societal Impacts of Weather Forecasts: A Weather Channel Perspective

Paul J. Kocin, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA

11:30 AM

2.3

Precipitation Extremes: Implications for Forecasters and Users

T. R. Stewart

Session 2

Observed Climate Variability and Change: Proxy Records (Parallel with Session 1)

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

Organizer: John Christy, Univ. of Alabama

10:30 AM

2.1

ENSO during the first half of the twentieth century: Evidence from a proxy record

Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO; and E. B. Buxton

10:45 AM

2.2

Seasonality of precipitation in the American Southwest and cultural changes in the Colorado Plateau in pre-historic times

Henry F. Diaz, NOAA/OAR, Boulder, CO; and D. R. Cayan

11:00 AM

2.3

Climate variability since a.d. 1736 as expressed in an ice core from the Saint Elias Mountain Range in northwestern North America

G. W. K. Moore, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and G. Holdsworth and K. Alverson

11:15 AM

2.4

The Atlantic Hurricane Database Re-Analysis Project: Results for 1851-1899

Christopher W. Landsea, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and C. Anderson, G. Clark, P. Hungerford, C. Neumann, M. Zimmer, and J. Fernandez-Partagas

11:30 AM

2.5

Utility of glacier observations in climate change detection and attribution studies

Arthur M. Greene, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY; and W. S. Broecker

11:45 AM

2.6

Evaluating Northern Hemisphere snow cover during the satellite era: variations in extent and associations with temperature

David A. Robinson, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and A. Bamzai and B. Ramsay

12:00 PM

2.7

Changes in extremes in European records since the 18th century

Philip D. Jones, Climatic Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

12:15 PM

2.8

Trends in Climate Change Indicators, 1950–1991

Richard R. Heim Jr., NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. Haylock, C. S. Frederiksen, and N. Nicholls

12:30 PM

2.9

Variability and Trends in Temperature Threshold Exceedences and Frost Dates in the U.S

David R. Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

2.10

Attribution of twentieth century winter warming over Canada

1:00 PM

2.11

The Climate of 2000 in Historical Perspective

Jay H. Lawrimore, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. Vose, W. Brown, and T. Ross

1:15 PM

2.12

The Annual Cycle of Climate Change over the North Atlantic

James W. Hurrell, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. K. Folland

1:30 PM

2.6a

Lunch Break

Session 3

IIPS Applications in Radar (Parallel with Sessions 1, J1, and J2)

Host: 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Organizers: Robert Saffle, Paul Nipko, and Michael Istok, NOAA/NWS; Donald Burgess, NOAA/NSSL

10:30 AM

3.2

Status of WSR-88D Open Radar Product Generator Development and Deployment

J. Rex Reed, NOAA/NWS/OSF, Norman, OK; and G. Cate

10:45 AM

3.3

Progress in the Use of Weather Data from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Radars in Combination with the WSR-88D

Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and W. M. Blanchard, M. J. Istok, P. K. Pickard, S. Shema, S. M. Holt, and L. D. Johnson

11:00 AM

3.4

Weather Surveillance Radar—1988 Doppler (WSR-88D) Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) Enhancements

Robert C. Elvander, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and S. M. Holt, B. Bumgarner, and R. Ice

11:15 AM

3.5

Integrating New Algorithms into the WSR-88D: Algorithm Development in the pre-CODE Environment

Thomas J. Ganger, Mitretek Systems, Inc., McLean, VA; and A. D. Stern, R. E. Saffle, and M. J. Istok

11:30 AM

3.6

CODE Design and Services for the WSR-88D ORPG: The Future of Radar Algorithm Development

Andrew D. Stern, Mitretek Systems, Inc., McLean, VA; and T. J. Ganger, R. E. Saffle, and M. J. Istok

11:45 AM

3.7

WSR-88D Algorithm Development Techniques using Visual Programming

Andrew D. Stern, Mitretek Systems, Inc., McLean, VA; and T. J. Ganger, S. A. Dobbs, and R. E. Saffle

12:00 PM

3.8

Performance Assessment of the SZ(8/64) Phase Code to Separate Weather Signals in a Research WSR-88D

Charles L. Frush, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. J. Doviak

12:15 PM

3.9

The Radar Echo Classifier for the WSR-88D

Cathy Kessinger, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. VanAndel

12:30 PM

3.10

Compensating reflectivity for clutter filter bias in the WSR-88D

Scott Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO

12:45 PM

3.11

New Data Compression Techniques for Radar and Satellite Data

Wei Yan, University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiansu, China; and N. Ma and Q. Wang

1:00 PM

3.12

Development of a WSR-88D based precipitation accumulation algorithm for quantitative precipitation estimates over northwest Oregon

Curtis L. Hartzell, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO; and S. M. Hunter and E. W. Holroyd III

3.13

Evaluation of Digital Receiver Technology for the WSR-88D Receiver, Progress and Promise

1:16 PM

3.1A

Introductory Remarks. Robert Saffle, NOAA/NWS

1:31 PM

3.3A

(Formerly paper 3.14) Proof of concept development process for the NEXRAD Open RDA

Bill Bumgarner, BAE SYSTEMS, Washington, DC; and S. Shema

1:46 PM

3.4A

Lunch Break

3:16 PM

3.10A

Coffee Break

3:46 PM

3.13A

Project CRAFT: A Test Bed for Demonstrating the Real Time Acquisition and Archival of WSR-88D Base (Level II) Data

Kelvin Droegemeier, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

4:00 PM

3.1B

NEXRAD Open Systems–Progress and Plans

Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. J. Istok and L. D. Johnson

Lunch Break

Poster Session 1

Winter Storms (Poster Session)

Host: Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses

P1.1

Geography of Blizzards in the Conterminous United States, 1959–2000

P1.2

A Climatology of Heavy Snowfall Events in Northwest Missouri: The Synoptic and Dynamic Characteristics of Heavy Snowfall

Michael J. Bodner, NOAA/NWSFO, Pleasant Hill, MO; and P. A. Browning, A. R. Lupo, and C. L. Berger

P1.3

The patterns associated with light, moderate and heavy snowfall events at Flagstaff, Arizona

P1.4

On the predictability of rainfall patterns

P1.5

NCEP short-range model guidance for the 24–26 January 2000 east coast winter storm

P1.6

Process partitioning of rainfall enhanced by coastal orography

Allen B. White, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and F. M. Ralph, P. J. Neiman, D. A. Kingsmill, and P. O. G. Persson

P1.7

Spatial and temporal characteristics of heavy precipitation events over Canada

Xuebin Zhang, MSC, Downsview, ON, Canada; and W. D. Hogg and É. Mekis

P1.8

Modeling and Visualization of a Record Meso-Snowfall Event in Jackson, Mississippi

Paul J. Croft Jr., Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and J. Hafner, R. S. Reddy, and P. J. Fitzpatrick

P1.9

Case study and mesoscale modeling of the 28 April to 1 May 1999 heavy rain event over southeast Colorado

Paul Wolyn, NOAA/NWS, Pueblo, CO

P1.10

The Genesee Valley Blizzard of 4 March 1999: An Analysis Of Forcing Mechanisms

Jose A. Maliekal, SUNY, Brockport, NY; and S. Rochette, J. Caughel, R. Ballentine, and A. Stamm

P1.11

Effects of mountain representation and nonhydrostatic dynamics in a case of orographic precipitation

P1.12

Forecast Skill of the Penn State/NCAR MM5 Mesoscale Model during the heavy precipitation event of 23–24 February 1998 in Southern California

Charles Jones, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA; and L. M. V. de Carvalho, B. Bower, and D. Danielson

P1.13

Improving the Understanding and Prediction of Heavy Rain in Land-falling Pacific Winter Storms: The CALJET and PACJET Experiments

F. Martin Ralph, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and D. W. Reynolds, P. O. G. Persson, W. A. Nuss, D. A. Kingsmill, Z. Toth, and W. Blier

P1.14

Orographic precipitation enhancement in the coastal mountains of California during the CALJET field experiment

Paul J. Neiman, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and F. M. Ralph, A. B. White, D. A. Kingsmill, P. O. G. Persson, and D. Gottas

P1.15

Predictability of the 24–25 January 2000 Snow Storm with respect to model grid resolution and initial state

Fuqing Zhang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Snyder and R. Rotunno

P1.16

The microphysical structure of extreme precipitation

Remko Uijlenhoet, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and J. A. Smith and M. Steiner

P1.17

Predictability of mesoscale quantitative precipitation

Wendell A. Nuss, NPS, Monterey, CA; and D. K. Miller

P1.18

Diabatic Potential Vortiticity Modification, the Low-Level Jet, and Moisture Transport in Cyclones

P1.19

Improvement of quantitative precipitation forecasts using a new microphysical parameterization

P1.20

Improved Rainfall Detection Using High Frequency Observations from the NOAA Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU)

Ralph R. Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and F. Weng

P1.21

An analysis of significant WSR-88D precipitation underestimation over the Palmer Divide: 28 April to 1 May 1999 heavy rain event

Kathleen L. Torgerson, NOAA/NWS, Pueblo, CO

P1.22

Forecast Experiments for the 24–26 January 2000 East Coast storm using the NCEP Eta Model

P1.23

A Real-Time Precipitation Monitoring Algorithm—Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and Segregation Using Multiple Sensors (QPE SUMS)

Jonathan J. Gourley, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Zhang, R. A. Maddox, C. M. Calvert, and K. W. Howard

P1.24

Using low frequency Predictors for Downscaling to mid-latitude precipitation: two case studies in mountainous regions

Allan Frei, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

P1.25

Application of the NCEP/EMC Short Range Ensemble Forecast System (SREF) to Predicting Extreme Precipitation Events

M. Steven Tracton, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Washington, DC; and J. Du

P1.26

Choosing the Optimal Configuration of a Mixed-Physics Ensemble for Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts

Matthew S. Wandishin, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and S. L. Mullen and D. J. Stensrud

P1.27

Statistical Analysis of Global Ensemble Precipitation Forecasts

Sanja Perica, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Schaake, M. Mullusky, and D. J. Seo

P1.28

Hydrologic Re-Calibration Requirements for Ensemble Precipitation Forecasts Following NWP Model Changes

John Schaake, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

P1.29

Rainfall Assimilation and Numerical Forecast of the 25 January 2000 Snow Storm

Xiaolei Zou, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and Q. Zhao, Q. Xiao, and S. Peng

P1.30

Anticipating Heavy Rainfall: Forecast Aspects

Richard H. Grumm, NOAA/NWS, State College, PA; and R. Hart

P1.31

A review of the scientific and operational challenges of short-range precipitation prediction over the Great Basin

P1.32

The National Precipitation Verification Unit (NPVU): Operational implementation

Brett E. McDonald, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and T. M. Graziano

P1.33

Extending the Precipitation Map Offshore Using Daily and 3-Hourly Combined Precipitation Estimates

George J. Huffman, NASA/GSFC and SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, D. T. Bolvin, and W. R. S. Curtis

P1.34

Accounting for Uncertainty in Short Term Deterministic Precipitation Forecasts

Mary Mullusky, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Schaake, S. Perica, and D. J. Seo

P1.35

Paper moved to Session 5, Paper number 5.2a

P1.36

A Verification Approach Suitable for Assessing the Quality of Model-Based Precipitation Forecasts during Extreme Precipitation Events

Andrew F. Loughe, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Henderson, J. L. Mahoney, and E. I. Tollerud

P1.37

The Pacific Landfalling Jets Experiment (PACJET): Building Bridges Between Research and Operations

P1.38

Extreme weather events and their probabilistic prediction by the NCEP ensemble forecast system

Yuejian Zhu, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Washinton, DC; and Z. Toth

P1.39

Restructuring the National Weather Service Quantitative Precipitation Forecast process

Gary M. Carter, NOAA/NWS, Bohemia, NY; and T. M. Graziano

P1.40

Comparative verification of operational QPF products for the NWS QPF Process Assessment

P1.41

The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center—Restructuring Its Products and Services for the 21st Century

James E. Hoke, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and D. W. Reynolds

P1.42

The Canadian Hydrometeorological Information and Prediction System (CHIPS)

R. Paul Ford, MSC, Guelph, ON, Canada; and P. Pilon, H. Goertz, B. Murphy, P. Campbell, and Z. Cao

P1.43

Evaluating forecasts of rain events

Elizabeth E. Ebert, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and J. L. McBride

P1.44

The impact of resolution and ensemble size on precipitation forecasts by the ECMWF EPS

Steven L. Mullen, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and R. Buizza

P1.45

The Venezuelan rainfall-runoff disaster occurred in December 1999

P1.46

Integrating Climate, Hydrologic and Decision-support Models for Regional Assessments

P1.15a

A Planetary-Scale to Mesoscale Perspective of the Predictability of the 24-26 January 2000 U.S. East-Coast Snowstorm

Melvyn Shapiro, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. H. Langland, R. Gelaro, and F. Zhang

Joint Session 1

Delivery of Scientific and Technical Information on the World Wide Web Pertaining to the Atmosphere, the Oceans and the Coastal Zone:Part I (Joint between 10 Symp on Education and 17 Conf on IIPS; Cosponsered by the Committee on Meteorology and Oceanography of the Coastal Zone)

Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Symposium on Education; and the 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology )

Organizers: Carl D. Thormeyer, FNMOC; Paul H. Ruscher, Florida State University; Henry Robinson, NOAA/NWS

1:15 PM

J1.1

Application of the NWS/COMET® Case Study Library to Development of Web-based Training

Elizabeth M. Page, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and P. O'Reilly, J. Weber, and D. Kiessling

1:30 PM

J1.2

Weather for the common man (or woman): a web course for the masses

Debbie M. Schaum, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; and R. C. Bagby

1:45 PM

J1.3

Webcasts: A Method for Rapidly Delivering Expertise and Training

Wendy Schreiber-Abshire, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and P. Parrish, J. Lamos, and G. Byrd

2:00 PM

J1.4

Using the Web to support teaching introductory classes in meteorology

Steve A Ackerman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. Whittaker

2:15 PM

J1.5

How the Maury Project Supports Teaching and Learning about Marine and Coastal Environments

David R. Smith, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and I. W. Geer and D. E. McManus

2:30 PM

J1.6

Using VISITview for real-time collaborations

Thomas M. Whittaker, SSEC/CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. Grant, S. Bachmeier, T. Mostek, B. Motta, K. Schrab, and G. Wade

2:45 PM

J1.7

Navy Weather and Ocean charts available to Educators via the open Internet for use in classroom training

Carl D. Thormeyer, FNMOC, Monterey, CA

Session 2

Present Work in Atmospheric Chemistry

Host: A Millennium Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry: Past, Present, and Future of Atmospheric Chemistry

Organizer: Jeremy Hales, ENVAIR

1:30 PM

2.1

Atmospheric effects of large fires: spring 2000 Cerro Grande, NM (Los Alamos) fire

Carl J. Popp, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; and S. Huang, R. S. Martin, and R. Arimoto

1:45 PM

2.2

Atmospheric oxidation, ozone production, and their dependence on nitrogen oxides and radical production

William H. Brune, Penn State University, University Park, PA

2:00 PM

2.3

Northeast Oxidant and Particulate Study (NEOPS): Preliminary Results from the Centerton, New Jersey Field Site

Nancy A. Marley, ANL, Argonne, IL; and J. S. Gaffney, P. J. Drayton, and R. M. Ravelo

2:15 PM

2.4

On the dynamics of ozone over ocean and land in the Arctic boundary layer during the spring 2000

Jose D. Fuentes, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and J. W. Bottenheim, K. G. Anlauf, and P. P. Shepson

2:30 PM

2.5

Study of atmospheric aerosols in the Chicago region by Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

Martina Schmeling, Loyola Univ., Chicago, IL

Session 3

Surface Energy Fluxes

Host: 11th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Scott J. Richardson, University of Oklahoma

1:30 PM

3.1

A Neural Network to Retrieve the Mesoscale Instantaneous Latent Heat Flux over Oceans from SSM/I Observations

Denis Bourras, NASA/JPL, Pasadena, CA; and L. Eymard and W. T. Liu

1:45 PM

3.2

An Assessment of the Accuracy of Profile Sensible Heat Flux Measurements from the OASIS Project using the NCAR Flux-PAM Network

Christopher M. McAloon, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. J. Richardson, J. A. Brotzge, and T. W. Horst

2:00 PM

3.3

Closure of the surface energy budget at 10 OASIS super sites

Jerald A. Brotzge, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. C. Crawford

2:15 PM

3.4

The OASIS Project network for monitoring the surface energy budget

Jerald A. Brotzge, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. J. Richardson and C. M. McAloon

2:30 PM

3.5

Initial comparison of fluxes from Bowen ratio and eddy correlation instrumentation over a sagebrush steppe ecosystem

Kirk L. Clawson, NOAA/ARL, Idaho Falls, ID; and D. A. Johnson and N. Z. Saliendra

2:45 PM

3.6

Qualitative Observational Analysis of the Boundary Layer Structure Using Surface-based Tower and Remote Sodar Data

Robert C. Gilliam, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and A. Huber and S. Raman

Poster Session 1

Natural Climate Variability Posters

Host: Climate Variability, the Oceans, and Societal Impacts

Organizer: Otis Brown, RSMAS/Univ. of Miami

P1.1

Regional Snowfall Distributions Associated with ENSO

Shawn R. Smith, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and J. J. 0'Brien and J. M. Patten

P1.2

Long term variability of precipitation mechanisms in the Great Lakes region

Emily K. Grover, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and P. J. Sousounis

P1.3

Modes of SST variability in the Indian Ocean: Interannual and interdecadal variability, connections with ENSO and East African coastal rainfall

Christina Oelfke Clark, PAOS, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. J. Webster and J. E. Cole

P1.4

Monitoring Saharan dust events using integrated observing systems

Hua Hu, JPL, California Inst. of Technology, Pasadena, CA; and W. T. Liu

P1.5

PDO Modification of U.S. ENSO Climate Impacts

Mark C. Bove, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and J. J. O'Brien

P1.6

Seasonal and intraseasonal variability of teleconnection pattern modes

P1.7

Sources of Seasonal Predictability for Daily Precipitation Extreme Statistics Over the Eastern US

Alexander Gershunov, SIO/University of California, La Jolla, CA; and T. J. Reichler and J. O. Roads

P1.8

Study of the Multiscale Variability of Precipitation during Extreme Flood and Drought Events

Renu R. Joseph, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and M. Ting and P. Kumar

P1.9

Temporal and spatial evolution of the Asian summer monsoon in the seasonal cycle of synoptic fields

Young-Kwon Lim, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and K. Y. Kim and H. S. Lee

P1.10

Tornado frequency in the Southern Plains as related to Sea Surface Temperatures in the Pacific Ocean

Jesse Austen Sparks, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. B. Richman

P1.11

How much "skill" was there in forecasting the strong 1997–98 El Nino and 1998–2000 La Nina events?

Christopher W. Landsea, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and J. A. Knaff

P1.12

A dynamical stabilizing mechanism in the climate system: a linear eigenmode analysis

Vladimir A. Alexeev, Univ. of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

P1.13

A global El Nino composite and the 1997–98 event

N. K. Larkin, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. E. Harrison

P1.14

A southward migration of centennial scale variations of drought/flood in the eastern China and western U.S

Qi Hu, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and S. Feng

P1.15

A statistical forecast model for tropical SST, sea level and precipitation: predictability of warm pool area

Yan Xue, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Leetmaa

P1.16

Western Atlantic sea surface temperatures and Northeastern United States precipitation, 1896–1995

John K. Creilson, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ; and D. A. Robinson and S. Hartley

P1.17

A study of teleconnectivity patterns for boreal summer and winter

M. S. Santhanam, IBM India Research Laboratory, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India; and P. K. Patra, S. K. Kuila, and U. K. De

P1.18

Changes in mechanism of interannual variations in summer rainfall in the central U.S

Qi Hu, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and S. Feng

P1.19

Characteristics of Large Snowfall Events in the Montane Western U.S. as Examined Using SNOTEL Data

Mark C. Serreze, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. P. Clark and A. H. Frei

P1.20

Climatic Variability for effect of El Niño Phenomenon in Bolivia

Willian Ramiro Villarpando Camargo, Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Cochabamba, Cercado, Bolivia

P1.21

Changes in Subseasonal variability associated with El Nino

Gilbert P. Compo, NOAA/CDC and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. D. Sardeshmukh and C. Penland

Session 3

Interannual Variability: I (Parallel with Sessions 2 & 4)

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

Organizer: Sumant Nigamy, Univ. of Maryland

1:30 PM

3.1

The climatology and variability of the South Atlantic Convergence Zone

Charles Jones, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA; and L. M. V. Carvalho and B. Liebmann

1:45 PM

3.2

The Interannual Variability of Blocking on a Global-Scale: An Update

Anthony R. Lupo, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and J. M. Wiedenmann

2:00 PM

3.3

Seasonal-to-interannual modulations of tropical instability waves and their coupling with the atmosphere

Jin-Yi Yu, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and W. T. Liu

3.4

Seasonal mean anomalies associated with interannual variability of the Madden-Julian oscillation

2:15 PM

3.5

Variability in the Atmospheric Annual Cycle

David D. Houghton, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and L. M. Keller

2:30 PM

3.6

A linear model of wintertime low-frequency variability

Matthew Newman, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO; and C. R. Winkler and P. D. Sardeshmukh

2:45 PM

3.7

Effect of the solar cycle on cloud cover variations over the United States

Petra M. Udelhofen, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and R. D. Cess

3:00 PM

3.8

Investigation of a Proposed Solar-Terrestrial Relationship with Potential Monthly and Decadal Implications

Alfred M. Powell Jr., Autometric Inc., Springfield, VA; and P. A. Zuzolo and B. J. Zuzolo

3:15 PM

3.9

An evidence of a 11-year solar cycle in the Alaskan climate

R. Suseela Reddy, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS

3:30 PM

3.10

A Comparison of the Relative Contributions of Solar Variability and CO₂ Radiative Forcing to Global Warming

W. F. J. Evans, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada; and E. Puckrin

3:45 PM

3.11

The Short-and Long-Term Variability of Selected Midwestern Tornadoes

Matthew D. Chambers, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and A. R. Lupo and F. A. Akyuz

4:00 PM

3.12

Interannual variability of the sources of warm-season precipitation over the Mississippi basin

K. L. Brubaker, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and P. A. Dirmeyer, A. Sudradjat, and F. Bernal

4:15 PM

3.13

The effect of axi-symmetric forcing on the variability of the Antarctic Climate

Tom Lachlan-Cope, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and J. Turner and W. Connolley

4:30 PM

3.7a

Coffee Break

Session 2

Interrelationships Between Oceanographic and Atmospheric Observing Systems (NOPP Special Session)

Host: Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems

Organizer: Steve Ramberg, National Oceanographic Partnership Program

2:00 PM

2.1

A Coastal Forecasting System

Hai Pan, Center for Environmental Prediction/Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ; and R. Avissar, S. Glenn, and D. Haidvogel

2:15 PM

2.2

Real Time Nowcast/Forecast of Surface Salinity and Temperature in Chesapeake Bay

Zhen Li, NOAA/Coast Survey Development Lab., Silver Spring, MD; and T. Gross

2:30 PM

2.3

Atmospheric and Oceanographic Analyses and Forecasts for the Chesapeake Bay Region during the Coastal Marine Demonstration Project

Frank Aikman III, NOAA/NOA/Coast Survey Development Lab., Silver Spring, MD; and J. G. W. Kelley, J. McQueen, and T. F. Gross

2:45 PM

2.4

A three-dimensional, time-dependent, digital earth for the analysis of multiple models and observational data sets

John R. Schultz, Autometric, Inc., Springfield, VA; and A. M. Powell Jr. and P. A. Zuzolo

3:00 PM

2.5

Shipborne Environmental Radar and Internet Data Handling Using the Lockheed Martin Tactical Environmental Processor

Timothy Maese, Lockheed Martin, Moorestown, NJ; and T. McNellis Jr., J. Melody, and W. Sabin

3:15 PM

2.6

A Climate Quality Data Collection System for Volunteer Observing Ships

David S. Hosom, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA; and R. A. Weller

3:30 PM

2.7

Validation datasets for coupled regional atmosphere/ocean models

Katherine S. Hedstrom, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and D. B. Haidvogel

3:45 PM

2.8

Towards Operational Ocean State Estimation

Ichiro Fukumori, JPL, Pasadena, CA; and T. Lee, D. Menemenlis, L. L. Fu, B. Cheng, B. Tang, Z. Xing, and R. Giering

4:00 PM

2.9

Transport processes of the global ocean circulation between 1992 and 1997 estimated from global altimeter data, SST fields, daily NCEP surface fluxes, the Levitus climatology and a general circulation model

Detlef Stammer, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and C. Wunsch, R. Giering, C. Eckert, P. Heimbach, J. Marotzke, A. Adcroft, C. Hill, and J. Marshall

4:15 PM

2.10

Estimation of Cloud Properties over Oceans Using VIRS and TMI Measurements on the TRMM Satellite

Shu-peng Ho, AS&M, Inc., Hampton, VA; and B. Lin and P. Minnis

4:30 PM

2.11

Advanced Assimilation Strategies in Modern Observational Networks for Real-Time, High Resolution Applications

Hernan G. Arango, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and P. F. J. Lermusiaux and S. M. Glenn

4:45 PM

2.12

Integrated approach to observing the atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and glaciers in the polar regions

Judith A. Curry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. Maslanik, G. Holland, and M. Gonella

5:00 PM

2.13

Experimental and Modeling Studies of Processes which govern the Marine Boundary Layer Aerosol.

William A. Hoppel, NRL, Washington, DC; and J. Fitzgerald, G. Frick, P. Caffrey, and L. Pasternack

5:15 PM

2.14

Real-Time Forecasting System of Winds, Waves and Surge in Tropical Cyclones: A Case Study with Hurricane Georges

Hans C. Graber, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and M. A. Donelan, M. G. Brown, P. G. Black, M. D. Powell, S. H. Houston, V. J. Cardone, A. T. Cox, R. E. Jensen, D. N. Slinn, J. L. Guiney, and C. Paluszek

5:30 PM

2.4a

Coffee Break

Joint Session 2

Delivery of Scientific and Technical Information on the World Wide Web Pertaining to the Atmosphere, the Oceans and the Coastal Zone: Part II (Joint between 10 Education and 17 IIPS; Cosponsered by the Committee on Meteorology and Oceanography of the Coastal Zone)

Hosts: (Joint between the 10th Symposium on Education; and the 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology )

Organizers: Paul H. Ruscher, Florida State University; Carl D. Thormeyer, FNMOC; Henry Robinson, NOAA/NWS

J2.1

AMS Educational Intitiatives Foster Internet Resource on the World Wide Web

3:45 PM

J2.2

Water in the Earth System (WES): A Report on First Year Activities

Ira W. Geer, AMS, Washington, DC; and D. R. Smith, J. M. Moran, and R. S. Weinbeck

4:00 PM

J2.3

Improving hydrologic literacy and the web

Jim Washburne, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and G. Woodard, J. Luft, and K. Carpenter

4:15 PM

J2.4

Integrating GLOBE Student Data Observations at NCDC in Climate Monitoring Activities

Thomas F. Ross, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and K. C. Chhak and W. M. Faas

4:30 PM

J2.5

A Digital Library for Earth System Education

Mary R. Marlino, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Manduca, D. Mogk, K. Ginger, D. Fulker, and T. Sumner

4:45 PM

J2.6

The Technology Behind a Virtual Exploratorium: A Resource for Discovery-Based Learning in the Geosciences

Daniel J. Bramer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and K. Hay, M. R. Marlino, D. Middleton, R. Pandya, M. Ramamurthy, T. Scheitlin, and B. Wilhelmson

Session 2

Impacts in the coastal zone, impacts on ecosystems and health

Host: Climate Variability, the Oceans, and Societal Impacts

Organizer: Christopher N. K. Mooers, RSMAS/Univ. of Miami

3:30 PM

2.1

Climate Variability of the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean

Robert H. Weisberg, Univ. of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL

4:00 PM

2.2

Short-term Climate Changes and the Dynamical and Ecosystem response of the Eastern North Pacific Coastal Ocean

Arthur J. Miller, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA

4:30 PM

2.3

Simulations of Past and Future Climate Variability of the Atlantic Ocean and the Coastal Zone

Tal Ezer, Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ

Session 3

Panel Discussion: Research Needs of the Private Sector (Invited Session)

Host: Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses

Organizer: Roger Pielke Jr., NCAR

3:30 PM

3.0

Panelists: Edward Johnson, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; Joe Friday, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC; Kelvin Droegemeier, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Elliot Abrams, Accu-Weather Inc., State College, PA

Session 4

Regional Modeling and Downscaling (Parallel with Session 3)

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

Organizer: Richard R. Heim Jr., NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

3:30 PM

4.1

Downscaled Climate Change Scenario for the Western U.S. using MAS-SPS model nested within the HadCM2 Scenario

Jinwon Kim, LBNL, Berkeley, CA; and N. L. Miller, T. K. Kim, R. A. Arritt, W. J. Gutowski Jr., Z. Pan, and G. Takle

3:45 PM

4.2

Regional Climate Modeling of Interannual Variability: EOF Analysis

Jan F. Dutton, Penn State University, Univeristy Park, PA; and E. J. Barron

4:00 PM

4.3

Combined statistical-dynamical downscaling of climate simulations

Raymond W. Arritt, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and Z. Pan, W. J. Gutowski Jr., and E. S. Takle

4.4

Regional Atmospheric-Oceanic Climate Modeling over Eastern Canada

4:15 PM

4.5

The Community Climate Model (CCM3) Simulation of the West African Rainy Season. Implications for driving Regional Climate Models

Gregory S. Jenkins, Penn State University, University Park, PA

4:30 PM

4.6

Climate Sensitivity to Sub-grid Scale Disaggregation of Precipitation

Andrea N. Hahmann, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and A. L. Mosor

4:45 PM

4.7

Future extreme Weather Patterns over the Great Lakes region

Peter J. Sousounis, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and E. K. Grover

5:00 PM

4.4A

Tropical cyclone sensitivities to differing climate regimes

Jenni L. Evans, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia and Penn State Univ., University Park, PA

Poster Session 1

Atmospheric Chemistry Millennium Symposium Poster Session

Host: A Millennium Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry: Past, Present, and Future of Atmospheric Chemistry

Organizer: Jerome Fast, PNNL

P1.1

Wind field experiment using numerical model in Seoul, Korea

Kyung-On Boo, MRI, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and K. J. Park and S. N. Oh

P1.2

Preliminary studies on phosphate levels in precipitation in the USVI due to Sahara dust

P1.3

Removal of aerosols in the Indian Ocean ITCZ

Constantin Andronache, AER, Cambridge, MA; and L. J. Donner, C. J. Seman, and R. S. Hemler

P1.4

Results of Photochemical Simulations of Subgrid Scale Point Source Emissions with the Models-3 CMAQ Modeling System

James M. Godowitch, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC

P1.5

Smoke aerosol optical thickness retrievals and estimation of direct radiative forcing using GOES-8 imager

Jianglong Zhang, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. A. Christopher

P1.6

Springtime measurements of ozone, nonmethane hydrocarbons, and oxidized nitrogen species at Rishiri, 45°N in east Asian Pacific rim region during risotto 2000: NOy speciation and photochemistry

Hiroshi Tanimoto, University of Tokyo, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan; and H. Furutani, S. Kato, J. Matsumoto, and H. Akimoto

P1.7

Evaluation of a prediction procedure for stratospheric intrusions in Alberta, Canada

D. Laurie Bates, EC, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and K. M. McDonald, D. Pereira, B. Weins, and D. W. Tarasick

P1.8

The Effect of Earth Minerals on Electrically Charged Clouds: a Theoretical Study

Abdulrahman K. Al-khalaf, King Abdulziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; and S. M. Al-kasimi

P1.9

The Origin of Atmospheric Electricity

Mahmoud A. Melehy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

P1.10

Potential-Evapotranspiration in the Appropriate Schedule of Farm Operations to Ensure Sustainable Food Security in South Western Nigeria

O. S. Idowu, Department of Met. Services, Oshodi, Nigeria; and S. O. Gbuyiro

P1.11

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Chemical Mechanism Development for Atmospheric Degradation of Organic Pollutants

Douglas S. Burns, ENSCO, Inc., Melbourne, FL; and M. Cory, K. Runge, S. Willoughby, and E. Kennelly

P1.12

Poster moved to oral session 3, paper 3.3A

P1.13

Enhanced Levels of Pan and Ozone in the Nighttime Boundary Layer over Berlin, Germany

Bernhard Rappenglück, Technical University of Munich, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany; and G. Jakobi, P. Fabian, M. Pesch, and E. Reimer

P1.14

Physical, Chemical, and Optical Properties of Aerosols in Korea: Long-range Transport from Asian Continent

Jiyoung Kim, MRI/Korea Meteorlogical Administration, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. N. Oh, Y. Chun, and J. W. Cha

P1.15

Estimating emissions of a range of trace gases from a large city (Melbourne, Australia) by analysing and modeling measurements made about 250 km downwind at the Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station

Bronwyn L. Dunse, CSIRO, Aspendale, Vic., Australia; and L. P. Steele, P. J. Fraser, P. J. Hurley, P. B. Krummel, and S. R. Wilson

P1.16

Intercomparison TOMS and GOES aerosol product

Jianglong Zhang, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and S. A. Christopher

P1.17

OPAC-Derived Examination of Gulf Aerosols

Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and R. Guyton

P1.18

Estimation of nitrogen and sulfur dry deposition in the Greater Seoul Area

P1.19

Sulphate Aerosols, Volcano and Resulting Impact on the Chemistry of Charged Atmosphere

Gufran Beig, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, Maharashtra, India

P1.20

Linking tropical cyclones in the ArabianSea and nitrous oxide distribution

P1.21

Paper P1.21 has been transfered to session 4, new paper number 4.3A

Session 4

Radiosondes and Rawinsondes

Host: 11th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Daniel E. Wolfe, NOAA/ETL

3:30 PM

4.1

The next generation radiosounding ground equipment from Vaisala

Mika Salkola, Vaisala OYJ, Helsinki, Finland; and A. Koski, M. Svennas, and J. Valle

3:45 PM

4.2

Statistical Results of Two Rawinsonde Processors Sampling a Single Sonde

Terry C. Jameson, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and G. Vaucher

4:00 PM

4.3

The identification of observation errors in radiosonde mass data at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction

William G. Collins, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Washington, DC

4:15 PM

4.4

Performance of Vaisala RS80 radiosonde on measuring upper-tropospheric humidity after corrections

Junhong Wang, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and H. L. Cole, D. J. Carlson, and A. Paukkunen

4:30 PM

4.5

The accuracy and performance of the new Vaisala RS90 radiosonde in operational use

Ari Paukkunen, Vaisala OYJ, Helsinki, Finland; and V. Antikainen and H. Jauhiainen

4:45 PM

4.6

Rawinsonde intercomparisons during INDOEX

Scot M. Loehrer, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. F. Williams, J. A. Moore, and D. R. Gallant

5:00 PM

4.7

Models to correct radiosonde temperature errors

James Luers, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio; and R. E. Eskridge

5:15 PM

4.8

ECC ozonesonde calibration and observations: satellite validation

Francis J. Schmidlin, NASA/GSFC, Wallops Island, VA

Oral Sessions end for the day

Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)

Sessions end for the day

Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)

Panel Discussion 1

Town Meeting—Panel Discussion: Future Directions in the U. S. Global Change Research Program

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

Moderator: David Easterling, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

Panelists: J. Michael Hall, NOAA/OGP; Jack A. Kaye, NASA; Joel D. Scheraga, U.S. EPA; David C. Bader, U.S. Department of Energy

PD1.1

Opening Discussion

7:20 PM

PD1.2

New Developments in NOAA Climate Resources

J. Michael Hall, NOAA/OAR, Silver Spring, MD

7:40 PM

PD1.3

NASA Earth Science Enterprise Research Strategy

Jack A. Kaye, NASA, Science Mission Directorate, Washington, DC

PD1.4

Continuing and Shifting Priorities of the USGCRP

8:20 PM

PD1.5

Assessing the Consequences of Global Change for the United States: An Overview of the EPA's Global Change Research Program

Joel D. Scheraga, U. S. EPA - Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC; and J. Furlow, J. Gamble, A. Granhsch, S. Herrod-Julius, and C. Rogers

8:40 PM

PD1.4A

U.S. Department of Energy Objectives within the Continuing and Shifting Priorities of the USGCRP

David C. Bader, U.S. Departmet of Energy, Washington, DC

Keynote Speaker

Introduction

Host: Interactive Symposium on the Exchange of Operational and Research Coastal Oceanic, Atmospheric, and Hydrologic Observations and Model Products

Organizer: Christopher N. K. Mooers, RSMAS/Univ. of Miami

Session 4

Summer Storms: Basic Research (Invited Session)

Host: Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses

Organizer: Morris L. Weisman, NCAR

8:00 AM

4.1

Mesoscale convective systems and floods: a review

Richard H. Johnson, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and M. D. Parker

8:30 AM

4.2

MONITORING AND PREDICTING HEAVY RAINFALLS ASSOCIATED WITH MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS

Robert A. Maddox, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK and NOAA/NWSFO Visiting Scientist, Tucson, AZ

9:00 AM

4.3

Capabilities and Expectations for Flash Flood Nowcasting

James W. Wilson, NCAR, Boulder, CO

9:30 AM

4.3a

Coffee Break

Session 5

Special session on applications of IIPS in surface transportation (Parallel with Session 4)

Host: 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Organizer: Paul Pisano, Dept. of Transportation

8:00 AM

5.2

The FHWA Road Weather Management Program for Decision Support

Gary G. Nelson, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Washington, DC; and P. Pisano

8:15 AM

5.3

National Surface Transportation Weather Program: Partnering Initiative

David Mannarano, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Pisano

8:30 AM

5.4

Winter Road Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS): Part I

George Blaisdale, CCREL, Hanover, NH

8:45 AM

5.5

Winter Road Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS): Part II

Richard A. Wagoner, NCAR, Boulder, CO

9:00 AM

5.6

Application of Road Weather Information Systems in the western United States

John Horel, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and M. Splitt and S. Conger

5.7

A GIS-Based Automated Weather Event Notification System for the Railroad Industry

9:30 AM

5.8

Invited Panel Discussion: Issues/Technologies in Weather Support for Surface Transportation. Moderator: Samuel Williamson

Greg Mandt, NOAA/NWS; and L. Yoshida, W. Mahoney, D. Grimes, W. Brown, and D. Jonas

11:00 AM

5.1A

Introductory Remarks. Paul Pisano, Dept. of Transportation

11:15 AM

5.7A

Coffee Break

11:45 AM

5.1B

Weather Information for Surface Transportation (WIST): Establishing the National Needs and Requirements

Samuel P. Williamson, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and B. K. Tsugawa and C. A. Moren

Session 5

Aircraft Platforms and Airborne Measurements

Host: 11th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Timothy L. Crawford, NOAA/ARL

8:00 AM

5.1

The Aerosonde Global Reconnaissance Facility

Doug Gauntlett, Aerosonde Robotic Aircraft, Boulder, CO; and G. Holland, J. Curry, and P. Webster

8:15 AM

5.2

The UA/NSSL Remotely Piloted Vehicle

Nilton O. Renno, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and K. W. Howard, F. W. Gallagher III, and M. W. Douglas

8:30 AM

5.3

Recent developments in the design and testing of the glidersonde

Kenneth W. Howard, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. Egle, F. W. Gallagher III, N. Renno, and M. W. Douglas

8:45 AM

5.4

Boundary Layer Targeted Observations using the Glidersonde Meteorological Package in a Radio Controlled Aircraft: Turbulence Signature and Structure

Dan Weber, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and F. W. Gallagher III and K. W. Howard

9:00 AM

5.5

Targeted observations of the boundary layer using the Glidersonde Meteorological Package in a radio controlled aircraft: Results and limitations

Daniel B. Weber, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and F. W. Gallagher III and K. W. Howard

9:15 AM

5.6

Small Environmental Research Aircraft: The Future of Airborne Geoscience

Timothy L. Crawford, NOAA/ARL, Idaho Falls, ID; and G. H. Crescenti and J. M. Hacker

9:30 AM

5.7

A small aircraft for more than just ozone: MetAir's 'DIMONA' after ten years of evolving development

Bruno Neininger, MetAir AG, Menzingen, Switzerland; and W. Fuchs, M. Baeumle, A. Volz-Thomas, A. S. H. Prévôt, and J. Dommen

9:45 AM

5.8

Development and testing of a Sky Arrow 650 ERA for Atmospheric research

Edward J. Dumas, NOAA/ARL, Oak Ridge, TN; and S. B. Brooks and J. Verfaillie Jr.

10:00 AM

5.9

Comparison of Aircraft Attitude Determination by GPS, INS, and Airborne Laser: Preliminary Results

C. Wayne Wright, NASA/GSFC, Wallops Island, VA; and J. R. French

10:15 AM

5.10

A high-resolution temperature probe for airborne measurements

Jeffrey R. French, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Idaho Falls, ID; and T. L. Crawford, R. C. Johnson, and O. R. Cote

10:30 AM

5.11

Improved procedure to correct airborne Doppler radar data

Brian Bosart, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and W. C. Lee and R. Wakimoto

10:45 AM

5.12

Measuring trace gas fluxes on a regional scale using airborne relaxed eddy accumulation

C. R. Flechard, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and R. L. Desjardins, J. I. MacPherson, T. Zhu, D. Wang, and E. Pattey

11:00 AM

5.13

The Cloud, Aerosol and Precipitation Spectrometer (CAPS)—A New Instrument for Cloud Investigations

Darrel Baumgardner, Droplet Measurement Technologies, Boulder, CO; and H. Jonsson, W. Dawson, D. O'Connor, and R. Newton

11:15 AM

5.14

Calibration of NCAR ELDORA reflectivity factor using attenuation corrections

Wen-Chau Lee, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Oury

11:30 AM

5.8a

Coffee Break

11:59 AM

5.8b

Exhibit Hours 10:00AM–2:00PM

Session 5

Surface-Atmosphere Interactions (Parallel with Session 6 & Joint Session 2)

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

Organizer: Michael Crowe, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

8:00 AM

5.1

Resolution and Spatial Compatibility issues in Land Surface Modeling

Jared K. Entin, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and P. R. Houser, D. Toll, J. Radakovich, and B. Cosgrove

8:15 AM

5.2

The potential impact of proper land-surface representation on spring dynamical seasonal predictions

C. Adam Schlosser, COLA, Calverton, MD; and J. Shukla, P. A. Dirmeyer, and L. Tan

8:30 AM

5.3

Role of land surface description for regional climate modeling

Loren D. White, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS

8:45 AM

5.4

Water vapor tracers as diagnostics for the regional hydrologic cycle

Michael G. Bosilovich, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. D. Schubert

9:00 AM

5.5

Relative Influence of Initial Surface and Atmospheric Conditions on Seasonal Water and Energy Balances

Robert J. Oglesby, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and S. Marshall, J. O. Roads, and F. R. Robertson

9:15 AM

5.6

Sensitivity of the observed U.S. water budget to two different precipitation estimates

Evgeney S. Yarosh, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and C. F. Ropelewski

9:30 AM

5.7

Changes in snow depth and soil moisture from regional climate model simulations of future scenario climates

Eugene S. Takle, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and Z. Pan, R. W. Arritt, and W. J. Gutowski Jr.

9:45 AM

5.8

Response of regional hydrology to single- & multi-storm events in Susquehanna River Basin Experiment (SRBEX)

Zhongbo Yu, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and E. J. Barron, B. Yarnal, M. N. Lakhtakia, R. A. White, D. Pollard, and D. A. Miller

10:00 AM

5.9

Impact of land surface heterogeneity on the spatial organization of cumulus clouds

U. S. Nair, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and R. M. Welch, R. O. Lawton, and R. A. Pielke Sr.

10:15 AM

5.10

Climate sensitivity to land surface variability from minutes to years

Paul A. Dirmeyer, COLA, Calverton, MD; and O. Reale and C. A. Schlosser

10:30 AM

5.11

Providing Realistic Vegetation Phenological Description for Regional Climate Simulations

Lixin Lu, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and J. Shuttleworth

10:45 AM

5.12

Effects of free-air carbon dioxide enrichment (FACE) and water stress on the energy balance and evapotranspiration of sorghum

Jonathan M. Triggs, USDA/ARS, Phoenix, AZ; and B. A. Kimball, M. M. Conley, T. J. Brooks, R. L. LaMorte, P. J. Pinter Jr., G. W. Wall, and C. C. O'Brien

11:00 AM

5.13

Climate lessons from the study of the boreal forest

Alan K. Betts, Atmospheric Research, Pittsford, VT; and J. H. Ball and J. H. McCaughey

11:15 AM

5.14

Prescribed versus dynamic leaf area index in simulating surface energy and water budgets: experiments with NCAR LSM and CLM using field data from an agriculture site

Zong-Liang Yang, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and G. Y. Niu

11:30 AM

5.8a

Coffee Break

Session 4

Distributed Data Access (Parallel with Sessions 5 & 6)

Host: 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Organizers: Nancy Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Howard Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS; Linda Miller, UCAR

8:00 AM

4.2

Issues in International Information Policy

Martin Yerg, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and P. Weiss and G. Tallia

8:15 AM

4.3

Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) Access Services

T. Fisher, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Ottawa, ON, Canada

8:30 AM

4.4

The Federal Geographic Data Committee Metadata Clearinghouse

John Moeller, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA; and D. Niebert

8:45 AM

4.5

GeoData Alliance

John Moeller, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA

4.6

Digital Earth Initiative

9:01 AM

4.7

National Atlas: Distributed National Assets

Jay Donnelly, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA

9:15 AM

4.8

The National Environmental Data Index (NEDI): A Web Portal on Federal Environmental Information Resources

Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and C. Miller

9:30 AM

4.9

The Infrastructure Applications Supporting the Integrated Natural Environment Authoritative Respresentation Program Process (INE ARP)

Steven J. Lowe, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and R. A. Siquig and E. A. Kihn

9:45 AM

4.10

Generating Physically Consistent, Integrated Environmental Databases from Distributed Data and Modeling Resources

Steven J. Lowe, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and N. Alper, A. Nakajima, and K. Orcutt

10:00 AM

4.11

The US GODAE Monterey Data Server

David Dimitriou, FNMOC, Monterey, CA

10:15 AM

4.12

Supporting Interagency Collaboration through the Global Change Data and Information System (GCDIS): Distributed Systems

Lola Olsen, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and H. J. Diamond and W. Ferrell

10:30 AM

4.13

Gateway to the Earth: Opening Natural Science to the World

Kenneth J. Lanfear, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA

10:45 AM

4.14

Portals of Discovery: Customized Gateways to Discovering Earth Science Data

Scott A Ritz, NASA Global Change Master Directory, Lanham, MD

11:00 AM

4.15

The Information Management System of NASA's EOS Data and Information System

Robin Pfister, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

11:15 AM

4.16

NASA's EOS Data Gateway

Robin Pfister, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and K. McDonald

11:30 AM

4.17

The Data and Information Access Link (DIAL)

Kenneth R. McDonald, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. Suresh and L. Di

11:45 AM

4.18

The NASA GSFC Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC): serving user needs for free access to EOS data, products and information

Gilberto A. Vicente, Raytheon ITSS and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. Serafino, W. Teng, H. Rui, L. Chiu, J. Bonk, P. Hrubiak, N. Pollack, R. Yang, and Z. Liu

12:00 PM

4.19

The Unidata LDM System: Recent Improvements for Scalability

Russell K. Rew, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Wilson

12:15 PM

4.20

DODS, The Distributed Ocean Data System

Steve Hankin, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA

12:30 PM

4.21

Accessing Remote Data Servers through Java

Don Murray, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Whittaker and J. Kelly

12:45 PM

4.22

The Environmental Scenario Generator

Eric A. Kihn, NOAA/NGDC, Boulder, CO; and M. Zhizhin, S. J. Lowe, and R. A. Siquig

1:00 PM

4.23

The Development and Demonstration of an Advanced Fisheries Management Information System

Allan R. Robinson, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA; and et al

1:15 PM

4.24

A Climate Data Portal

Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/OAR/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and C. L. Sun, B. J. Kilonsky, D. W. Denbo, and W. H. Zhu

1:30 PM

4.25

Managing and Distributing Geospatial Dat at NOAA's National Data Centers (NNDC)

Ted Habermann, NOAA/NESDIS, Boulder, CO

4.26

CONDUIT, the Second Generation

1:46 PM

4.27

UCAR's Real-Time and Restrospective Data Access Project

Tom Yoksas, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Worley

2:00 PM

4.1A

Introductory Remarks. Nancy Soreide, NOAA/PMEL

2:15 PM

4.8A

Coffee Break

2:45 PM

4.15A

Conference Luncheon

4:45 PM

4.20A

Coffee Break

5:15 PM

4.1B

The Global Observing System Information Center (GOSIC)

J. R. Wilson, Univ. of Delaware, Lewes, DE

Session 3

Forecasting Climate Variability

Host: Climate Variability, the Oceans, and Societal Impacts

Organizer: Ants Leetmaa, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC

8:00 AM

3.1

Challenges and Progress Toward Multi-Scale Land Surface Data Assimilation

Paul R. Houser, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

8:15 AM

3.2

The Magnitude and Variability of Global and Regional Precipitation Based on the 22-year GPCP (Global Precipitation Climatology Project) and Three-year TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) Data Sets

Robert F. Adler, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Curtis, G. Huffman, D. Bolvin, and E. Nelkin

8:30 AM

3.3

ENSO—Past, Present, and Future

Mark Cane, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY

9:00 AM

3.4

IRI/NCEP/Applied Research Center Collaborative Projects in Seasonal Prediction

Steve Zebiak, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY

9:30 AM

3.5

Moored Buoy Observations for Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate Prediction

Michael J. McPhadden, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA

10:00 AM

3.6

Spring 2000 Drought Forecast

Ants Leetmaa, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and D. Lecomte, M. Kanamitsu, and H. Vandendool

10:15 AM

3.7

ECPC’s Weekly to Seasonal Global Forecasts

John O. Roads, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA

10:30 AM

3.8

An empirical-dynamical extended range forecast model incorporating tropical diabatic forcing

Christopher R. Winkler, NOAA/CDC and CIRES/Univ. of Boulder, Boulder, CO; and M. Newman and P. D. Sardeshmukh

10:45 AM

3.9

NOAA's Extended-Range Atlantic Hurricane Outlooks

Gerald Bell, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Chelliah, C. W. Landsea, S. Goldenberg, L. A. Avila, and R. Pasch

11:00 AM

3.10

Tropical Cyclones and the Thermohaline Circulation

Kerry Emanuel, MIT, Cambridge, MA

11:15 AM

3.11

Atlantic basin tropical storms—interannual variability and nonparametric simulation of tracks

Upmanu Lall, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY; and R. Balaji, K. Yochanan, and M. Jennifer

11:30 AM

3.12

Representation of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: a tough test for a coupled model

Peter M. Inness, Univ. of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and J. M. Slingo

11:45 AM

3.13

NWS/NOAA climate prediction services: evolution and new directions

Robert E. Livezey, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

12:00 PM

3.14

Developing value-added climate information for weather-sensitive organizations: Increasing opportunities for atmospheric scientists

David Changnon, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL

12:15 PM

3.15

African drought monitoring and estimation of Malaria vulnerability

Mathew A. Barlow, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY; and B. L. Lyon and C. B. Ropelewski

12:30 PM

3.16

Improving the interactions between users and producers of climate forecasts

Neville Nicholls, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and T. Kestin and G. Hammer

12:45 PM

3.17

The application of weather derivatives to mitigate the financial risk of climate variability, extreme precipitation events and extreme temperature events

Harvey Stern, BOM, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

1:00 PM

3.18

Midwestern Economic Impacts resulting from NOAA's Spring Drought Forecast

Stanley Changnon, ISWS, Champaign, IL

1:15 PM

3.5A

Coffee Break

1:45 PM

3.12A

Conference Luncheon

3:45 PM

3.12B

Intermission

Session 3

Adaptive Observations

Host: Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems

Organizer: Steven J. Lord, NOAA/NWS/NCEP

8:15 AM

3.1

An Aerosonde adaptive observing strategy for THORPEX

Greg J. Holland, Aerosonde Robotic Aircraft, Boulder, CO; and R. Langland, Z. Toth, S. Lord, and P. Houtekamer

8:30 AM

3.2

Hurricane observation and parametric estimation using the Aerosonde.

Jon Becker, Aerosonde North America, Boulder, CO; and G. Tyrrell and G. J. Holland

8:45 AM

3.3

Meteorological Observations with the Aerosonde Robotic Aircraft

Jade Soddell, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia; and K. McGuffie and G. J. Holland

3.4

Impact of Regional Uncertainties of the Initial State Upon Numerical Weather Prediction over North America

9:15 AM

3.5

The use of Targeted Observations in Operational numerical weather forecasting

Zoltan Toth, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Washington, DC; and I. Szunyogh, C. Bishop, S. Majumdar, R. Morss, and S. Lord

9:30 AM

3.6

Adaptive targeting of wind observations: the climate research and weather forecasting perspectives

G. David Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Charlottesville, VA; and Z. Toth

Session 1

Real-Time, Regional Research Coastal Observing Systems (Invited Session)

Host: Interactive Symposium on the Exchange of Operational and Research Coastal Oceanic, Atmospheric, and Hydrologic Observations and Model Products

Organizer: James Rigney, Naval Oceanographic Office

8:15 AM

1.1

New Jersey Shelf Real-Time Observing System

Scott M. Glenn, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

8:30 AM

1.2

Chesapeake Bay Real-Time Observing System

William Boicourt, Univ. of Maryland, Horn Point, MD

8:45 AM

1.3

West Florida Shelf Real-Time Observing System

Robert H. Weisberg, Univ. of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL

9:00 AM

1.4

Northern Gulf of Mexico Littoral Initiative

Michael Carron, Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS

9:15 AM

1.5

Texas Shelf Real-Time Observing System

Norman Guinasso, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX

9:30 AM

1.6

Santa Barbara Channel Real-Time Observing System

Ed Dever, SIO/Univ. of California, LaJolla, CA

9:45 AM

1.7

MOnterey Bay's Innovative Coastal-Ocean Observing Network (ICON)

Leslie K. Rosenfeld, NPS, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Paduan and D. M. Fernandez

Session 3

Special Session on Increasing Awareness of Meteorology and Oceanography through Popular and Informal Educational Activities

Host: 10th Symposium on Education

Organizers: Howard A. Friedman, NOAA/AOML/HRD; Jon M. Nese, The Franklin Institute Science Museum

8:30 AM

3.1

Stories my meteorologist told me: how journalists craft popular understanding of weather, oceans, and the sciences

Jeffrey O. Rosenfeld, Weatherwise Magazine, El Cerrito, CA

9:00 AM

3.2

Balloons, Raindrops and Streaming Media: Meteorological Fun and Fact for All Ages

Cynthia Schmidt, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Foster

9:15 AM

3.3

Increasing the Level of Scientific Outreach Through Television Weathercasts

Dave Jones, NBC4 WRC-TV, Washington, DC

9:30 AM

3.4

Why the Public Should Care about the Mud at the Bottom of the Sea: Ocean

Shelly M. Lauzon, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA

9:45 AM

3.5

Museum Education in Atmospheric and Oceanic Hazards

Jon M. Nese, The Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia, PA

Joint Session 2

Climatology of Precipitation Extremes: Observed Characteristics, Trends and Impacts (Joint with the 12th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations and the Symposium on Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses)

Hosts: (Joint between the 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations; and the Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses )

Organizer: Greg Johnson, USDA-NRCS

8:30 AM

J2.1

Orographic Thunderstorms and extreme floods along the western margin of the central appalachians

James A. Smith, Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ; and M. L. Baeck, N. S. Hicks, and Y. Zhang

9:00 AM

J2.2

Storm Precipitation Structure in the Eastern United States: Part I, Spatial Changes

Michael A. Palecki, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and J. R. Angel and S. E. Hollinger

9:15 AM

J2.3

Storm Precipitation Structure in the Eastern United States: Part II, Temporal Changes

James R. Angel, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and M. A. Palecki and S. E. Hollinger

9:30 AM

J2.4

Analysis of Seasonal, Climate, and Elevation Effects on Times Between Storms

James V. Bonta, USDA/ARS, Coshocton, OH; and C. T. Hanson and T. Keefer

9:45 AM

J2.5

Using PRISM to Map Extreme Precipitation Events

Christopher Daly, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and G. H. Taylor

10:00 AM

J2.6

Very heavy precipitation over the contiguous United States: Climatology, trends, and relationship with high streamflow and cloudiness

Pavel Ya. Groisman, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. W. Knight, T. R. Karl, and B. Sun

10:30 AM

J2.7

Midwest U.S. Trends in Precipitation Extremes and Event Return Periods

Kenneth E. Kunkel, ISWS, Champaign, IL

10:45 AM

J2.8

Trend and Shift Statistics on Annual Maximum Precipitation in Ohio River Basin over the Last Century

Bingzhang Lin, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and L. T. Julian

11:00 AM

J2.9

SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN THE UNITED STATES

Stanley A. Changnon, ISWS, Champaign, IL

11:30 AM

J2.10

NOAA Atlas 14—New Precipitation Frequencies for the United States

Lesley T. Julian, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

12:00 PM

J2.11

It Is Time To Update The NOAA Precipitation Frequency Information

Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

12:15 PM

J2.12

Development of a New Storm Generator Model and Associated Precipitation Studies

James V. Bonta, USDA/ARS, Coshocton, OH

12:30 PM

J2.13

Characteristics of Extreme Precipitation and Associated Streamflow in the Reynold's creek Experimental watershed, Idaho

Clayton L. Hanson, USDA/ARS, Boise, ID; and F. B. Pierson

12:45 PM

J2.14

Paleohydrologic estimates of convective rainfall in the Rocky Mountains

Robert D. Jarrett, U.S. Geological Survey, Lakewood, CO

J2.15

Extreme Precipitation and Hydrometeorology Investigations and Needs

1:00 PM

J2.16

Creative Re-Construction of Historical Extreme Convective Precipitation Events using Radar, Cloud-to-Ground Lightning and Conventional Observations

John F. Henz, Henz Meteorological Services, Littleton, CO

1:15 PM

J2.17

Generalized and Site-Specific Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) Studies for Dam safety evaluations

Edward M. Tomlinson, Applied Weather Associates, Monument, CO

J2.18

Application of a stochastic precipitation model to estimate the inflow frequency of extreme floods to Folsom Dam on the American River Basin, near Sacramento, California

1:30 PM

J2.5a

Coffee Break

2:00 PM

J2.9a

Session Adjourns for Lunch

2:15 PM

J2.13a

Coffee Break

2:45 PM

J2.9b

Conference Luncheon

Session 6

Regional Integrated Assessment Co-Sponsored by the Committee on Societal Impacts (Parallel with Session 5 & Joint Session 2)

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

Organizer: Roger S. Pulwarty, NOAA

8:45 AM

6.1

The NOAA-OGP Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments Program: Informing the development of placed-based services in responding to environmental stresses

Roger S. Pulwarty, NOAA/OAR, Silver Spring, MD

9:00 AM

6.2

Climate assessment for the Southwest project: an integrated approach

Roger C. Bales, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and B. J. Morehouse

9:15 AM

6.3

A vertically integrated assessment of climate impacts on water supply in Arizona

Barbara J. Morehouse, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and M. F. Glueck, R. C. Bales, A. C. Comrie, R. H. Carter, P. R. Sheppard, and G. M. Garfin

9:30 AM

6.4

Climate variability and water in the Interior West

S. K. Avery, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Dole

9:45 AM

6.5

Integrated regional assessment: the South Platte Basin

William E. Riebsame, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado; and Western Water Assessment Team

10:00 AM

6.6

An Operational Program for Applications of Climate Information: A Cooperative Venture with Florida's Agricultural Extension System

James W. Jones, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and P. Hildebrand, S. Jagtap, F. Zazueta, J. J. O'Brien, D. Zierden, D. Letson, and G. P. Podestá

10:15 AM

6.7

Application of Seasonal Climate Forecasts to Agriculture in the Southeastern United States

James W. Jones, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and J. J. O'Brien, G. P. Podesta, and D. Letson

10:30 AM

6.8

Overview of the California Applications Program (CAP)

Daniel R. Cayan, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA

10:45 AM

6.9

An Integrated Assessment of Climate Impacts on the Pacific Northwest

Edward L. Miles, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and N. J. Mantua, P. W. Mote, A. F. Hamlet, and A. K. Snover

11:00 AM

6.10

The Impacts of Climate Variability and Climate Change on the Water Resources of the Columbia River Basin

Dennis P. Lettenmaier, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. F. Hamlet

11:15 AM

6.11

Vulnerabity, sensitivity, and adaptability of Columbia Basin water resources to natural and anthropogenic climate change

Edward L. Miles, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. K. Snover, A. F. Hamlet, D. P. Lettenmaier, B. Callahan, and D. Fluharty

11:30 AM

6.5a

Coffee Break

12:00 PM

6.11a

Lunch Break

Session 3

The Role of Satellites in Tropospheric Chemistry Measurements

Host: A Millennium Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry: Past, Present, and Future of Atmospheric Chemistry

Organizer: George Hidy, ENVAIR

9:00 AM

3.1

Tropospheric ozone pollution from space: new views from the TOMS (Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer) Instrument

Anne M. Thompson, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and R. D. Hudson, A. D. Frolov, J. C. Witte, and T. Kucsera

3.2

Tropospheric aerosol measurements from the PICASSO-CENA spaceborne lidar - capabilities and applications

3.3

Remote Sensing of Water Vapor using GPS Data in the Hong Kong Region

9:15 AM

3.4

Remote sensing of mineral dust from space: Inferring single scatter albedo and optical depth from a simulation of dust transport during the ACE-2 experiment

Peter R. Colarco, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and O. B. Toon

9:30 AM

3.5

Remote Sensing of Aerosol Optical Properties Using Multiangular Satellite Observations

Igor Polonsky, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; and Q. Yi and M. A. Box

9:45 AM

3.6

Aerosol retrievals over the ocean using polarization

Jacek Chowdhary, Columbia University and NASA/GISS, New York, NY; and B. Cairns and L. Travis

10:00 AM

3.7

Aerosol retrievals over land surfaces (the advantages of polarization)

Brian Cairns, NASA/GISS, New York, NY; and L. Travis, M. I. Mishchenko, and J. Chowdhary

10:15 AM

3.3A

Connecting Lightning to Chemistry Over Central Africa

Vernon R. Morris, Center for the Study of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Atmospheres, Washington, DC; and M. K. Hawkins, F. Agosto, and G. S. Jenkins

10:30 AM

3.5a

Coffee Break

10:31 AM

3.5b

Exhibit Hours 10:00 A.M.–2:00 P.M.

General Discussion

Coffee Break

Session 5

Summer Storms: Prediction, Impacts and Responses (Invited Session)

Host: Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses

Organizer: Charles A. Doswell III, NOAA/NSSL

10:00 AM

5.1

The NWS end-to-end quantitative precipitation forecasting process: Status and future plans

Thomas M. Graziano, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and G. M. Carter, D. W. Reynolds, B. E. McDonald, J. P. Charba, and M. Mercer

5.2

General Issues in Forecasting convection and Heavy Rainfall from the Perspective of an On-Line Forecaster

10:30 AM

5.3

Flash Floods: Characteristics of the Precipitation, the Runoff, and the Social Response

Matthew Kelsch, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO

11:00 AM

5.4

Social Science of Flood Events

Eve Gruntfest, Univ. of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO

11:30 AM

5.2a

Challenges facing the operational quantitative precipitation forecaster when predicting heavy to extreme events (formerly paper P1.35)

Norman W. Junker, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Spring, MD

Exhibit Hours

Coffee Break

Exhibit Hours

Session 4

University Educational Initiatives (Part I)

Host: 10th Symposium on Education

Organizers: Mohan K. Ramamurthy, University of Illinois; Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University

10:30 AM

4.1

Enhancing public awareness of climate through a COMET outreach project

Julie Adolphson, NOAA/NWSFO, Syracuse, IN; and D. Vincent, A. Lese, S. Lashley, J. Giovannettone, B. O'Hara, T. Reaugh, G. Lamberty, and S. O'Connor

10:45 AM

4.2

Delivery of NWP Training Materials over the Internet

Richard Cianflone, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and W. Schreiber-Abshire, W. Bua, and S. Jascourt

4.3

Aviation meteorology: a new degree for industry

11:01 AM

4.4

The UltraViolet Impacts Network: Linking atmospheric education and health risk assessment

Melanie A. Wetzel, DRI, Reno, NV; and R. Jenrow

11:16 AM

4.5

Sensible use of streaming video in a college-level course in applied climatology

Joanne Logan, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; and M. D. Mullen

11:31 AM

4.6

National Dissemination of Online Weather Studies: a college-level distance-learning course on the basics of meteorology

Ira W. Geer, AMS, Washington, DC; and B. A. Blair, M. M. Ficek, R. S. Weinbeck, J. A. Brey, E. J. Hopkins, and J. M. Moran

11:46 AM

4.3A

The Jackson State University Meteorology Program's Role in Diversity in Atmospheric Science Research and Teaching: Current Success and New Initiatives (Formerly poster P1.3)

Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS

Poster Session 1

IOS Poster Session

Host: Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems

P1.1

A TRMM-calibrated infrared rainfall algorithm Applied over Brazil

Andrew J. Negri, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Xu and R. F. Adler

P1.2

Progress Towards a High-Quality Data Set of Infrared Spectra from the Interferometric Monitor for Greenhouse Gases (IMG)

Robin L Tanamachi, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and V. P. Walden, S. A. Ackerman, H. E. Revercomb, and R. O. Knuteson

P1.3

Gulf Aerosols and Weather Regimes

Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and R. Guyton

P1.4

Integrating meteorological instruments using java and computer networking

Edward Vidal Jr., Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and E. M. Measure

P1.5

The Challenges of Assessing the Future Impact of Space-based Doppler Wind Lidars While Using Today’s Global and Regional Atmospheric Models

Sidney A. Wood, Simpson Weather Associates, Inc., Charlottesville, VA; and G. D. Emmitt and S. Greco

Session 2

Experimental, Regional Research Coastal Forecasting Systems (Invited Session)

Host: Interactive Symposium on the Exchange of Operational and Research Coastal Oceanic, Atmospheric, and Hydrologic Observations and Model Products

Organizer: Michael Clancy, FNMOC

10:45 AM

2.1

TOWARD A REAL-TIME FORECASTING SYSTEM FOR THE GULF OF MAINE

Huijie Xue, Univ. of Maine, Orono, ME

11:00 AM

2.2

THE EAST COAST OCEAN FORECASTING SYSTEM: CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNED

Tal Ezer, Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ

11:15 AM

2.3

THE GREAT LAKES FORECASTING SYSTEM—NEXT GENERATION DEVELOPMENTS

Keith Bedford, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH

11:30 AM

2.4

TOWARD A PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA NOWCAST/FORECAST SYSTEM

Christopher N. K. Mooers, RSMAS/Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL

11:45 AM

2.5

THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN OREGON COASTAL NOWCAST/FORECAST SYSTEM

P. R. Oke, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR

12:15 PM

2.6

EXPERIMENTAL MESOSCALE WEATHER FORECASTING SYSTEM FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Bradley R. Colman, NOAA/NWSFO, Seattle, WA

12:30 PM

2.7

COASTAL MESOSCALE MODELING OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND OCEAN WITH THE COUPLED OCEAN/ATMOSPHERE MESOSCALE PREDICTION SYSTEM (COAMPS)

Richard M. Hodur, NRL, Monterey, CA

12:45 PM

2.8

NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (NRL)’S COASTAL OCEAN NOWCAST/FORECAST SYSTEM R&D

Ruth Preller, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS

1:00 PM

2.9

NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) MODEL FOR END-TO-END DEVELOPMENT OF ESTUARINE AND COASTAL FORECASTING SYSTEMS

Frank Aikman III, NOAA/NOS, Silver Spring, MD; and K. Bosley and J. Kelley

1:15 PM

2.5a

Conference Luncheon

Annual Meeting Luncheon

12:15 PM

Details on Luncheon Speakers

Jim Hartz and Rick Chappell

Vaisala Award Presentation

Session 1

Cloud Seeding Technology

Host: 15th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification

Organizer: Roland List, Univ. of Toronto

2:15 PM

1.1

Overview of Weather Modification Programs in the World

Roelof T. Bruintjes, NCAR, Boulder, CO

2:45 PM

1.2

Criteria For Assessing Rain Enhancement

Roland List, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Session 4

The Role of Clouds In Atmospheric Chemistry

Host: A Millennium Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry: Past, Present, and Future of Atmospheric Chemistry

Organizer: John McHenry, North Carolina Supercomputing Center

2:15 PM

4.1

Chemical transfer to ice-containing cumulonimbus cloud hydrometeors and its effects on tropospheric chemical distributions

Amy L. Stuart, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; and M. Z. Jacobson, M. C. Barth, and W. C. Skamarock

2:30 PM

4.2

Plumes above anvils—a newly discovered stratospheric-tropospheric chemical exchange process due to deep convective clouds

Pao K. Wang, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

4.3

Effect of fair-weather cumulus on chemical species in the convective boundary layer

2:45 PM

4.4

Development of a three-dimensional cloud-scale chemical transport model

Kenneth E. Pickering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and A. J. DeCaria, G. L. Stenchikov, R. R. Dickerson, R. Park, and W. K. Tao

3:00 PM

4.5

Cloud and fog processing of atmospheric organic compounds

Jeffrey L. Collett Jr., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and P. Herckes, L. Trenary, T. Lee, and M. P. Hannigan

3:15 PM

4.3A

A global-scale study of the mixing state of black carbon and its effects on direct radiative forcing (formerly paper number P1.21)

Mark Z. Jacobson, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Poster Session 2

Forecasting Climate Variability Posters

Host: Climate Variability, the Oceans, and Societal Impacts

Organizer: Ants Leetmaa, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC

P2.1

On the intraseasonal oscillation in a coupled GCM

Joong-Bae Ahn, Pusan National Univ., Pusan, Korea, Republic of (South); and H. S. Park

P2.2

The Global Change Master Directory: Connecting Users of Climate Data with Producers of Climate Data

Scott A Ritz, NASA Global Change Master Directory, Lanham, MD; and S. M. Leicester

P2.3

Simulation of seasonal to decadal variations by CPC's new climate model

Wilbur Y. Chen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Kanamitsu

P2.4

Sea surface temperature anomalies due to anomalous oceanic heat fluxes

Matthias Munnich, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and J. D. Neelin and J. C. McWilliams

P2.5

Relationships between Atmospheric Internal Variability and the Responses to an Extratropical SST Anomaly

Shiling Peng, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and W. Robinson

P2.6

Recent advances in the observation and analysis of large-scale oceanic precipitation

P2.7

Performance of a nested regional spectral model coupled with a mesoscale model under contrasting ENSO regimes

Loren D. White, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and R. S. Reddy

P2.8

The interannual variability of intense western Pacific typhoons during the 1997–1999 El Nino/La Nina cycle

P2.9

The role of ocean waves and SST in seasonal variability

P2.10

The role of the ocean boundary conditions for seasonal predictability

Thomas J. Reichler, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and J. O. Roads and M. Kanamitsu

P2.11

Toward Understanding the North American Monsoon and Forecasting Summer Energy Demand in the Desert Southwest

David L. Mitchell, DRI, Reno, NV; and K. Redmond, D. C. Ivanova, and R. Rabin

P2.12

Using the Historical Relationship between Solar Flux and Hurricane Strength to Forecast Landfall Intensity

Phillip A. Zuzolo, Autometric Inc., Springfield, VA; and A. M. Powell Jr. and B. J. Zuzolo

P2.13

Value of Quality Evaluated, High-temporal Resolution Marine Meteorology Observations

Shawn R. Smith, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and M. A. Bourassa, D. M. Legler, and J. J. O'Brien

P2.14

The relationship between the atmospheric transients and the tropical sea surface temperatures

Peitao Peng, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Kumar

P2.15

On the end of El Nino events

Gabriel A. Vecchi, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. E. Harrison

P2.16

A Conceptual Model for the Indian Ocean Dipole mode

Fei-Fei Jin, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and L. Yu

P2.17

Concerning Applications of Singular Spectrum Analysis

Han-Ru Cho, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan; and H. Ye

P2.18

Climate variability and large storm surge on the Pacific coast of the United States

Anthony L. Westerling, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA

P2.19

An analysis of stabilizing mechanisms in the climate system using a simple atmosphere-ocean box-model

Karina Lindberg, Univ. of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and V. A. Alexeev

P2.20

A Western United States Fire Climatology

Anthony L. Westerling, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and A. Gershunov, D. R. Cayan, and T. J. Brown

P2.21

A Global Parallel High-Resolution UCLA-POP Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean GCM for Assessing Climate and Variability in the Ocean

Jin-Yi Yu, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and R. C. Malone

P2.22

A coupled modeling system of the hydrologic cycle within river basins

Keeley R. Costigan, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and C. L. Winter, E. P. Springer, and J. R. Stalker

P2.23

Delayed Atmospheric Response to ENSO

Arun Kumar, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and W. Wang and M. P. Hoerling

P2.24

Double Ensemble Estimates of Precipitation in the Southeastern United States for Extreme ENSO Events

K. V. Verzone, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and M. A. Bourassa, T. E. LaRow, J. J. O'Brien, and S. D. Cooke

P2.25

Evaluation of parameter sensitivity for different levels of land-surface model complexity

Terri S. Hogue, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and L. A. Bastidas, H. V. Gupta, and S. Sorooshian

P2.26

Interannual Variability in the Regional Climate Simulation over South America

Vasubandhu Misra, COLA, Calverton, MD; and P. A. Dirmeyer and B. P. Kirtman

P2.27

Major Bangladesh floods as coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomena

Peter J. Webster, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and W. Han, K. Sahami, and R. Grossman

P2.28

Mechanism of biennial oscillation in the tropical Indo-Pacific

Kwang-Yul Kim, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

P2.29

Dependence on land surface model of the time scale of soil moisture variability

Wanqiu Wang, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Kumar

P2.30

Subseasonal Variability of the Asian Summer Monsoon: Role of Tropical SST

H. Annamalai, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

Session 5

University Educational Initiatives (Part II)

Host: 10th Symposium on Education

Organizers: Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University; Mohan K. Ramamurthy, Univ. of Illinois

2:15 PM

5.1

"The Business of Weather": A seminar course designed to overcome a gap in the traditional meteorological curriculum

Amanda S. Adams, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. P. Samenow and G. J. Tripoli

2:30 PM

5.2

"Thunderstorms in a Box": Using the UW-NMS and VIS5D to aid students in the understanding of supercell thunderstorms

Amanda S. Adams, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. J. Tripoli

2:45 PM

5.3

Creation of a Virtual Tornadic Thunderstorm: Enabling Student-Centered Learning about Complex Storm-Scale Atmospheric Dynamics

Douglas N. Yarger, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and W. A. Gallus Jr., C. Cruz-Neira, K. Meinert, and R. Heer

3:00 PM

5.4

Teaching atmospheric sciences: A graduate course

Donna J. Charlevoix, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and D. J. Wuebbles

3:15 PM

5.5

Using a Dynamical Atmospheric Model to Develop a Virtual Atmospheric Laboratory

Glenn E. Van Knowe, MESO, Inc., Troy, NY; and K. R. Tyle, K. T. Waight III, J. W. Zack, and J. T. Moore

3:30 PM

5.6

Using the virtual exploratorium to support inquiry-based learning in introductory geoscience courses: An ENSO example

Rajul E. Pandya, West Chester University, West Chester, PA; and D. J. Bramer, K. E. Hay, M. R. Marlino, D. Middleton, M. K. Ramamurthy, T. Scheitlin, and R. B. Wilhelmson

Session 6

European and other international applications (Parallel with Session 4)

Host: 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Organizers: Horst Boettger, ECMWF; John Lincoln, Consultant

2:15 PM

6.2

Access to ECMWF archive and information

Horst Böttger, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and D. Marbouty, K. Fielding, and B. Raoult

2:30 PM

6.3

METVIEW meteorological data visualisation and processing software at ECMWF

Jens Daabeck, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and G. Austad, R. Bonifacio, F. Ii, A. Jørgensen, V. Karhila, P. O'Sullivan, and B. Raoult

2:45 PM

6.4

Semi-automation facilities on Horace

Alan M. Radford, UK Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom

3:00 PM

6.5

Porting Horace to Linux

Mike Hobson, UK Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom

6.6

Synergie Météo-France meteorological workstation improvements

6.7

Operational use of Synergie for aeronautical forecasts

3:15 PM

6.8

Graphical Interaction on Gridded Fields: Integration in an operational forecaster's workstation

Dick Blaauboer, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and P. Heppner

3:30 PM

6.9

The AURORA Nowcasting Platform-Extending the concept of a modifiable database for short range forecasting

Brian Greaves, MSC, King City, ON, Canada; and R. Trafford, N. Driedger, R. Paterson, D. M. L. Sills, D. Hudak, and N. Donaldson

3:45 PM

6.10

AutoTAF—The design, development and implementation of an automated tool for the production of Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts

J. Godau, BOM, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and C. Shepherdley, E. Tan, and G. J. Whiteley

4:00 PM

6.11

Implementation of the National Weather Service River Forecast System in Nicaragua

James A. McNitt, NOAA/NWS and Computer Sciences Corp., Rockville, MD; and D. G. Lillie

4:15 PM

6.12

Rainfall Quality Control–A purpose-built semi-automated, interactive graphical application

Gary T. Weymouth, BOM, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and E. Ebert, A. E. Guymer, and D. Lang

4:30 PM

6.13

Impact of Lost Russian RAOBs on Numerical Weather Prediction Skill

M. Steven Tracton, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and R. Kistler and J. Giraytys

4:45 PM

6.1A

Introductory Remarks. John Lincoln, Consultant

5:00 PM

6.4A

Coffee Break

5:30 PM

6.1B

Goals and Activities of the European Meteorological Society (EMS)

Rene Morin, EMS, Paris, France

Session 4

Assimilation

Host: Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems

Organizer: Thomas W. Schlatter, NOAA/OAR/FSL

2:15 PM

4.1

Data assimilation over the western United States

John D. Horel, NOAA/Cooperative Institute for Regional Prediction and Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and C. M. Ciliberti and S. M. Lazarus

2:30 PM

4.2

An Introduction to FSL's Assimilation Model Experiment (FAME)

Patricia A. Miller, NOAA/OAR/FSL, Boulder, CO; and M. F. Barth and A. E. MacDonald

2:45 PM

4.3

Use of cloudy radiance observations in mesoscale data assimilation

Tomi Vukicevic, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and T. Greenwald, R. Hertenstein, and M. Ghemires

3:00 PM

4.4

A Variational Method for Doppler Radar Data Assimilation

Qin Xu, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and H. Gu and W. Gu

3:15 PM

4.5

Diagnosing tropical divergent circulations from satellite-derived diabatic forcing and variational integral constraints

Franklin R. Robertson, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and H. I. Lu

3:30 PM

4.6

Four dimensional variational assimilation of Microwave Remote-sensing data for a Baiu frontal case in 1999.

Kazumasa Aonashi, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and Y. Shoji, H. Seko, B. Kuo, and Y. R. Guo

3:45 PM

4.7

Adjoint strategies for radiance data assimilation using regional atmospheric system

Mohammed Ghemires, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. Vukicevic, R. Hertenstein, and T. Greenwald

4:00 PM

4.8

Using GOES data to improve COAMPS cloud analysis and forecast

Li Wei, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and Q. Xu and Q. Zhao

4:15 PM

4.9

A Comparison of GOES and AMSU based Total Precipitable Water Retrievals

Ralph R. Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and J. Daniels

4:30 PM

4.10

Results from Global Land-surface Data Assimilation Methods

Jon D. Radakovich, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and P. R. Houser, A. Da Silva, and M. G. Bosilovich

4:45 PM

4.11

A Synthetic Study on the Influence of Error in Surface Soil Moisture Observations on Assimilation

Jeffrey P. Walker, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and P. R. Houser

5:00 PM

4.12

A study of data selection and quality control and their impact in the North Pacific

Patricia M. Pauley, NRL, Monterey, CA; and E. H. Barker

5:15 PM

4.13

Impact of Single-Doppler Radar Observations on Numerical Prediction of 7 May 1995 Oklahoma Squall Line

Wei Gu, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. Gu and Q. Xu

5:30 PM

4.5a

Coffee Break

5:44 PM

4.5b

Exhibit Hours 3:30–7:00PM

Session 7

Climate Modeling: AMIP (Parallel with Session 8)

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

Organizer: Richard R. Heim Jr., NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

2:30 PM

7.1

Preliminary results from the AMIP II experiment

Justin J. Hnilo, North Carolina State University, Asheville, NC; and B. D. Santer

2:45 PM

7.2

Assessment of modeled snow cover from General Circulation Models

Anne W. Nolin, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and A. Frei and S. Pitter

3:00 PM

7.3

Evaluation of tropospheric humidity in AMIP II simulations

Rebecca J. Ross, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and D. J. Gaffen

3:15 PM

7.4

An examination of the sensitivity of a GCM to a coupled and uncoupled mode

Justin J. Hnilo, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and J. Boyle, B. D. Santer, M. Wehner, and B. Govindasamy

Session 8

Observed Variability and Change: Upper Air (Parallel with Session 7, 9 & Joint Session J2)

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

Organizer: Tom Peterson, NOAA

2:30 PM

8.1

Global temperature variations and trends above the surface

John R. Christy, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL

2:45 PM

8.2

isparity of temperature trends (1979–99) of atmosphere and surface: can we trust the surface data?

S. Fred Singer, Science & Environmental Policy Project, Fairfax, VA

3:00 PM

8.3

Detection and analysis of rapid temperature changes over a large pole-centered spatial domain

Lee Burns, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Christy

3:15 PM

8.4

The Comprehensive Aerological Reference Dataset (CARDS): Current Status and Future Objectives

Amy R. Holbrooks, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

3:30 PM

8.5

Effect of volcanoes on the vertical temperature profile

Melissa Free, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and J. K. Angell and A. Robock

3:45 PM

8.6

Decadal variations in the tropical tropopause: Implications for stratospheric water vapor

Dian J. Gaffen, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and R. J. Ross, J. K. Angell, and G. C. Reid

4:00 PM

8.7

Interannual Variability and Long-Term Trends in Upper Tropospheric Humidity

John J. Bates, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO

4:15 PM

8.8

Interannual-to-interdecadal changes in the atmospheric moisture over the global tropics

Igor I. Zveryaev, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and P. S. Chu

4:30 PM

8.4a

Coffee Break

Poster Session 2

Summer Storms (Poster session)

Host: Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses

P2.1

HPVCI—Convective Initiation

Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and D. Lu, J. Hafner, P. J. Fitzpatrick, and R. S. Reddy

P2.2

The sensitvity of West African squall line development to land cover changes

Karen I. Mohr, SUNY, Albany, NY; and R. D. Baker, W. K. Tao, and J. S. Famiglietti

P2.3

Cloud physical process in heavy rainfall of Mei-yu frontal system in South China

Peng-Yun Wang, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China; and J. Yang, Z. Ruan, and S. Z. Yang

P2.4

The contribution of orographic rainfall to the extreme precipitation in Southeastern Africa in Spring 2000

Chris C. Funk, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA; and R. F. MacCracken

P2.5

The Relationship between intense, short-duration precipiation and flash floods

Matthew Kelsch, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO

P2.6

Diurnal variations of summer precipitation between wet and dry years in the central U.S

Zaitao Pan, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and M. Segal, R. W. Arritt, and T. C. Chen

P2.7

Characterization Of The Distribution Of Cloud Spectra For Thunderstorms In The Western Mediterranean Area

Jose L. Sánchez, University of Leon, Leon, Spain; and E. García and J. L. Marcos

P2.8

Extreme precipitation frequency in the Semiarid Southwest

Lesley T. Julian, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. L. Vogel

P2.9

A Global Climatology of Thunderstorm, Hail, and Tornado Days

Aiguo Dai, NCAR, Boulder, CO

P2.10

Numerical Sensitivities in Convective/Nonconvective Cloud Interactions in MM5

Carlie J. Coats Jr., MCNC North Carolina Supercomputing Center, Research Triangle Park, NC; and J. N. McHenry

P2.11

Extreme precipitation events in southeastern South America and relationships with the South Atlantic Convergence Zone

Leila M. V. Carvalho, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and C. Jones and B. Liebmann

P2.12

Predictability of heavy precipitation induced by mesoscale convective vortices

Christopher A. Davis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. B. Trier, D. A. Ahijevych, and R. E. Carbone

P2.13

The sensitivity of simulated supercell precipitation to microphysical parameters

Susan C. van den Heever, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and W. R. Cotton

P2.14

Potential vorticity streamers and their role in the development of mesoscale convective systems, part III: numerical weather simulations

Adrian Marroquin, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and F. Caracena and E. I. Tollerud

P2.15

Soil moisture and mesoscale convective complex development during the 1993 Midwest flood: Results from the MM5-PLACE atmosphere/land-surface model

R. David Baker, Austin College, Sherman, TX; and Y. Wang, W. K. Tao, and P. Wetzel

P2.16

Front Range severe flash flooding and El-Niño

P2.17

October 1998 Extreme Rains Over South Central Texas

Robert A. Blaha, NOAA/NWS, New Braunfels, TX

P2.18

Overview of the 7 May 2000 extreme rain event in Missouri

Patrick S. Market, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and A. R. Lupo, C. E. Halcomb, F. A. Akyüz, and P. Guinan

P2.19

Analysis Of Heavy Precipitation In The Region Of Valencia (Spain) By Means Of Ir Images From The Meteosat

Jose L. Sánchez, University of Leon, Leon, Spain; and M. V. Fernández, F. Pastor, and M. J. Estrela

P2.20

Synoptic and spatial variability of the rainfall along the northern Peruvian coast during the 1997–8 El Niño event

Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and M. Peña, N. Ordinola, L. Flores, and J. Boustead

P2.21

Big Thompson, 1976 to Buffalo Creek, 1996: Evolutions in emergency reponse to extreme preciptiation events

John F. Henz, Henz Meteorological Services, Littleton, CO

P2.22

The extreme east-central Missouri flash flood of 6–7 May 2000

Fred H. Glass, NOAA/NWS, St. Charles, MO; and J. P. Gagan and J. T. Moore

P2.23

MM5 Simulations of the Las Vegas flash flood of 8 July 1999: The role of SSTs

Dorothea C. Ivanova, DRI, Reno, NV; and D. L. Mitchell and R. Rabin

P2.24

The Role of Dual Cold Fronts Aloft in a Major Tornado and Flash Flooding Event

Steven E. Koch, NOAA/OAR/FSL, Boulder, CO; and J. Mitchem

P2.25

Regional climate model simulation of a multi-week heavy precipitation episode in the central U.S

Kenneth E. Kunkel, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and X. Z. Liang

P2.26

Numerical simulation of the 17–18 July 1996 Chicago flood

Steven E. Peckham, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. B. Wilhelmson

P2.27

Capabilities and Characteristics of Rainfall Estimates from Geostationary- and Geostationary+ Microwave-Based Satellite Techniques

Joe Turk, NRL, Monterey, CA; and C. S. Liou, S. Qiu, R. A. Scofield, M. B. Ba, and A. Gruber

P2.28

Three-Dimensional Features of Summer Monsoon Precipitation Seen from TRMM/PR and Latent Heat Release over South Asia

Akiyo Yatagai, Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

P2.29

Comparison of TRMM and Rain Gage Rain Rates over New Mexico

Long S. Chiu, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD and George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and Z. Liu, W. L. Teng, G. Serafino, S. Morain, A. Budge, C. Bales, and T. Wulff

P2.30

Regional climate modeling of the monsoon season over the Rio Grande Basin

James R. Stalker, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and K. R. Costigan, J. M. Reisner, and D. L. Langley

P2.31

Colorado High Elevation Flash Flood Producing Thunderstorms: Radar, Rainfall and Atmospheric Characteristics

John F. Henz, Henz Meteorological Services, Littleton, CO

P2.32

On the use of Radar data to verify the long term performance of the UK Met Office Mesoscale Model precipitation forecasts

Martin Goeber, UK Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom; and S. F. Milton

P2.33

An AMBER playback of the Kansas City, Missouri flash flood of 05 October 1998

Robert S. Davis, NOAA/NWS, Pittsburgh, PA

P2.34

Satellite observations of Pacific moisture surges associated with the North American Monsoon

Donald M. Anderson, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and W. K. Berg and J. J. Bates

P2.35

Issues and Advances in WSR-88D Rainfall Estimation of Flash Flood Events in Complex Terrain

P2.36

National Basin Delineation and Flash Flood Database Creation

Gina M. Cox, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. T. Arthur, D. Slayter, and N. Kuhnert

P2.37

QIWI—A Web-Based Flash Flood Monitoring Tool

P2.38

Seasonal Variation in Multi-Radar Coverage for WSR-88D Precipitation Estimation in a Mountainous Region

Jay P. Breidenbach, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. J. Seo, P. Tilles, and C. Pham

P2.39

Evaluation of the Areal Mean Basin Estimated Rainfall (AMBER) Flash Flood Algorithm at the Tulsa, OK and Sterling, VA NWSFOs

Ami T. Arthur, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. W. Howard

P2.40

Assessment of quantitative precipitation estimates using weather radar and a distributed hydrologic model

P2.41

Rainfall Estimation from WSR-88D Reflectivities Using Artificial Neural Networks

Seth E. Snell, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

P2.42

On the uncertainty of a flood forecasting tool for small and medium size basins

P2.43

A new methodology of rainfall retrievals from indirect measurements

Aleksandr Falkovich, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Lord and R. Treadon

P2.44

Ensemble simulations of regional flood and drought climates

Zhiwei Yang, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and R. W. Arritt

P2.45

Development of a mesoscale 4-dimensional variational data assimilation (4D-Var) system at JMA

Yoshihiro Ishikawa, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan

P2.46

Short Range Mesoscale Ensemble Forecasts of Precipitation over the Southwest United States during the Summer Convective Season

David R. Bright, NOAA/NWS, Tucson, AZ; and S. L. Mullen and R. A. Maddox

P2.47

The impact of model resolution and ensemble population on the detection of intense precipitation events

Frederic Atger, Meteo-France, Toulouse, France

P2.48

Estimating extreme precipitation at high elevations in Colorado through mesoscale ensemble modeling

William R. Cotton, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and R. L. McAnelly and C. T. Ashby

P2.49

Short-to-medium range forecasting of midlatitude weather systems using a mesoscale global model with uniform and variable resolution

Stephane Belair, MSC, Dorval, PQ, Canada; and J. Mailhot and M. Desgagne

P2.50

Impact of improved initialization of mesoscale features on convective system QPF in 10 KM ETA Simuations

William A. Gallus Jr., Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and M. Segal, I. Jankov, and S. Aves

P2.51

Precipitation forecasts using the Battlescale Forecast Model

Jeffrey E. Passner, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and T. Henmi

P2.52

Some aspects of severe weather in the Metropolitan Area of São Paulo

Augusto José Pereira, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and M. T. L. Barros and J. B. N. Romeiro

P2.53

Hybrid short-range weather forecast systems

P2.54

The effect of different initial conditions on short-term rainfall prediction

Ana M. B. Nunes, Centro de Previsão do Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil

P2.55

Impact of soil moisture initialization on a simulated flash flood

C. Travis Ashby, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and W. R. Cotton and R. L. McAnelly

P2.56

Quantitative precipitation forecasting of extreme synoptic-mesoscale events

Milton S. Speer, Bureau of Meteorology, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia; and L. M. Leslie

P2.57

Short-range forecasts of rainfall amount from an extrapolative-statistical technique utilizing multiple remote sensor observations

David H. Kitzmiller, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and S. D. Vibert and F. G. Samplatsky

P2.58

Anticipating heavy rainfall: Climatological aspects

Robert Hart, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and R. H. Grumm

P2.59

Forecasting heavy rainfall in the Middle Atlantic region

Paul G. Knight, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and M. S. Evans

P2.60

Criteria For Selecting Meteorological Variables To Be Used In Statistical Models For A Short-Term Forecast Of Thunderstorms And Hailstorms

Jose L. Sánchez, University of Leon, Leon, Spain; and J. L. Marcos, J. T. Fernandez, and E. García

P2.61

Extracting hydrologic information from high-resolution rainfall forecasts

John W. Nielsen-Gammon, CIAMS, College Station, TX

P2.62

Use of surface mesonets, radiosondes and profilers to predict basin-specific QPF and flash floods in complex terrain

John F. Henz, Henz Meteorological Services, Littleton, CO

P2.63

Evolutions in emergency reponse to extreme preciptiation events: hope for the future?

John F. Henz, Henz Meteorological Services, Littleton, CO

P2.64

Application of an updraft warm layer depth QPF technique to June 2000 flash floods in the NWS Central and Southern Regions

John F. Henz, Henz Meteorological Services, Littleton, CO

P2.65

Flash floods in the Caribbean: Environmental conditions and Mitigation

Arlene G. Laing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

P2.66

Post-Fire Flash Flood Prediction: A Difficult Challenge

John F. Henz, Henz Meteorological Services, Littleton, CO

P2.67

California Flood Damage and The El Niño-Southern Oscillation

Preston S. Heard Jr., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; and R. A. Pielke, Jr.

P2.25a

Simulation of a mid-latitude convective storm initialized with bistatic Doppler radar data

Thibaut Montmerle, McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada; and D. Caya and I. Zawadzki

P2.61a

On the Use of NEXRAD Stage IV Data in the Multimedia Modeling of Pollutant Transport

Brian K. Eder, NOAA/ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC; and S. K. LeDuc, A. B. Gilliland, and P. L. Finkelstein

Keynote Speaker Session 1

Remote Sensing Lecture, Title: "Satellite Measurements of the Earth's Radiation Budget; What Have We learned About the Climate System?"

Host: 11th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Robert Cess, SUNY

Session 2

Cloud seeding Technology for Severe Thunderstorms

Host: 15th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification

Organizer: Roland List, Univ. of Toronto

2.2

HAIL SUPPRESSION PROGRAM IN LEÓN (PALA) FROM 1986 TO 1999: SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE HAIL PRECIPITATION IN SEEDING PERIODS AND PERIODS WITH NO SEEDING ACTIVITIES

3:01 PM

2.3

An overview of the Mendoza hail suppression program 2000

Terry W. Krauss, Weather Modification Inc., Fargo, ND; and V. Makitov

3:16 PM

2.4

Aircraft measured microstructure of severe hailstorms in Argentina from cloud base to -45^oC

Daniel Rosenfeld, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel; and W. L. Woodley and T. W. Krauss

2.5

Towards a tornado suppression system

3:31 PM

2.6

General Discussion

3:46 PM

2.2a

Exhibit Hours (3:30–7:00 p.m.)

3:47 PM

2.2b

Coffee Break

General Discussion

1

Coffee Break

0a

Exhibit Hours

0a

Symposium Ends

Coffee Break

Session 3

Operational Coastal Observing and Modeling Systems and National Research Programs (Invited Session)

Host: Interactive Symposium on the Exchange of Operational and Research Coastal Oceanic, Atmospheric, and Hydrologic Observations and Model Products

Organizers: Chuck Wash, NPS; Leslie Rosenfield, NPS

4:00 PM

3.1

The National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) Coastal Ocean Buoy, C-Man Station, and VOS Network: Status and Plans.

Paul Moersdorf, NOAA/NDBC, Stennis Space Center, MS

4:15 PM

3.2

A SUMMARY OF THE STATUS OF, AND PLANS FOR, THE Eta MODEL (OPERATIONAL, LIMITED-AREA, ATMOSPHERIC MESOSCALE MODEL) AT THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION (NCEP)

Geoff DiMego, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD

4:30 PM

3.3

THE U.S. WEATHER RESEARCH PROGRAM (USWRP)’S ROLE, STATUS, AND PROSPECTS IN FOSTERING COASTAL WEATHER PREDICTION RESEARCH

Robert L. Gall, UCAR, Boulder, CO

Session 5

Urban and Regional Scale Interactions: Megacities as Sources (In continuation of related topics at the AMS Third Symposium on the Urban Environment, August 2000, Davis, CA)

Host: A Millennium Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry: Past, Present, and Future of Atmospheric Chemistry

Organizers: Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Colorado State Univ.; Mark Z. Jacobson, Stanford Univ.

4:00 PM

5.1

Chemical Analysis of PM10 and PM2.5 Aerosols in Sydney, Australia

Gail P. Box, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; and M. A. Box, Y. Iinuma, G. M. Moran, and D. Cohen

4:15 PM

5.2

Investigations of Ozone and Fine Particles in the Northeast

Richard D. Clark, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and C. R. Philbrick, B. G. Doddridge, and G. A. Allen

4:30 PM

5.3

Long Range Transport of Trace Gases Observed on Crete, Greece

Bernhard Rappenglück, Technical University of Munich, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany; and D. Melas and P. Fabian

4:45 PM

5.4

The Potential Role of Mexico City Aerosols In Cloud Formation and Evolution

Graciela Raga, Universidad Nacional Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City, DF, Mexico; and D. Baumgardner

Session 6

Meteorological Measurements in Harsh Environments

Host: 11th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR

4:00 PM

6.1

Relative humidity measurements near saturation at temperatures well below 0°C

Edgar L Andreas, U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH; and P. S. Guest, P. O. G. Persson, C. W. Fairall, T. W. Horst, and R. E. Moritz

4:15 PM

6.2

Observations of weather-related aviation hazards in Juneau, Alaska

Steven Mueller, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. A. Cohn, A. Praskovsky, R. Barron, and L. Cornman

4:30 PM

6.3

Estimations of column water amounts over Arctic regions using ground-based thermal microwave and infrared measurements

Bing Lin, NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, A. Fan, and D. Young

4:45 PM

6.4

The use of rotating shadowband radiometers and microwave radiometers to obtain cloud properties in Arctic environments

Jim C. Barnard, PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. C. Liljegren, Q. L. Min, and J. C. Doran

6.5

A high spectral resolution lidar for untended operation in the Arctic.

5:01 PM

6.6

Severe winter weather performance of Runway Visual Range (RVR) systems at five Alaskan airports

David A. Hazen, System Resources Corporation, Billerica, MA; and R. J. Pawlak, T. A. Seliga, and D. B. Lawrence

Session 9

North American Monsoon (Parallel with Session 8 & Joint Session J2)

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

Organizer: Henry Diaz, NOAA/CDC

4:00 PM

9.1

Modelling the effects of land surface forcing on the North American Monsoon System

David S. Gutzler, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; and J. Stalker, P. J. Fawcett, and D. Henderson

4:15 PM

9.2

Influence of interannual variation in snow mass in modulating the onset and intensity of the North American monsoon circulation.

Fiona A. Lo, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. P. Clark

4:30 PM

9.3

Effects of synoptic events on modulating seasonal variations in the North American Monsoon System

Eileen A. Hall-McKim, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and A. W. Nolin, M. P. Clark, F. Lo, and M. C. Serreze

4:45 PM

9.4

Mechanisms limiting the poleward extent of the summer monsoon: South America, North America and Africa

Chia Chou, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and J. D. Neelin and H. Su

5:00 PM

9.5

North American Monsoonal Moisture Sources and Climatic Teleconnections Revealed Using Precipitation Stable Isotope Timeseries.

William E. Wright, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and A. Long, A. C. Comrie, S. W. Leavitt, T. Cavazos, and C. Eastoe

General Discussion

Panel Discussion

Roundtable Discussion

Host: Interactive Symposium on the Exchange of Operational and Research Coastal Oceanic, Atmospheric, and Hydrologic Observations and Model Products

Moderator: Nicholas Bond, NOAA/PMEL

Oral sessions end for the day

Poster Session 1

Global Change and Climate Variations Poster Session

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

P1.1

Assessing regional change and vulnerability

William E. Riebsame, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. Huff, R. Platt, D. Theobald, and T. Dickinson

P1.2

Climate impacts on water supply and demand zones in the South Platte

Klaus Wolter, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO; and M. P. Hoerling, M. Medovaya, C. Anderson, J. Eischeid, C. A. Woodhouse, G. Bates, and M. P. Clark

P1.3

Use of ENSO information in improving seasonal water supply outlooks.

Martyn P. Clark, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. P. Hoerling, K. Wolter, A. J. Ray, M. C. Serreze, and G. J. McCabe Jr.

P1.4

Development of short-term streamflow forecasts for specific management applications: Case study of flow augmentation requirements for the maintenance of endangered fish habitat.

Martyn P. Clark, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and L. E. Hay, J. Pitlick, A. J. Ray, D. R. Cayan, M. Dettinger, M. Meyer-Tyree, and G. H. Leavesley

P1.5

Dendrohydrologic reconstructions: Applications to water resource management

Connie A. Woodhouse, NOAA - National Geophysical Data Center and Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and D. M. Meko

P1.6

Implications of climate variability for low flows and dilution of discharges from point sources

James F. Saunders III, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and W. M. Lewis Jr.

P1.7

User studies in the Interior West: investigating current uses of climate information and user needs

Andrea J. Ray, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO; and R. S. Webb and J. D. Wiener

P1.8

Value of Climate/Streamflow Forecasts for Non-Firm Energy Production in the Columbia River Basin

Alan F. Hamlet, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. Huppert and D. P. Lettenmaier

P1.9

An Analysis of the Influence of El Nino and La Nina on Tornado Occurrence in the United States

Adam C. Rosensweet, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and D. R. Smith

P1.10

Is the warming trend in eastern China due to the high absorbing aerosols?

Shaocai Yu, Duke University, Durham, NC; and J. Dong

P1.11

The effects of land use change on snowcover and the resulting influences on weather and regional climate

John E. Strack, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and G. E. Liston and R. A. Pielke Sr.

P1.12

Satellite Retrieval algorithm for Atmospheric Water Budget of Gulf of Mexico-Caribbean sea Basin: Seasonal Variability

Pablo Santos Jr., NOAA/NWS, Miami, FL; and E. A. Smith

P1.13

Regional Climate Variations with Increasing CO2 in East Asia

Ki-Ho Chang, Meteorological Research Institute, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and C. U. Huh, J. H. Choi, J. H. Oh, and J. Kim

P1.14

Investigation of the North Pacific Sea Ice Anomalies in the Context of Atmospheric and Oceanic Variability

Adrienne Tivy, Frontier Research System for Global Change and University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK; and U. S. Bhatt

P1.15

A detailed study of the April observational data for the Mt. Washington area over the past 45 years

Timothy O. Markle, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH; and N. C. Witcraft, J. P. Koermer, B. D. Keim, and M. K. Politovitch

P1.16

Trends in climate extremes in Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, and Australasia

Neville Nicholls, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and M. Haylock and T. Kestin

P1.17

EOFs of Climate Variability in Finite Interval and its Application in Climate signal Detection

Qigang Wu, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and G. R. North

P1.18

Revised U.S. Climate Change Indices

Byron E. Gleason, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and D. R. Easterling

P1.19

Sensitivity of Climate Simulations to Land-surface Complexity: Beginning AMIP Diagnostic Subproject No. 12

Parviz Irannejad, Environment, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Sydney, NSW, Australia; and A. Henderson-Sellers, T. J. Phillips, and K. McGuffie

P1.20

Development of a catchment-based hydrometeorological forcing data set for land surface modeling applications

Aaron A. Berg, University of Texas, Austin, TX; and J. S. Famiglietti, J. P. Walker, and P. R. Houser

P1.21

A time-slice experiment with the ECHAM AGCM at high resolution: The impact of horizontal resolution on the simulation of climate change

Wilhelm May, Danish Meteorological Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark; and E. Roeckner

P1.22

Estimation of anthropogenic signals in atmospheric GCMs using the General Linear Model and an efficient experimental design

David M. H. Sexton, UK Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom; and H. Grubb

P1.23

Spring to Summer Transitions in the Missouri Ozarks Region

Christopher W. Ratley, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and A. R. Lupo and M. A. Baxter

P1.24

Potential impacts of climate change on winter survival of perennial forage crops in the QuÉbec region of Canada

Andrew Bootsma, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and G. Bélanger, P. Rochette, Y. Castonguay, and D. Mongrain

P1.25

The US CLIVAR Program

David M. Legler, US CLIVAR Office, Washington, DC

P1.26

Decadal Variability in Tropical Broadband Radiation Budget

Takmeng Wong, NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and B. A. Wielicki and D. F. Young

P1.27

Comparison of two-dimensional cloud resolving model simulations with shipboard radar observations during TOGA COARE

Scott J. Carpenter, Aeromet, Inc., Kwajalein, Marshall Islands; and S. A. Rutledge, X. Wu, and M. W. Moncrieff

P1.28

Assessing the importance of snowmelt in distributed hydrologic simulations

C. Adam Schlosser, COLA, Calverton, MD; and W. J. Capehart and D. M. Mocko

P1.29

The Asian Monsoon and the TBO in the NCAR CCSM

Johannes Loschnigg, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

Poster Session 1

Grand Poster Night

Host: 11th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Gennaro H. Crescenti, NOAA/ARL

P1.1

Improved Smart Balloon To Better Characterize Hurricane Boundary-Layer Inflow

Randy Johnson, NOAA/ARL, Idaho Falls, ID; and R. Carter, S. Businger, G. Barnes, and J. Businger

P1.2

An electronic differential microbarograph system

P1.3

Laboratory studies of a vibrating wire precipitation gage

Claude E. Duchon, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. G. Wade, J. Cole, and R. R. Heim Jr.

P1.4

The Effects of Dome Temperature Gradients on the Accuracy of the Eppley Precision Infrared Radiometer

Scott J. Richardson, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. A. Brotzge

P1.5

A new fiber optic-based approach to meteorological instrumentation

Wayne H. Erxleben, Yankee Environmental Systems, Inc., Turners Falls, MA; and W. M. Stein, C. E. Holton, and M. J. Parker

P1.6

Next generation spaced antenna wind profiler technology

Charles L. Martin, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. O. J. Brown, S. A. Cohn, and M. Susedik

P1.7

Collection of Environmental Radar Data Using a Tactical Shipborne Radar

P1.8

Calibration of Zdr for an S-band polarimetric radar

Robert A. Rilling, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Lutz, M. Randall, and S. Ellis

P1.9

The project ``Draft''—development of radar analysis software and data format

Yoshinobu Tanaka, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

P1.10

Observed Association between measured Optical Turbulence and Suspected Meteorological Sources

Elizabeth A. Boll, United States Air Force/Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, NM; and R. Asbury III

P1.11

Investigation of the correlation between mechanical turbulence and optical turbulence in the atmosphere

P1.12

Measurements of Optical Turbulence in Complex Terrain

Frank D. Eaton, U.S. Air Force/Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico; and S. D. Ford, J. E. Miller, S. D. Stokes, and V. Stone

P1.13

The non-linear quality control of all data types within the National Center for Environmental Prediction's Regional Data Assimilation

William G. Collins, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Washington, DC; and E. Rogers and D. F. Parrish

P1.14

Desert lapse rate changes observed during the night-day transition period

Doyle Elliott, U.S. Army Research Lab., White Sands Missle Range, NM; and G. Vaucher

P1.15

Flight test results of a low-cost balloon borne chilled mirror hygrometer

William M. Stein, Yankee Environmental Systems Inc., Turners Falls, MA; and A. Bisberg and D. Beaubien

P1.16

Shipborne wind measurements corrected for airflow distortion by computational fluid dynamics

Philippe L. Nacass, Météo France, Brétigny-sur-Orge, France

P1.17

A GPS-based system for 3-dimensional total lightning mapping observations

Timothy Hamlin, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM; and J. Harlin, W. Rison, P. Krehbiel, and R. Thomas

P1.18

Comparison of the effects of using the ECMWF ERA-15 and the NASA/DAO GEOS-1 re-analyses on the diurnal cycle of surface longwave fluxes

J. Colleen Mikovitz, SSAI, Hampton, VA; and P. W. Stackhouse Jr. and S. K. Gupta

P1.19

Analysis of cloud ice crystal habits from the Mt. Washington Icing Sensors Project (MWISP)

William G. Schmitz, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH; and J. P. Koermer and C. C. Ryerson

P1.20

A Comparison of GPS-Measured Precipitable Water at Bartlett, NH with Radiosonde Measurements in the Northeast

Donald M. Dumont, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH; and J. Zabransky Jr.

P1.21

On-board measurement system for the automatic determination of small snow thicknesses on airport runways

J. L. Gaumet, Meteo-France, Trappes, France; and M. Zephoris and F. Zanghi

P1.22

Spectral Characteristics of Acoustic Noise Generated by Turbulent Flow in the Free Atmosphere

P1.23

Upgrading of the ATD lightning location system at The Met Office (UK)

John Nash, UK Met Office, Easthampstead, United Kingdom; and N. Daly, E. Hibbett, G. Callaghan, and P. Taylor

P1.24

Long-term Analysis of the Fair Weather Electric Field

P1.25

Lightning mapping observations in the western Great Plains

William Rison, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM; and P. R. Krehbiel, R. J. Thomas, T. Hamlin, J. Harlin, M. Stanley, K. Wiens, J. Lombardo, and D. Shown

P1.26

The Analysis of Thunderstorm Electricity in the Vicinity of an Electric Field-Mill Micronetwork

Grand Poster Night

Poster Session 1

IIPS Poster Session: Formal Viewing

Host: 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Organizer: Steve Holt, Mitretek, Inc.

P1.1

Spectrum width Patterns

Valery M. Melnikov, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. J. Doviak

P1.2

The development and utilization of graphical forecasts at NWS Corpus Christi

Andrew R. Patrick, NOAA/NWS, Corpus Christi, TX; and J. M. Coyne

P1.3

Teletraining Using VISITview

Anthony Mostek, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and S. Bachmeier, T. Whittaker, D. Bikos, B. Motta, B. Grant, and J. LaDue

P1.4

The online FX-Net user manual

Donald M. Dumont, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH; and C. S. Lopresti Jr. and J. P. Koermer

P1.5

The use of acoustic wind profilers for Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle flight test activities

Casey J. Donohue, AS&M, Inc., Edwards, CA; and K. H. Underwood and D. G. Bellue

P1.6

Use of Oklahoma Mesonet and National Weather Service Data in the Development of Control Strategies for Winter-time Bridge Heating

Kala N. Pandit, Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK; and B. K. Callihan, D. S. Arndt, S. C. Jenks, J. R. Whiteley, and R. L. Elliott

P1.7

Weather Effects Predictions for Military Mission Planning

P1.8

New software to monitor satellite soundings at NOAA/NESDIS

Richard Kelley Jr., Computer Sciences Corporation, Suitland, MD

P1.9

A Fifteen Year Time Series of Longwave and Shortwave Radiation Measurements for Environmental and Climate Change Studies

T. Dale Bess, LRC, Hampton, VA; and T. Wong, G. L. Smith, and K. A. Bush

P1.10

A model for forecasting frost accumulation on bridge decks based on RWIS data

David S. Knollhoff, NOAA/NWS, Johnston, IA; and E. S. Takle, W. A. Gallus Jr., D. Burkheimer, and D. McCauley

P1.11

A winter weather index to estimate maintenance costs in the Midwest

Bradley Temeyer, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and W. A. Gallus Jr., E. S. Takle, D. Burkheimer, and D. McCauley

P1.12

Analysis software for the Aerosonde robotic aircraft

Kendal McGuffie, University of Technology, Broadway, NSW, Australia; and J. R. Soddell and J. Becker

P1.13

HPVCI-Webpage Delivery of Operational Modeling

Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and R. Mahecha, J. Hafner, K. Greene, R. S. Reddy, and P. J. Fitzpatrick

P1.14

Immersadesk demonstrations: oceanographic and atmospheric models and in-situ data

Christopher W. Moore, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and N. N. Soreide

P1.15

Neural network based retrieval of wind and temperature Profiles from combined surface and satellite observations

Edward M. Measure, U.S. Army Research Lab., White Sands Missile Range, NM; and Y. Yee, M. Bleiweiss, and J. Cogan

P1.16

Earth Science Markup Language

Rahul Ramachandran, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and M. Alshayeb, B. Beaumont, H. Conover, S. Graves, N. Hanish, X. Li, S. Movva, A. McDowell, and M. Smith

P1.17

NEXRAD Product Improvement: Overview of NEXRAD Open System Plans

Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

P1.18

Integrated Meteorological Information for Aviation Users

Dimitar Ivanov, Air Traffic Services Authority, Sofia, Bulgaria; and A. Kolarov and A. Weipert

P1.19

Coastal Data Processing

Richard Barazotto, NOAA/National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD

Sessions end for the day

Symposium Ends

Session

Sessions end for the day

Host: Climate Variability, the Oceans, and Societal Impacts

Wed 17 Jan

President's Symposium

Session

Meeting Description

Host: The First Presidential Policy Forum: Opportunities for 21st Century Meteorology: New Markets for Weather and Climate Information

8:00 AM

Meeting Description

for the Forum,

President's Symposium

Panel Discussion 1

Private Sector Opportunites Panel

Host: The First Presidential Policy Forum: Opportunities for 21st Century Meteorology: New Markets for Weather and Climate Information

8:00 AM

PD1.1

What are the new weather and climate service opportunities in your industry or economic sector?

8:15 AM

PD1.2

What factors could enhance the use of weather and climate products to assist your industry or economic sector?

8:30 AM

PD1.3

What aspects of the policy framework could facilitate success for applications of those products for your industry or economic sector?

Registration

Welcome Address: Evelyn M. Poole-Kober, Librarian, NOAA/ARL/Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division (ASMD) Library, Research Triangle Park, NC

Session 1

LIBRARIANS AND INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR

Host: Fourth Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

9:00 AM

1.1

ASLI ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: ASLI members and attendees will describe their libraries and unique collections

Evelyn Poole-Kober, Librarian, NOAA/ARL/ASMD Library, Research Triangle Park, MD

10:00 AM

1.2

INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR IN THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES: NEW ROLES FOR INFORMATION SPECIALISTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY (Invited Presentation)

Julie Hallmark, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Texas, Austin, TX

10:45 AM

1.3

USAGE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE JOURNALS

Maria A. Latyszewskyj, Environment Canada Library, Downsview, ON

11:15 AM

1.4

EXPERIMENTS IN INDEXING

Lawrence F. Buckland, Editorial Manager, Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts, Inforonics, Inc., Littleton, MA

11:45 AM

1.1a

Coffee Break

12:00 PM

1.3a

Lunch Break

1

Coffee Break

President's Symposium Continued

Panel Discussion 2

Policy Implications Panel

Host: The First Presidential Policy Forum: Opportunities for 21st Century Meteorology: New Markets for Weather and Climate Information

10:00 AM

PD2.1

What are the new opportunities for the public sector to cooperate with the private sector to provide weather and climate services?

10:15 AM

PD2.2

What factors could enhance effective cooperation between the public and private sectors in providing weather and climate services to industry?

10:30 AM

PD2.3

What policy framework could facilitate successful cooperative provision of those products to various industries or economic sectors?

President's Symposium Continued

Lunch Break

Symposium Ends

Lunch Break

Exhibit Hours

Joint Session 3

What do Climate Studies Tell us About Future Hurricane Frequency (Joint Session with the Symposium on Climate Variability, the Oceans, and Societal Impacts and the Symposium on Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses) (Invited Session)

Hosts: (Joint between the Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses; and the Climate Variability, the Oceans, and Societal Impacts )

Organizers: Christopher W. Landsea, NOAA/AOML/HRD; Ants Leetma, NCEP

1:00 PM

J3.1

Historical Hurricane Trends and Variability

Christopher W. Landsea, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL

1:15 PM

J3.2

Climate Change and Hurricane Intensity

Kerry Emanuel, MIT, Cambridge, MA

1:30 PM

J3.3

Coupled model simulations of hurricanes in a CO2-warmed climate

Thomas R. Knutson, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ

1:45 PM

J3.4

Global Warming and Hurricanes

William M. Gray, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO

2:00 PM

J3.4a

Open Discussion

3:00 PM

J3.4b

Coffee Break

Session 7

Quality Assurace and Quality Control for Meteorological Networks

Host: 11th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Scott J. Richardson, University of Oklahoma

1:30 PM

7.1

Weather Support To Space Launch: A Quarter-Century Look At Weather Instrumentation Improvements

D. E. Harms, 45th Weather Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL; and B. F. Boyd, M. S. Gremillion, M. E. Fitzpatrick, and T. D. Hollis

1:45 PM

7.2

Climate Impacts of Introducing Vaisala Radiosondes in the U.S. Observing Network

William P. Elliott, NOAA/OAR/ARL, Silver Spring, MD; and R. J. Ross and W. H. Blackmore

7.3

Surface Automatic Meteorological Observations: Portuguese Experience and Future Perspectives

2:15 PM

7.4

Ontario's Volunteer Climate Network: Online Data Entry and Quality Control

Bryan D. Smith, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and T. Simmons

2:30 PM

7.5

A Concept for Sensor based error detection and quality assurance for a network of micrometeorological stations

Ulrich Weisensee, German Weather Service, Lindenberg, Germany; and F. Beyrich, S. H. Richter, and K. Nemeth

2:45 PM

7.6

The Development of a high-quality daily temperature data set for Australia

Blair C. Trewin, National Climate Center, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

Session 2

KNOWLEDGE KEEPERS AND INFORMATION PROVIDERS

Host: Fourth Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

1:30 PM

2.1

LIBRARIES AND CANADIAN METEOROLOGY (Invited Presentation)

Morley Thomas, Retired Meteorologist, Environment Canada, Downsview, ON, Canada

2:00 PM

2.2

A WHIRLWIND OF INFORMATION: DOCUMENTATION 175 YEARS OF TORNADO AND THUNDERSTORM RESEARCH

Timothy M. Keel, Assistant Professor of Bibliography/Cataloger for the University of Oklahoma Libraries, Norman, OK

2:30 PM

2.3

ARCHIVAL INITIATIVES AT THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

Jinny Nathans, Archivist, AMS, Boston, MA

2:45 PM

2.4

NOAA'S TREASURES

Doria B. Grimes, Library Contract Operations, NOAA Central Library, Silver Spring, MD

Session 4

Societal Impacts of Weather and Climate Variability (Parallel with Session J3)

Host: Climate Variability, the Oceans, and Societal Impacts

Organizer: Otis Brown, RSMAS/Univ. of Miami

1:30 PM

4.1

Introductory Remarks

1:35 PM

4.2

Walter Orr Roberts Lecture: Climate Variability and Society: Are We Fooling Ourselves?

Jonathan Overpeck, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

2:20 PM

4.2A

Discussion

2:40 PM

4.2B

Intermission

Session 12

Precipitation Analysis: Satellite and Surface (Parallel with Sessions 10 & 11)

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

Organizer: Jenni L. Evans, Penn State Univ.

1:30 PM

12.1

Data and products available at the Surface Reference Data Center

Michael D. Klatt, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. L. Morrissey and J. S. Greene

1:45 PM

12.2

Global Precipitation: A 50-Year Analysis Based on Interpolation and Reconstruction of Gauge Observations

Mingyue Chen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD; and P. Xie, J. E. Janowiak, and P. A. Arkin

2:00 PM

12.3

Interannual variability of tropical precipitation: how well do climate models agree with current satellite estimates?

Franklin R. Robertson, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and S. Marshall, J. Roads, R. J. Oglesby, and D. Fitzjarrald

2:15 PM

12.4

Rainfall Estimates over WestAfrica from TRMM PR, TRMM Merged, CMAP, SSM/I: A Comparison of the Interannual Variability for 1998 and 1999

Andrea M. Sealy, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and G. S. Jenkins

2:30 PM

12.5

Space-Time Characteristics of Rainfall Diurnal Variations

Song Yang, JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and C. Kummerow, W. Olson, and E. Smith

2:45 PM

12.6

Variability and Mean States of rainfall in West Africa (1998-2000) as inferred from TRMM PR: Vertical Cross Sections

Gregory S. Jenkins, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and S. C. Walford

Session 3

Cloud Seeding Technology for Precipitation Enhancement

Host: 15th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification

Organizer: Thomas Henderson, Atmospherics Incorporated

1:30 PM

3.1

Review of glaciogenic seeding experiments to enhance rainfall (Invited Presentaion)

Bernard A. Silverman, Englewood, CO

2:00 PM

3.2

Ice Nucleus Aerosols: Compositional Influences on Activities and Rates of Ice Crystal Formation

William G. Finnegan, DRI, Reno, NV

2:15 PM

3.3

Flexible Experimental Units and Cloud Stimulations in the Italian Rain Enhancement Project

Abele Nania, TECNAGRO, Rome, Italy

2:30 PM

3.4

The feasibility of cloud seeding in the North Platte river basin headwaters to increase mountain snowfall

Jonnie G. Medina, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO

2:45 PM

3.4a

General Discussion

3:00 PM

3.4b

Coffee Break

Session 6

Aerosol Effects on Radiative Balance and Photochemistry

Host: A Millennium Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry: Past, Present, and Future of Atmospheric Chemistry

Organizer: Carl J. Popp, New Mexico Institute for Mining and Technology

1:30 PM

6.1

Regional studies of radiative forcing of Saharan and Asian dust using multi-satellite measurements

N. Christina Hsu, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. R. Herman

1:45 PM

6.2

Tropical Aerosol Radiative Effects: Observations from INDOEX

S. K. Satheesh, SIO/Univ. Of California, San Diego, CA; and V. Ramanathan

6.3

An optical model for US aerosol consistent with observations of chemical speciation

2:15 PM

6.4

Chemical and optical properties of smoke aerosol from the 1998 Mexico fires

Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and L. A. Remer and O. Dubovik

2:30 PM

6.5

An investigation of the effect of sulfate on cloud microphysics using a chemistry/transport model

Dr. Harshvardhan, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and D. Wei, R. Green, S. E. Schwartz, and C. M. Benkovitz

2:45 PM

6.6

Chemistry, Physics and Radiative Impacts of Aerosols in Sydney Australia

Michael A. Box, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; and G. P. Box, G. Taha, M. J. Kay, M. Kuzmanoski, and D. Cohen

3:00 PM

6.6a

Coffee Break

Session 8

IIPS Applications in Satellites (Parallel with Sessions 7 & 9)

Host: 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Organizers: Ron Gird, NOAA/NWS; Gerald Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS

1:30 PM

8.2

GOES Image Enhancement Study–A Feasibility Test

Edward G. Howard, NOAA/DOC, Washington, DC; and G. Ellrod, D. G. Gray, and J. J. Gurka

1:45 PM

8.3

GOES M Solar X-ray Image Availiability

Steven M. Hill, Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and S. Barsness, L. D. Lewis, J. Vickroy, C. C. Balch, A. Muckle, V. J. Pizzo, D. C. Wilkinson, and A. T. McClinton Jr.

2:00 PM

8.4

GOES N, The First of the Next Series–User Community Upgrades

Arthur T. McClinton Jr., Mitretek Systems, Inc., McLean, VA; and G. J. Dittberner

2:15 PM

8.5

Hierarchical motion decomposition for Cloud-tracking

C. Kambhamettu, University of Delaware, Newark, DE; and K. Palaniappan and A. F. Hasler

2:30 PM

8.6

QuikSCAT near-real-time data processing and product generation at NOAA/NESDIS

Jeffrey M. Augenbaum, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and R. W. Luczak and G. Legg

2:45 PM

8.7

Overview of an HDF-EOS-based parallel data-computing environment for multisensor satellite data merger and scientific analysis

Andrew S. Jones, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and T. H. Vonder Haar

3:00 PM

8.8

Neural Networks for Retrieval of Atmospheric Temperature Profiles from GOES VAS Data

Samir Chettri, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. Shaffer, A. Lunsford, R. Shiri, C. Cheng, and I. Han

3:15 PM

8.1A

Introductory Remarks. Ron Gird, NOAA/NWS

3:30 PM

8.5A

Coffee Break

4:00 PM

8.1B

NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Program–A Status Report

Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD

Session 9

Visualization (Parallel with Session 7 & 8)

Host: 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Organizer: Jimmie Smith, MeteoQuest Inc.

1:30 PM

9.2

Using immersive virtual reality to study oceanographic and atmospheric models and in-situ data

Christopher W. Moore, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and N. N. Soreide

1:45 PM

9.3

Visual Data Fusion for Decision Support Applications of Numerical Weather Prediction

Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY

2:00 PM

9.4

An Interactive Visual Computing Tool for Multi-Dimensional Scientific Analysis

Phillip A. Zuzolo, Autometric Inc., Springfield, VA; and S. G. Hoffert and A. M. Powell Jr.

2:15 PM

9.5

HPVCI-The Big Picture

Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and P. J. Fitzpatrick and R. S. Reddy

2:30 PM

9.6

Interactive Development of an Ice Cloud Properties Retrieval Algorithm for CIRRUS

David A. Santek, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and K. F. Evans and S. A. Ackerman

2:45 PM

9.7

FX-NET as an weather visualization tool in undergraduate meteorological education

James P. Koermer, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH; and J. Zabransky Jr., S. Madine, E. Polster, and N. Wang

3:00 PM

9.8

Development of a GIS-Based Browser for High Spatio-Temporal Resolution Precipitation Data in the GCIP Domain

Brian R. Nelson, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and W. F. Krajewski, A. Kruger, J. A. Smith, and M. L. Baeck

3:15 PM

9.1A

Introductory Remarks. Jimmie Smith, Meteoquest, Inc.

3:30 PM

9.5A

Coffee Break

4:00 PM

9.1B

Multiresolution Tiling for Interactive Viewing of Large Datasets

K. Palaniappan, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and J. B. Fraser

Session 10

Weather Risk and Derivatives (Parallel with Sessions 11 & 12)

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

Organizer: Bob Dischel, Consultant Meteorologist

1:30 PM

10.1

Advancements in meteorological issues for the weather risk market.

Bob Dischel, Consultant Meteorologist, New York, NY

2:00 PM

10.2

Advances in climate data collection, processing and distribution

Michael Crowe, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and T. R. Karl

2:30 PM

10.3

Forecasts of weather probabilities

R. E. Livezey, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD

3:00 PM

10.4

Seasonal Forecasts for Use in Weather Risk Management

Ants Leetmaa, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD

3:30 PM

10.5

European climate data and forecasting

Harry A. F. Otten, Meteo Consult, Wageningen, Netherlands

10.6

Weather and Risk Management

4:30 PM

10.3a

Coffee Break

Session 5

Testing and Simulation of Observing Systems: Part 1

Host: Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems

Organizer: Randolph H. Ware, UCAR

1:30 PM

5.1

SuomiNet: A report from a beta site—Millersville University

Richard D. Clark, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; and C. K. Scharnberger and S. Yalda

1:45 PM

5.2

University NAVSTAR Consortium support for SuomiNet, a GPS network for atmospheric sensing

Michael E. Jackson, University NAVSTAR Consortium and UCAR/OP, Boulder, CO; and C. Meertens, L. Estey, K. Feaux, S. Jeffries, B. Johns, L. Laffea, A. Rosewater, O. Ruud, and R. Ware

2:00 PM

5.3

200 GPS Sites on Taiwan for Atmospheric Research and Education

Yuei-An Liou, National Central Univ., Chungli, Taiwan; and C. C. Wu, C. Y. Huang, and K. H. Chou

2:15 PM

5.4

The Texas MesoNet, GPS Slant Delay Data, and JET: A Test Bed for Improved Mesoscale Forecasting

K. Russell Peterman, URS Electronic Systems, Austin, TX; and G. Frederick, A. E. MacDonald, and R. Ware

2:30 PM

5.5

Impact of GPS-based water vapor fields on mesoscale model forecasts

Jonathan L. Case, NASA/Applied Meteorology Unit & ENSCO Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL; and J. Manobianco, Y. Xie, R. Ware, and T. Van Hove

2:45 PM

5.6

GPS sensed small scale water vapor variability in the Southern Great Planes

John J. Braun, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Rocken

3:00 PM

5.7

Using ARM and Mesonet data to test COAMPS Soil-Vegetation Physics

Kang Nai, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and L. Wei, Q. Xu, and K. D. Sashegyi

3:15 PM

5.8

Data Assimilation of Surface and Satellite Observations to Improve Land Surface Modeling

Jared K. Entin, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and P. R. Houser and B. A. Cosgrove

3:30 PM

5.9

Observing System Simulation Experiments for NPOESS

Stephen J. Lord, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD; and M. Masutani, J. S. Woollen, J. C. Derber, R. Atlas, J. Terry, G. D. Emmitt, S. A. Wood, S. Greco, T. J. Kleespies, and V. Kapoor

3:45 PM

5.10

Global wind observational requirements and the hybrid observing system approach

G. David Emmitt, Simpson Weather Associates, Charlottesville, VA

4:00 PM

5.11

Earth-emitted Irradiance at Triana

G. Louis Smith, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and NASA/LARC, Hampton, VA

4:15 PM

5.12

Observing networks for ENSO prediction: Experiments with a simplified model

Rebecca E. Morss, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. S. Battisti

5.4A

Building SuomiNet on Unidata's Internet Data Distribution (IDD) System

4:45 PM

5.5a

Coffee Break

Session 11

Climate Forcing (Parallel with Sessions 10 & 12)

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

Organizer: Bruce Baker, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

1:30 PM

11.1

Top of Atmosphere Radiant Fluxes and Climate Classification

Anne C. Wilber, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and G. L. Smith and P. W. Stackhouse Jr.

1:45 PM

11.2

Interannual Variance of Earth Radiation

Kathryn A. Bush, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and G. L. Smith and T. D. Bess

2:00 PM

11.3

An apparent multi-decadal trend in shortwave cloud forcing over the tropical Pacific

Richard C. J. Somerville, SIO/University of California, La Jolla, CA; and G. L. Potter, M. Kanamitsu, J. J. Hnilo, and J. Woolen

2:15 PM

11.4

Simulation of radiative transfer through broken cloud fields using a stochastic approach

Dana E. Lane, SIO/Univ. of California, San Diego, CA; and R. C. J. Somerville and S. F. Iacobellis

2:30 PM

11.5

Cloud and surface radiative properties over the Antarctic Plateau from AVHRR data

Dan Lubin, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and J. Berque and R. C. J. Somerville

2:45 PM

11.6

Evaluation of cloud and radiation parameterizations using a long-term data set produced by a single-column model forced with NCEP GSM data

Sam F. Iacobellis, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and R. C. J. Somerville

3:00 PM

11.7

Tropical cloud radiative forcing and the tropical Hadley/Walker circulation: a simple model

Baijun Tian, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and V. Ramanathan

3:15 PM

11.8

Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observed from Natural and Anthropogenic Sources

Andrew M. Vogelmann, SIO/Univ. Of California, La Jolla, CA; and V. Ramanathan

3:30 PM

11.9

Changes in cirrus cloudiness and their relationship to contrails

Patrick Minnis, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; and J. K. Ayers, R. Palikondra, D. R. Doelling, U. Schumann, and K. Gierens

3:45 PM

11.10

The Effects of Amazonian Deforestation on Regional and Global Climate

David Werth, Rutger University, New Brunswick, NJ; and R. Avissar

4:00 PM

11.11

Influence of Phytoplankton on Climate

Karen M. Shell, SIO/University of California, La Jolla, CA; and R. Frouin, S. F. Iacobellis, and R. C. J. Somerville

4:15 PM

11.12

North Pacific Sea Ice and its Associated Atmospheric Variability

Uma S. Bhatt, Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK; and S. Häkkinen

4:30 PM

11.6a

Coffee Break

Session 7

Distributed Data Access: Part II (Parallel with Sessions 8 & 9)

Host: 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Organizer: Richard K. Thigpen, NOAA/NWS

1:30 PM

7.2

Data and the NWS, an overview of NWS Telecommunication Gateway data management

Fredrick R. Branski, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

1:45 PM

7.3

NOAAPort Present and Future

Chuck Piercy, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

2:00 PM

7.4

NOAAPort Broadcast Technical Update

Leroy Klet, Litton/PRC, McLean, VA

2:15 PM

7.5

Radar Products Central Collection/Distribution Service

Michael G. Carelli, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

2:30 PM

7.6

Acquisition, Archive and Dissemination Services for WSR-88D Level II Base Data at the National Climatic Data Center

Stephen A. Del Greco, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and A. Hall and C. Towles

2:45 PM

7.7

EMWIN system description and future plans

Santos Rodriguez Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

3:00 PM

7.8

NOAA Weather Wire System

Doug Walls, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

3:15 PM

7.9

NWS communications identifiers, heading for the future!

Fredrick R. Branski, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

3:30 PM

7.10

The Overview of the NOAA Weather Radio System

Ken Putkovich, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

3:45 PM

7.11

Technology to Serve the Deaf via NOAA Weather Radio

Mike Campbell, NOAA/NWS, Flagstaff, AZ

4:00 PM

7.12

Upcoming changes to NCEP numerical forecast products

John H. Ward, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD

4:15 PM

7.1A

Introductory Remarks. Richard Thigpen, NOAA/NWS

4:30 PM

7.5A

Coffee Break

5:00 PM

7.1B

An Overview of the NWS Telecommunication Gateway

James Fenix, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Coffee Break

Exhibit Hall Tour

Session 13

Seasonal Prediction (Parallel with Sessions 11 & 14)

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

Organizer: Chester F. Ropelewski, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia Univ.

3:30 PM

13.1

Dynamical seasonal prediction including the effects of land surface anomalies

Paul A. Dirmeyer, COLA, Calverton, MD; and J. Shukla, C. A. Schlosser, and L. Tan

3:45 PM

13.2

Seasonal predictability of African summer rainfall

Wassila Mamadou Thiaw, NOAA/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD

4:00 PM

13.3

Are extratropical seasonal anomalies more predictable during El Niño than La Niña ?

Prashant D. Sardeshmukh, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO; and G. P. Compo and C. Penland

4:15 PM

13.4

Verification of Hindcasts Made by the Astronomical Climatic Prediction

John C. Freeman, Weather Research Center, Houston, TX; and J. F. Hasling

Session 7

Tropospheric Modeling-Coupling Meteorology to Chemistry

Host: A Millennium Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry: Past, Present, and Future of Atmospheric Chemistry

Organizer: Kenneth Pickering, Univ. of Maryland

3:30 PM

7.1

Tropopause Folds and Subsequent Mixing of Ozone over the Northwestern United States during the Spring of 2000

Jerome D. Fast, PNNL, Richland, WA; and J. C. Torcolini and K. J. Allwine

3:45 PM

7.2

The High-Resolution Aerosols and Sulfur Dioxide Experiment, HASE. A Space-Based Probe for Tropospheric Aerosol Chemistry

Vernon R. Morris, Center for the Study of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Atmospheres, Washington, DC; and E. Joseph

4:00 PM

7.3

Preliminary Analysis of Gulf Coast Moisture and Aerosols

Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and R. Guyton

4:15 PM

7.4

High-Resolution Real-time Ozone Forecasts for the August–September Texas AQS-2000 (Houston) Field Study: Forecast Process and Preliminary Evaluation

John N. McHenry, North Carolina Supercomputing Center, Research Triangle Park, NC; and C. J. Coats, B. Cameron, J. Vukovich, A. Trayanov, and T. Smith

4:30 PM

7.5

A study of day- and nighttime ozone layers aloft, ozone in national parks, and weather during the SARMAP field campaign

Mark Z. Jacobson, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

4:45 PM

7.6

The influence of cut-off lows on Sulfate Burden over the North Atlanic during March and April, 1987

Carmen M. Benkovitz, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and M. A. Miller, S. E. Schwartz, and O. U. Kwon

Session 8

Rainfall, Water Vapor and Precipitable Water

Host: 11th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Donald E. Lehrman, Technology & Business Systems

3:30 PM

8.1

Tropical rainfall estimates from Doppler Radar at Newport/Morehead City NC

Carin G. Goodall-Gosnell, NOAA/NWS, Newport, NC

3:45 PM

8.2

Validation and Intercomparison of Satellite Rainfall Estimation Algorithms over the Continental United States

Jeffrey R. McCollum, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and W. F. Krajewski, R. R. Ferraro, and M. B. Ba

4:00 PM

8.3

An intercomparison of precipitable water vapor data from satellite and groundbased remote sensing devices

T. P. DeFelice, Raytheon, Sioux Falls, SD

4:15 PM

8.4

Atmospheric Profiles Derived From GPS Occulation

Yuei-An Liou, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan; and C. Y. Huang

4:30 PM

8.5

Improved Water Vapor Retrieval Algorithm for the SAGE III Experiment

Er-Woon Chiou, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and W. P. Chu and L. W. Thomason

4:45 PM

8.6

Initial evaluation of profiles of temperature, water vapor and cloud liquid water from a new microwave radiometer

James C. Liljegren, ANL, Argonne, IL; and B. M. Lesht, S. Kato, and E. E. Clothiaux

Session 14

Observed Variability and Change: Surface Part I (Parallel with Sessions 11 & 13)

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

Organizer: David Robinson, Rutgers Univ.

3:30 PM

14.1

Planetary circulation and Canadian temperature trends

Xuebin Zhang, MSC, Downsview, ON, Canada; and J. Sheng and W. D. Hogg

3:45 PM

14.2

The Influence of the Atmospheric Circulation on Diurnal Temperature Range Trends

Imke Durre, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. M. Wallace

4:00 PM

14.3

An Assessment of the Magnitude of Urban Heat Islands

Thomas C. Peterson, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

4:15 PM

14.4

Assessing the spatial representativeness of air temperature records

Michael J. Janis, Southeast Regional Climate Center, Columbia, SC

4:30 PM

14.5

A Further Examination of Regional Temperature Trends in Atlantic Canada

Karen M. Sutherland, MSC/EC, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and G. S. Lines

4:45 PM

14.6

Assessing observed temperature and cloud amount trends for China over the last half of the Twentieth Century: What can the sunshine duration record tell us?

Dale P. Kaiser, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN

Joint Session 3

Continued: Hurricane Mitch: Perspectives on a Natural Disaster (Invited Session)

Hosts: (Joint between the Climate Variability, the Oceans, and Societal Impacts; and the Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses )

Organizer: Kerry Emanuel, MIT

3:30 PM

J3.5

Forecasting Difficulties during Hurricane Mitch

Lixion A. Avila, NOAA/NHC, Miami, FL

4:00 PM

J3.6

Hurricane Mitch's effect on Honduras

Hector Flores, Director of the Honduran Hydrometeorological Service, Honduras

J3.7

The problems of disaster preparedness and relief in Central America

4:31 PM

J3.8

The reconstruction effort in Honduras

Curt Barrett, Manager of the U.S. DOC Mitch Re-construction effort, Silver Spring, MD

5:01 PM

J3.7a

Trends in Hurricane Vulnerability in Latin America and the Caribbean

Roger A. Pielke Jr., NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Rubiera

Session 4

Review of recent hygroscopic seeding experiments and evaluation methods for seeding experiments

Host: 15th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification

Organizer: Fernando Garcia-Garcia, Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera-UNAM

3:30 PM

4.1

An independent statistical reevaluation of the South African hygroscopic flare seeding experiment

Bernard A. Silverman, Englewood, CO

3:45 PM

4.2

Chalermprakiat Royal Rain-making Research Project

Warawut Khantiyanan, Bureau of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation, Bangkok, Thailand; and W. Sukarnjanaset and N. Tantiplubthong

4:00 PM

4.3

Results of the Thailand Warm Cloud Hygroscopic Particle Seeding Experiment

Bernard A. Silverman, Englewood, CO; and W. Sukarnjanaset

4:15 PM

4.4

Overview and results from the Mexican hygroscopic seeding experiment

Roelof T. Bruintjes, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. W. Breed, V. Salazar, M. Dixon, T. Kane, B. G. Foote, and B. G. Brown

4:30 PM

4.5

Statistical evaluation of a cloud seeding experiment in coahuila, mexico

Tressa L. Fowler, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. G. Brown and R. T. Bruintjes

4:45 PM

4.6

Testing of Hygroscopic Flares for Particle Size Generation

Gregory L. Kok, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. T. Bruintjes

5:00 PM

4.7

Report on WMO Workshop on Hygroscopic Seeding and Future Plans

Roelof T. Bruintjes, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. G. Foote

5:15 PM

4.8

General Discussion

Sessions end for the day

Session

Sessions end for the day

Host: Climate Variability, the Oceans, and Societal Impacts

Reception (Cash Bar)

Group Dinner (To be arranged)

AMS Annual Awards Banquet

Thur 18 Jan

Session 9

Radar Wind Profilers

Hosts: (Joint between the 11th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation; and the The Wastebasket )

Organizer: Allen B. White, Environmental Technology Laboratory

8:00 AM

9.1

Tornadoes with Hurricane Floyd— A WSR-88D Algorithm Study

Nicholas M. Petro, NOAA/NWSFO, Newport, NC

8:15 AM

9.2

The quality control of velocity azimuth display (VAD) winds at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction

William G. Collins, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Washington, DC

8:30 AM

9.3

Design, alignment and characterization of the scanning aerosol backscatter lidar

Craig Walther, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Rucker

8:45 AM

9.4

Networking of European wind profilers (CWINDE)—Quality evaluation techniques

Tim Oakley, UK Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom; and J. Nash, N. Latham, D. Lyth, and M. Turp

9:00 AM

9.5

Observations of the boundary layer with MAPR and supporting instruments during VTMX

Stephen A. Cohn, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. O. J. Brown and D. Parsons

9:15 AM

9.6

Wind Profiling Radar Signal Processing Methodology Comparison

Edward D. Creegan, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and A. Gutierrez

9:30 AM

9.7

NOAA advanced signal processing system for radar wind profilers

Daniel E. Wolfe, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and B. L. Weber, T. L. Wilfong, D. C. Welsh, D. B. Wuertz, and D. A. Merritt

9:45 AM

9.8

Boundary-layer studies with an S-band radar

James R. Jordan, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and A. B. White

Session 7

Hurricane Landfall Precipitation—Overviews, Our Problems, and Capabilities (Invited Session)

Host: Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses

Organizer: Robert F. Abbey, ONR

8:00 AM

7.1

Overview of the Hurrican Landfall Rainfall Problem

Gary M. Barnes, Unversity of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

8:30 AM

7.2

An overview of the development of heavy precipitation associated with the extratropical transition of tropical cyclones

Patrick A. Harr, NPS, Monterey, CA; and R. L. Elsberry

9:00 AM

7.3

Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting in Hurricanes: Issues and Opportunities

Frank D. Marks Jr., NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL

9:30 AM

7.4

Space-Based Rainfall Capabilities in Hurricanes Offshore and Inland

Roderick A. Scofield, NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and M. DeMaria and R. M. del Alfaro

10:00 AM

7.5

Hydrological Considerations in Hurricane Flooding

Glenn Austin,

10:30 AM

7.6

Societal Impacts of Hurricane Precipitation

Roger A. Pielke, Jr., NCAR, Boulder, CO

11:00 AM

7.4a

Coffee Break

Session 5

Decadal Variability and the Oceanic Carbon Cycle

Host: Climate Variability, the Oceans, and Societal Impacts

Organizer: Lisa Dilling, NOAA/OGP

8:00 AM

5.1

Anatomy of North Pacific Decadal Variability

Niklas Schneider, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and A. J. Miller and D. W. Pierce

8:15 AM

5.2

The influence of ENSO on the global oceans: a review of "the Atmospheric Bridge"

Michael A. Alexander, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO; and I. Blade, G. Lau, M. Newman, J. Lanzante, and J. Scott

8:30 AM

5.3

The North Atlantic Oscillation: A Climate Phenomena with Significant Impacts on Society

Martin Visbeck, Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY; and H. Cullen and J. Cherry

9:00 AM

5.4

A North Atlantic Ocean Observing System for Detecting Upper Layer Temperature Variability at Decadal Time-scales: The Past, Present, and Future

Robert L. Molinari, NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL

9:30 AM

5.5

Mechanisms of tropical Atlantic decadal Climate Decadal variability

Yochanan Kushnir, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY; and R. Seager and J. Chiang

9:45 AM

5.6

Scale Interactions over the North Atlantic: Connections between the North Atlantic Oscillation, the El Nino/Southern Oscillation and intraseasonal variations

Wilhelm May, Danish Meteorological Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark; and M. Stendel and S. Legutke

10:00 AM

5.7

Response of Ocean Biology to Future Climate Change

Jorge Sarmiento, Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ; and R. Barber, L. Bopp, S. Doney, A. C. Hirst, J. Kleypas, R. Matear, U. Mikolajewicz, P. Monfray, J. Orr, S. Spall, R. Slater, and R. Stouffer

10:30 AM

5.8

Atmospheric Constraints on the Uptake of Carbon Dioxide by the Oceans and Land Biota

Ralph F. Keeling, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA; and C. D. Keeling and A. C. Manning

11:00 AM

5.9

Assessing California streamflow under present day and a 2040 to 2049 climate change scenario

N. L. Miller, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., Berkeley, CA; and W. J. Gutowski, E. Strem, Z. Pan, J. Kim, R. W. Arritt, E. S. Takle, O. B. Christensen, J. H. Christensen, and R. K. Hartman

11:15 AM

5.10

Comparison of monsoon changes simulated in a greenhouse warming and for 6000 years before present

Akio Kitoh, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

11:30 AM

5.6A

Coffee Break

Session 10

Internet/Web Applications (Parallel with Sessions 11 & 12)

Host: 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Organizer: Donald Mock, NOAA/CDC

8:00 AM

10.2

Using Java Servlets and Java Server Pages to Distribute Climate Data

Roland H. Schweitzer, NOAA/CDC and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

8:15 AM

10.3

Interactive Graphics Toolkit for Java Applications and Web Applets

Donald W. Denbo, JISAO/University of Washington and NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA

8:30 AM

10.4

EPIC Web Browser: On-line Access to Large Oceanographic and Meteorological In-situ Data Sets

Willa H. Zhu, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. W. Denbo and N. N. Soreide

8:45 AM

10.5

The Live Access Server and DODS: Web visualization and data fusion for distributed holdings

Steven C. Hankin, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and J. Callahan and J. Sirott

9:00 AM

10.6

Inside the Live Access Server

Joseph Sirott, NOAA/PMEL and JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. Callahan and S. Hankin

9:15 AM

10.7

GrADS and DODS

Joseph Wielgosz, COLA, Calverton, MD; and B. E. Doty, J. Gallagher, and D. Holloway

9:30 AM

10.8

A Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) approach to climate data delivery

Julia A. Collins, NOAA/OAR/CDC, Boulder, CO

9:45 AM

10.9

Design of Modular XML documents

Thomas B. Passin, Mitretek Systems, Inc., McLean, VA

10:00 AM

10.10

Utilizing XML to Facilitate Dynamic Content Generation: A Case Study

Stephen A. Drake, UCAR, Boulder, CO

10:15 AM

10.11

Visualization of Meteorological and Related Data Using Plug-ins Based on TeX Technology

Michael Vulis, City College of New York, New York, NY; and S. A. Austin

10:30 AM

10.12

CWxMAP—Customer-Driven Interactive METOC Charts via The WWW

Earl V. Ravid, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and K. Saylor and K. W. Stroh

10:45 AM

10.13

Network-based Visualization Using the Distributed Image SpreadSheet (DISS)

K. Palaniappan, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and A. F. Hasler, J. Fraser, and M. Manyin

11:00 AM

10.14

Introduction to topic maps

Thomas B. Passin, Mitretek Systems, Inc., McLean, VA

11:15 AM

10.15

Custom analysis of web server logs

Thomas B. Passin, Mitretek Systems, Inc., McLean, VA

11:30 AM

10.16

Exploiting the Internet to Automate the Execution of Mesoscale Models

Stephen F. Kirby, U.S. Army Research Lab, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and Y. Yee, P. Haines, T. Henmi, and B. A. Malloy

11:45 AM

10.17

Recent Training and Results from the Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training

Brian C. Motta, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and D. Bikos, B. Zajac, S. Bachmeier, T. Whittaker, B. Grant, J. LaDue, A. Mostek, P. Wolf, J. Weaver, and R. Zehr

12:00 PM

10.18

User Support and Operations Support Move to the Web

Ellen B. Brown, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and E. V. Tabor and R. Kelley

12:15 PM

10.19

The Transition from an Information-Support System to a Decision-Support System for Public-Safety Agencies

Dale A. Morris, Oklahoma Climatological Survey/University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. A. Kloesel

12:30 PM

10.20

TRMM Homepage for real-time data

Tetsuo Nakazawa, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and M. Kachi

12:45 PM

10.1A

Introductory Remarks. Donald Mock, NOAA/ERL/CDC

1:00 PM

10.7A

Coffee Break

1:30 PM

10.13A

Lunch Break

2:45 PM

10.1B

Community Software Design: The Unidata Java-Based MetApps Project

Don Murray, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Murphy

Joint Session 1

Global Climatology of Aerosols (Joint with the Millennium Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry and the 12th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations)

Hosts: (Joint between the A Millennium Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry: Past, Present, and Future of Atmospheric Chemistry; and the 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations )

Organizer: Donald J. Wuebbles, Univ. of Illinois

8:15 AM

J1.1

The GOCART Model Study of Aerosol Composition and Radiative Forcing

Mian Chin, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and P. Ginoux, B. Holben, M. D. Chou, S. Kinne, and C. Weaver

8:30 AM

J1.2

Satellite Aerosol Climatology Using AVHRR Channel 1 and 2 Radiances: An Update of the GACP Algorithm

Igor V. Geogdzhayev, Columbia University and NASA/GISS, New York, NY; and M. I. Mishchenko and W. B. Rossow

8:45 AM

J1.3

Inference of aerosol optical depth over land through the retrieval of surface BRDF parameters from the AVHRR pathfinder atmosphere data set

Kenneth R. Knapp, CIRA-NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, Camp Springs, MD; and L. L. Stowe

9:00 AM

J1.4

Global Climatology of Aerosol Optical Thickness and Size for the Period of NOAA-9 Observations

Michael I. Mishchenko, NASA/GISS, New York, NY; and I. V. Geogdzhayev

J1.5

Discriminating dust and clouds using AVHRR data

9:15 AM

J1.6

Variability of Aerosol Properties as Determined by Long-term Surface Observations

David J. Delene, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. A. Ogren

9:30 AM

J1.7

Determination of an Asian dust radiative signature over the North Pacific Ocean and Hawaii from surface and satellite observations in UV and visible wavelengths

Ana Lía Quijano, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and I. N. Sokolik, B. A. Bodhaine, E. G. Dutton, J. A. Ogren, and B. J. Huebert

9:45 AM

J1.8

Characterizing the radiative effects of smoke from large scale vegetation fire events using radiometric surface observations, satellite retrievals and trajectory modeling

Paul W. Stackhouse Jr., NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and S. J. Cox, M. Chiacchio, B. A. Baum, R. B. Pierce, and V. L. Harvey

10:00 AM

J1.9

Aerosol Climatology of the Pacific: Production, Transport, Evolution and Mixing Evident in Two Decades of Aerosol Measurements

Antony D. Clarke, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and V. N. Kapustin

10:15 AM

J1.10

A Summary and Comparison of Aerosol Properties Measured during Recent International Field Campaigns (ACE 1, ACE 2, TARFOX, and INDOEX)

Patricia K. Quinn, NOAA/ERL/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and T. S. Bates, D. J. Coffman, D. S. Covert, P. Sheridan, J. Livingston, and P. Durkee

10:30 AM

J1.11

Possible effects of aerosol-induced ice clouds

Ulrike Lohmann, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

10:45 AM

J1.12

Characterization of the optical properties of irregular mineral dust aggregates combining individual particle analysis and modeling

Olga V. Kalashnikova, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and I. N. Sokolik and J. R. Anderson

11:00 AM

J1.13

Derivation of surface and TOA direct radiative forcing due to boreal forest fires using satellite retrievals and surface observations

Stephen J. Cox, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and P. W. Stackhouse Jr., B. A. Baum, and M. Chiacchio

11:15 AM

J1.14

INDOEX Aerosol Optical Depths and Radiative Forcing Derived from AVHRR

W. R. Tahnk, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and J. A. Coakley Jr.

11:30 AM

J1.15

Limits to the Aerosol Indirect Radiative Forcing Derived from Observations of Ship Tracks

James A. Coakley Jr., Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and C. D. Walsh

11:45 AM

J1.16

A COMPARISON OF SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND ECHAM4-GCM EXPERIMENTS AND ITS RELEVANCE TO THE INDIRECT AEROSOL EFFECT

Beate G. Liepert, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY

J1.17

Role of Sulfate Aerosols in Modifying the Regional Climate through Cloud-Mediated Radiative Forcing

12:00 PM

J1.18

Changes in the vertical temperature structure associated with carbonaceous aerosols

Yang Zhang, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and J. E. Penner, C. C. Chuang, B. D. Santer, and K. Taylor

12:15 PM

J1.8a

Coffee Break

12:16 PM

J1.14a

Lunch Break

1:46 PM

J1.8b

Exhibit Hours 10:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Session 15

Interannual Variability: II

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

Organizer: Matthew A. Barlow, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia Univ.

8:15 AM

15.1

The spatial and temporal signatures of low-frequency Pacific variability

Mathew A. Barlow, Columbia University, Palisades, NY

8:30 AM

15.2

A simple atmosphere-ocean coupled model for the north Pacific interdecadal variability

Soon-Il An, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

8:45 AM

15.3

Western U.S. Inversions and the link to Pacific Climate Variability

Kelly T. Redmond, DRI, Reno, NV; and D. R. Cayan

9:00 AM

15.4

Implications for the next decade of different views of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation

Robert E. Livezey, Climate Services Division/OCWWS/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and T. M. Smith

9:15 AM

15.5

A Indo-Pacific SST teleconnection pattern during ENSO

Jin-Yi Yu, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and C. R. Mechoso

9:30 AM

15.6

The evolution of tropical and extratropical precipitation during ENSO events

W. R. Scott Curtis III, JCET/Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler

15.7

Simulating Historical Precipitation Variability Associated With ENSO

9:45 AM

15.8

Surface heating, upper ocean heat content, and the magnitude of El Nino warming

De-Zheng Sun, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO

10:00 AM

15.9

Variety of El Nino and La Nina in the 2oth Century

Chung-Chieng A. Lai, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and Z. Huang

10:15 AM

15.10

Summer drought in northern China

Hengyi-yi Weng, SAIC/General Sciences Co., Greenbelt, MD; and K. M. Lau

10:30 AM

15.11

Sensitivity of tropical climate to SST forcing

Hui Su, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; and J. D. Neelin and C. Chou

10:45 AM

15.12

The climate diagnostics of Asian summer monsoon

P.L.S. Rao, IBM India Research Laboratory, New Delhi, India

11:00 AM

15.13

The Variability of Wintertime Precipitation in the Northern Coast of Egypt and Its Relationship with the North Atlantic Oscillation

Y. Y. Hafez, Cairo University, Giza, Cairo, Egypt; and H. M. Hassanean

11:15 AM

15.14

On intergyre dynamic communication

Huijun Yang, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL

11:30 AM

15.15

Arctic oscillation and variations in wintertime jetstreams

Julian X. L. Wang, NOAA/OAR/ARL, Silver Spring, MD

11:45 AM

15.16

A non-linear response of the Antarctic Oscillation to stratospheric ozone depletion

David M. H. Sexton, UK Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom

12:00 PM

15.17

A study of Arctic Oscillation induced by a positive feedback between the polar vortex and baroclinic instability

H. L. Tanaka, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan; and H. Tokinaga

12:15 PM

15.18

The Arctic Frontal Zone as Seen in the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis

Mark C. Serreze, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and A. H. Lynch and M. P. Clark

12:30 PM

15.19

Natural and Anthropogenic Climate Variations in the Arctic

John W. Weatherly, U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab, Hanover, NH; and C. Bitz

12:45 PM

15.8a

Coffee Break

1:15 PM

15.13a

Lunch Break

Session 5

Physical evidence on the effects of weather modification programs including area and hydrology aspects, pollution effects on cloud microphysical parameters and processes

Host: 15th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification

Organizer: Melanie Wetzel, DRI/Univ. of Nevada

8:30 AM

5.1

Aircraft Documentation of Microphysical Seeding Signatures in Argentine Clouds

William L. Woodley, Woodley Weather Consultants, Littleton, CO; and D. Rosenfeld and T. W. Krauss

8:45 AM

5.2

Satellite observations of the microstructure of natural and seeded severe hailstorms in Argentina and Alberta

Daniel Rosenfeld, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel; and W. L. Woodley and T. W. Krauss

9:00 AM

5.3

Microphysical characteristics of convective clouds in northern Mexico and impacts on hygroscopic seeding experiments

Daniel Breed, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO; and R. T. Bruintjes and V. Salazar

9:15 AM

5.4

Calculations of the effect of seeding material from hygroscopic flares on the collision-coalescence process and the development of rainfall in clouds

Vidal Salazar, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and N. Hernández-Carrillo and R. T. Bruintjes

9:30 AM

5.5

Hydrologic and other issues related to operational cloud seeding programs

David N. Yates, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. T. Bruintjes and P. Restrepo

9:45 AM

5.6

General Discussion

Session 6

Testing and Simulation of Observing Systems: Part 2

Host: Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems

Organizer: Rebecca Morss, NCAR

8:30 AM

6.1

Field forecaster evaluation of ACARS data—results of the NAOS ACARS assessment

Richard Mamrosh, NOAA/NWSFO, Green Bay, WI; and R. Decker and C. Weiss

8:45 AM

6.2

Development and implementation of Texas Tech field observation systems

Mark R. Conder, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and A. L. Doggett IV, R. E. Peterson, G. D. Skwira, and S. W. Weinbck

9:00 AM

6.3

Integrated Observations of Convective Weather at Texas Tech University

Arthur L. Doggett IV, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX; and S. W. Weinbeck, J. R. Howard, M. R. Conder, W. Burgett, and R. E. Peterson

9:15 AM

6.4

Research utilization of a Mobile Integrated Profiling System

Kevin R. Knupp, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL

9:30 AM

6.5

An analysis of pre-tornadic low-level moisture-flux convergence and the utility of GOES and GIFTS sounder data

Ralph A. Petersen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and W. F. Feltz and A. Huang

9:45 AM

6.6

Development and implementation of an automated system for analysis of mesoscale phenomena

Stephen Saleeby, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

10:00 AM

6.7

A Meteorological Sensor Data Integration Technique (Part II)

Gail Vaucher, Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and S. Elliott, E. Creegan, A. Gutierrez, J. Yarbrough, R. Brown, and D. Quintis

10:15 AM

6.8

An evaluation of missing point precipitation estimation techniques

Scott D. Dummer, NOAA/NWSFO, St. Charles, MO

10:30 AM

6.9

Low Elevation GPS Slant Observations

Christian Rocken, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. Sokolovskiy, T. Lowry, and R. Ware

10:45 AM

6.10

Stratospheric Balloon Constellations for Earth Science and Meteorology

Kerry T. Nock, Global Aerospace Corporation, Altadena, CA; and M. K. Heun and K. M. Aaron

11:00 AM

6.6a

Coffee Break

11:29 AM

6.6b

Exhibit Hours 10:00AM–1:30PM

Session 11

Coastal Data Management (Parallel with Session 10)

Host: 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Organizers: Fred Klein, Mitretek Systems; John Ellis, NRL

9:00 AM

11.1

The New National Coastal Data Development Center

Richard Barazotto, NOAA/NOS, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Klein

9:15 AM

11.2

Supporting the Data Needs of the Coastal Community I—Harmful Algal Blooms

Cynthia L. Cooksey, NOAA/NOS, Charleston, SC

9:30 AM

11.3

Supporting the Data Needs of the Coastal Community II—Hurricane Floyd Post-Event

Sharon LeDuc, U.S. EPA and NOAA/ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC

9:45 AM

11.4

NCDDC Prototype Interoperability Architecture

John W. Ellis, NRL, Stennis Space Center, MS

Session 3

FLOATING BUOYS AND FLYING LABORATORIES

Host: Fourth Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

9:00 AM

3.1

A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF BUOY OBSERVATIONS AND DATA DISSEMINATION (Invited Presentation)

Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA

9:30 AM

3.2

HURRICANE HUNTING: THE CONTINUING NEED FOR AIRBORNE WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE (Invited Presentation)

Richard Woodford, Senior Research Analyst, AFMC/DR/Office of Aerospace Studies, Kirtland AFB, NM

10:00 AM

3.3

A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE NOAA FIELD RESEARCH DIVISION (Invited Presentation)

Kirk L. Clawson, Research Meteorologist & Deputy Division Director, NOAA/ARL/Field Research Division, Idaho Falls, ID

10:30 AM

3.4

A DESCRIPTION OF THE CLIMATE REFERENCE NETWORK PROGRAM (Invited Presentation)

C. Bruce Baker, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

11:00 AM

3.2a

Coffee Break

Session 16

Observed Variability and Change: Surface Part II (Parallel with Session 15 & Joint Session J1)

Host: 12th Symposium on Global Change Studies and Climate Variations

Organizer: Jay H. Lawrimore, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

9:00 AM

16.1

Global warming and the surface air temperature trend in polar regions

Petr Chylek, NOAA/ERL/ARL and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; and G. Lesins, E. C. Weatherhead, and J. DeLuisi

9:15 AM

16.2

Decadal, Interannual, and Annual Variations of Water Levels on the Great Lakes

Jose A. Maliekal, SUNY, Brockport, NY

9:30 AM

16.3

Decade-Scale Precipitation and Streamflow Variations in the Kansas-Nebraska Region

J. Garbrecht, USDA/ARS, El Reno, OK; and F. Rossel and J. Schneider

9:45 AM

16.4

Trends in Global Monsoon Circulations: Evidence for a Diminished Hydrological Cycle?

Thomas N. Chase, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. A. Knaff and R. A. Pielke Sr.

16.5

Global Warming, Precipitation trends and the Hydrologic Cycle: An Assessment

10:01 AM

16.6

Variability and Trends in the Hydro-Climatology of the Major Eurasian Arctic Drainages

Andrew J. Etringer, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and M. C. Serreze, M. P. Clark, R. G. Barry, and D. H. Bromwich

10:16 AM

16.7

Tropical cyclone precipitation and dry spell mitigation

Byron E. Gleason, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and D. R. Easterling

10:31 AM

16.8

Vegetation and Drought Monitoring of the Mongolia using Satellate and Meteorological data

Bayarjargal U. Yunden, Jacob Blaustein International Desert Research Institute, Sede Boqer, Midrashat, Negev, Israel

10:46 AM

16.9

The Contrast of Structure and Analysis of Cause for China¡¯s Temperature Fields in Two Periods During The Last 100 Years

Zhihong Jiang, Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and Q. Tu

11:01 AM

16.10

Research on LFV of global and south-north mean temperature in last 150 years

Zhihong Jiang, Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and Q. Tu and N. Shi

11:16 AM

16.4a

Coffee Break

Exhibit Hours

Session 6

Application of numerical models to weather modification topics

Host: 15th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification

Organizer: Roelof Bruintjes, NCAR

10:30 AM

6.1

Application of a one-dimensional cloud and hail model to forecast maximum hailstone diameter for Mendoza, Argentina

Julian C. Brimelow, Weather Modification Inc., Red Deer, AB, Canada; and T. W. Krauss

10:45 AM

6.2

Summer convective precipitation during monsoon flow against Mexico's Sierra Madres: effects of hygroscopic seeding

Janice L. Coen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. T. Bruintjes

11:00 AM

6.3

Targeting analysis of cloud seeding effects in the Santa Barbara cloud seeding program

Richard H. Stone, DRI, Reno, NV; and D. Gibbs

6.4

Inadvertent modification of coastal cloudiness associated with surface temperature changes

11:15 AM

6.5

Paper 6.5 transferred to Session 9 new paper number 9.4

11:16 AM

6.6

The use of statistics in weather experiments (Invited Presentation)

K. Ruben Gabriel, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

11:31 AM

6.5A

The Impact of Changing the Mean Hail Diameter on Simulated Supercell Storms

Susan C. van den Heever, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and W. R. Cotton

Session 10

Satellite Measurements of Earth's Surface

Host: 11th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Matthew J. Parker, Westinghouse Savannah River Company

10:30 AM

10.1

Ground-Truth Surface Water and Paved Surface Temperature Measurements for DOE's MTI Satellite

Matthew J. Parker, Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, SC; and A. J. Garrett

10:45 AM

10.2

Soil moisture measurements and their applications at the Savannah River Site

Robert L. Buckley, Savannah River Technology Center and U.S. Forest Service, Aiken, SC; and M. J. Parker and D. Shea

11:00 AM

10.3

Vegetation and Drought Monitoring of Mongolia using Remote Sensing and Ground Data

Bayarjargal U. Yunden, Jacob Blaustein International Desert Research Institute, Sede Boqer Campus, Negev, Israel; and A. B. Tsohio II

11:15 AM

10.4

Development of an aerosol-robust algorithm for remotely sensed sea surface temperatures from the NOAA AVHRR

Nicholas R. Nalli, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO; and L. L. Stowe

11:30 AM

10.5

Intercomparison of GOES-8 Imager and Sounder Land Surface Temperature Retrievals

Ronnie J. Suggs, Global Hydrology and Climate Center and NASA/MFSC, Huntsville, AL; and W. M. Lapenta, G. J. Jedlovec, and S. L. Haines

11:45 AM

10.6

The Effect of Climate Regime on Satellite Estimates of Precipitation

Wesley K Berg, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Session 12

Data and Information Handling (Paralell with Sessions 10 & 13)

Host: 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Organizers: Dan McMorrow, Johns Hopkins Univ.; Robert Introne, Consultant

10:30 AM

12.2

Product Availability Monitoring System (PAMS) Use During the AWIPS Commissioning Process

Khien Ba Nguyen, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Facundo

10:45 AM

12.3

The NOAA MODIS/Near-Real-Time System

Paul D. Haggerty, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and K. Sprietzer, G. Legg, and R. W. Luczak

11:00 AM

12.4

Use of the AWIPS Commissioning Homepage as a Productivity Tool

Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

11:15 AM

12.5

Final Update on AWIPS Commissioning/Legacy System Decommissioning

Joseph Facundo, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

11:30 AM

12.6

GeoWeather™ Solutions Comes of Age: A GIS/Weather Decision Support System and its Value to Decision Makers

Hank Pomeranz, Litton PRC, McLean, VA

11:45 AM

12.7

EPIC Database Management Using MySQL

Willa H. Zhu, JISAO/Univ. of Washington and NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and D. W. Denbo

12:00 PM

12.8

An Interactive Hazard Mapping System

Zhong Liu, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Chiu, W. Teng, G. Serafino, R. Yang, and R. Hui

12:15 PM

12.9

A flexible system to manage and query NOAA station history information

Jeffrey D. Arnfield, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC

12:30 PM

12.10

ncBrowse: A Graphical netCDF File Browser

Donald W. Denbo, JISAO/Univ. of Washington and NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA

12:45 PM

12.11

Recent Advances in Product Availability Monitoring System (PAMS)

Khien B. Nguyen, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. D. Buckingham

1:00 PM

12.12

Integration of NOS and TCOON data into AWIPS Observations

Andrew R. Patrick, NOAA/NWS, Corpus Christi, TX

1:15 PM

12.13

Implementing the NOAA "Center of Data" concept at the Climate Diagnostics Center

Donald R. Mock, NOAA/CDC, Boulder, CO

1:30 PM

12.14

Recent Updates and OT&E Results for the Alphanumeric Backup Replacement System (ANBURS)

Khien B. Nguyen, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and G. E. Griffin, D. M. Glotfelty, and T. L. Ellis

1:45 PM

12.15

Evolving data requirements for research and education

Steven R. Chiswell, UCAR, Boulder, CO

2:00 PM

12.1A

Introductory Remarks. Dan McMorrow, Johns Hopkins Univ.

2:15 PM

12.5A

Lunch Break

3:45 PM

12.11A

Coffee Break

4:15 PM

12.1B

Managing national datasets for AWIPS

Frances B. Curnow, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. S. Wakefield

Session 4

AIR QUALITY MODELING, FIRE WEATHER FORECASTING, AND CLIMATE MONITORING

Host: Fourth Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

11:15 AM

4.1

AIR DISPERSION MODELS AT THE U.S. EPA (Invited Presentation)

Dennis G. Atkinson, NOAA/ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC

11:45 AM

4.2

A DEMONSTRATION OF SCRAM

Dennis G. Atkinson, NOAA/ARL/ASMD, Research Triangle Park, NC

12:00 PM

4.3

WEATHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE 2000 FIRE SEASON (Invited Presentation)

Richard Ochoa, NOAA/NWS, Boise, ID

12:30 PM

4.1a

Lunch Break

Oral Briefing: Poster Session P3: Extreme Precipitation Associated with Tropical Cyclones

Organizer: Frank D. Marks, NOAA/AOML/HRD

Session 7

Societal and economic effects of human-induced weather and climate impacts

Host: 15th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification

Organizer: K. Ruben Gabriel, Univ. of Rochester

1:30 PM

7.1

Some environmental, ethical, and economic questions related to artificial rainfall enhancement: an outsiders perspective

Michael W. Douglas, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

1:45 PM

7.2

Equity Issues in Weather Modification

Constance Uliasz, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Session 11

Clouds and Visibility

Host: 11th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: Matthew J. Parker, Westinghouse Savannah River Company

1:30 PM

11.1

Cloud Mapping Using Ground-based Imagers

Gabriela Seiz, ETH, Zuerich, Switzerland; and M. Baltsavias

1:45 PM

11.2

Tilting Ceilometers To Improve Cloud Base Height Detection in Precipitation

David M. Giles, Raytheon Information Technology and Scientific Services, Sterling, VA

11.3

Optimizing the Ceilometer Tilt Angle: A Case Study Analysis

2:01 PM

11.4

Independent Assessment of the Accuracy of ASOS Visibility and Sky Cover Observations

Jeffrey S. Schleher, SAIC, Albuquerque, NM; and R. Calderwood, D. L. Craft, and J. R. Elrick

2:16 PM

11.5

The effect of high cloud variability on ice water path characterization

Erik R. Olson, Space Science and Engineering Center/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman and H. I. Berger

2:31 PM

11.6

Comparison of two imager-based methods for determination of winds aloft

Mark C. Beaubien, Yankee Environmental Systems, Inc., Turners Falls, MA; and J. Freedman

2:46 PM

11.3A

Improvements to the ASOS Sky Condition Algorithm

Joseph V. Fiore Jr., Raytheon Information Technology and Scientific Services, Sterling, VA

Poster Session 3

Decadal Variability and Oceanic Carbon Cycle Posters

Host: Climate Variability, the Oceans, and Societal Impacts

P3.1

Using regression and neural networks to reconstruct winter circulation indices and precipitation in the Southwest

Tereza Cavazos, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and F. Ni, M. K. Hughes, G. Funkhouser, and A. C. Comrie

P3.2

Using a 200-year simulation of a fully-coupled climate system model to investigate the role of the continental runoff flux on the global climate system

Marcia L. Branstetter, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX; and J. S. Famiglietti, W. M. Washington, and A. P. Craig

P3.3

Teleconnections of winter precipitation over northern central Eurasia to sea surface temperatures over the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

Hengchun Ye, Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID

P3.4

Potential climate change and its effects on barley yields in Canada

Reinder de Jong, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and K. Li

P3.5

Modulation of ENSO-related climate variations across the Southwest U.S. by the Pacific Decadal Oscillation

C. Thornbrugh, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; and C. Liles, D. Kann, and D. S. Gutzler

P3.6

Midlatitude ocean-atmosphere interaction in an idealized coupled model

Sergey V. Kravtsov, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and A. W. Robertson and M. Ghil

P3.7

Land-atmosphere interactions over southern South America using a coupled plant and atmospheric model. Preliminary Results

Adriana Beltran, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and R. A. Pielke Sr., G. Liston, J. L. Eastman, and M. B. Coughenour

P3.8

Interdecadal changes in the intensity of intraseasonal oscillations during boreal summer Asian monsoon

Igor I. Zveryaev, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

P3.9

Arctic Oscillation and its impact on US climate

Julian X. L. Wang, NOAA/ERL/ARL, Silver Spring, MD

P3.10

Analysis of regional Indian rainfall: Interdecadal variability and connection with Indian Ocean SST

Christina Oelfke Clark, PAOS, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. J. Webster

P3.11

Elevational dependence of the ENSO precipitation signal in the SW U.S

Peter J. Fawcett, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; and A. Tillery and D. S. Gutzler

Session 7

Role of Observing Systems

Host: Fifth Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems

Organizer: Steven A. Rutledge, Colorado State Univ.

1:30 PM

7.1

Suominet efforts in the U.S. Southern Great Plains

Randy A. Peppler, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and F. H. Carr, J. L. Ahern, J. C. Liljegren, R. C. Eagan, and J. J. Smith

1:45 PM

7.2

The Use of GPS For Measuring Water Vapor and Sea Level

C.K. Shum, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and D. Brzezinska, B. Hazelton, G. Jeffress, D. Martin, Y. Yi, and C. Zhao

2:00 PM

7.3

Real-time GPS water vapor meteorology from Siberia and Eurasian Arctic

Mikhail G. Kogan, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY; and R. Butler and G. M. Steblov

2:15 PM

7.4

On the use of GPS zenith total delays to monitor NWP systems

A. Rius, Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain; and L. Cucurull, M. J. Sedo, and B. Navascues

2:30 PM

7.5

Use of Slant GPS to Retrieve Three Dimensional Temperature and Water Vapor

Alexander E. MacDonald, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and Y. Xie

2:45 PM

7.6

The Role of Combination Techniques in Maximizing the Utility of Precipitation Estimates from Several Multi-Purpose Remote-Sensing Systems

George J. Huffman, NASA/GSFC and SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and R. F. Adler, D. T. Bolvin, and S. Curtis

3:00 PM

7.7

Deployment of the U.S. Climate Reference Network: FY2000 Status

Richard R. Heim Jr., NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

3:15 PM

7.8

Ensuring the usefulness of integrated observing systems

T. P. DeFelice, Raytheon, Sioux Falls, SD

3:30 PM

7.9

The next generation GOES instruments: status and potential impact

James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/OSD, Suitland, MD; and G. J. Dittberner

3:45 PM

7.10

Status of the Automated Hydrometeorological Observation Network in Nicaragua

Richard I. Crouthamel, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. A. McNitt and R. R. Reynolds

4:00 PM

7.11

Concept for a near-portable integrated meteorological system for mesoscale analysis and prediction

James Cogan, ARL, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and E. Measure and E. Vidal

4:15 PM

7.12

Tropical wind-profiling radars: High-resolution, multi-purpose, and multi-scale observations

Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and D. A. Carter, K. S. Gage, P. E. Johnston, and C. R. Williams

4:30 PM

7.13

The Severe Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Study

Steven A. Rutledge, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; and M. Weisman, L. J. Miller, L. Barker, V. N. Bringi, A. Detwiler, J. Helsdon, C. Knight, P. Krehbiel, D. MacGorman, and D. Rust

4:45 PM

7.6a

Coffee Break

5:14 PM

7.6b

Exhibit Hours 3:00–6:00PM

Poster Session 3

Extreme precipitation associated with Tropical Cyclones

Host: Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses

P3.1

Heavy precipitation events from tropical cyclone remnants in the Eastern United States

Michael P. Shuman, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH; and J. P. Koermer and S. D. Reynolds

P3.2

Relationships between tropical cyclone attributes and precipitation totals: Considerations of scale

Charles E. Konrad II, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

P3.3

El Nino and hurricanes produce repetitive flash flooding in coastal Alabama

P3.4

Two slow-moving hurricanes produce vastly different rainfall patterns over the Alabama coastal area

Keith G. Blackwell, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and S. K. Kimball

P3.5

Extreme Rains in South Texas Associated with Tropical Storm Charley (1998)

Jimmy D. Ward, NOAA/NWS, New Braunfels, TX

P3.6

Numerical simulations of mesoscale structure and evolution of landfalling typhoon and induced torrential rain over Taiwan Island

Peng-Yun Wang, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China

P3.7

Rainfall simulation associated with Typhoon Herb (1996) near Taiwan

Chun-Chieh Wu, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and T. H. Yen and Y. H. Kuo

P3.8

Interaction of Hurricane Georges (1998) with Orography on the Island of Hispaniola and Its Impacts upon Excessive Orographic Rainfall

Qingnong Xiao, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and X. Zou, F. D. Marks Jr., and K. Park

P3.9

A modeling study of Hurricane Danny (1997) at landfall

Sytske K. Kimball, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and K. G. Blackwell

P3.10

Using TRMM observations to improve numerical simulations of precipitation within tropical cyclones

Giulia Panegrossi, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. Tassa, S. Di Michele, G. J. Tripoli, A. Mugnai, and E. A. Smith

P3.11

Mesoscale modeling investigation of air-sea interaction over the Gulf of Mexico for a case study of Hurricane Bret

Loren D. White, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and R. S. Reddy and R. L. Miller

P3.12

Impact of satellite data assimilation on precipitation associated with Orissa supercyclone of 1999

Mukul Tewari, IBM India Research Laboratory, New Delhi, India; and P. K. Patra, K. V. J. Potty, and C. M. Kishtawal

P3.13

Prediction of extreme precipitation associated with landfalling tropical cyclones

Robert F. Abbey Jr., ONR, Arlington, VA; and L. M. Leslie, M. S. Speer, and L. Qi

P3.14

Multi-model ensemble forecasts of heavy rain events in Australia

Elizabeth E. Ebert, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

P3.15

Circulation patterns and rainfall associated with the Feb–Mar 2000 Mozambique floods

Rosalyn F. MacCracken, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and W. M. Thiaw

P3.16

Evaluation of Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts from the GFDL Hurricane Model

Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS, Fort Collins, CO; and R. E. Tuleya

P3.17

Using AMSU data to forecast precipitation from landfalling hurricanes

Stanley Q. Kidder, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. A. Knaff and S. J. Kusselson

P3.18

A Self-Calibrating Blended Satellite Algorithm for Estimating Heavy Precipitation

Robert J. Kuligowski, ORA, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and M. B. Ba

P3.19

Multi-sensor Precipitation Estimation for use by River Forecast Centers During Heavy Rainfall Events

Jay P. Breidenbach, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. A. Fortune, D. J. Seo, and P. Tilles

P3.20

Satellite estimates of tropical cyclone precipitation using TRMM, GOES, and SSM/I

P3.21

The distribution of convective precipitation in tropical cyclones after landfall

Kristen L. Corbosiero, SUNY, Albany, NY; and J. Molinari and L. F. Bosart

P3.22

Radar-derived rainfall estimates for Hurricane Floyd over New Jersey

Alan M. Cope, NOAA/NWS, Mount Holly, NJ

P3.23

The dynamics of heavy rainfall in landfallen tropical systems

Eyad H. Atallah, SUNY, Albany, NY

P3.24

The quantitative precipitation forecasting problem associated with landfalling and transitioning tropical cyclones

Lance F. Bosart, SUNY, Albany, NY; and E. H. Atallah and J. E. Molinari

P3.25

The impact of a coastal baroclinic zone on the distribution of heavy precipitation associated with Hurricane Floyd

Kwan-yin Kong, City College of New York, New York, NY

P3.26

The September 21–23, 1999 rain event in the Maritime Provinces of Canada

William G. Richards, EC, Fredericton, NB, Canada; and R. Brannen and M. Campbell

P3.27

Extreme Precipitation Associated with Extratropical Transition

P3.28

Flood forecasting in Honduras

Jason P. Tuell, Litton PRC, McLean, VA; and G. N. Day, R. Lewandowski, and S. Ouzts

P3.29

Improving public response to hurricane flooding

James B. Lushine, NOAA/NWS, Miami, FL

P3.30

Installing Automated Weather Stations in Guatemala for Meteorology and Hydrology

Jason P. Tuell, Litton PRC, McLean, VA; and R. Lewandowski, S. Ouzts, and G. N. Day

P3.31

Basic Landfalling Tropical Cyclone Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting

Russell Pfost, NOAA/NWS, Miami, FL

P3.32

Graphically Depicting Threat Assessment Information for Flood Situations in East Central Florida

David W. Sharp, NOAA/NWS, Melbourne, FL; and S. M. Spratt

Session 5

INFORMATION PROVIDERS

Host: Fourth Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

2:00 PM

5.1

DELIVERING INFORMATION TO RICE SCIENTISTS IN AFRICA

Florent Diouf, Assistant Head, Library and Documentation Center, West Africa Rice Development Association, Cote D'Ivoire, Ivory Coast

2:15 PM

5.2

INFORMATION TRANSFER AND PROMOTION OF RICE RESEARCH RESULTS IN AFRICA

Florent Diouf, Assistant Head, Library and Documentation Center, West Africa Rice Development Association, Cote D'Ivoire, Ivory Coast

Session 8

Recent developments in understanding natural cloud processes and how they might be modified

Host: 15th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification

Organizer: Roelof Bruintjes, NCAR

2:00 PM

8.1

Satellite-based insights into the detrimental impact of smoke and air pollution on precipitation (Invited Presentation)

Daniel Rosenfeld, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel; and W. L. Woodley

2:30 PM

8.2

Effects of smoke produced by forest fires on warm rain processes in clouds over Mexico and Indonesia

Nohemí Hernández-Carrillo, Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Del. Coyoacán, México, D.F., Mexico; and V. Salazar, F. García-García, and R. T. Bruintjes

2:45 PM

8.3

General Discussion

Session 6

PUBLISHERS AND VENDORS DISCUSS NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Host: Fourth Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

2:30 PM

6.0

Panel Discussion

Academic Press, ; and American Geophysical Union, Cambridge University Press, and Elsevier Science

2:45 PM

6.1

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

Keith Seitter, AMS, Boston, MA

3:00 PM

6.2

METEOROLOGICAL & GEOASTROPHYSICAL ABSTRACTS

Lawrence F. Buckland, Editorial Manager, Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts, Inforonics, Inc., Littleton, MA

3:15 PM

6.3

CIESIN, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Joe Schumacher, GCRIO User Services, CIESIN at Columbia University, Palisades, NY

Session 8

The Future-The Need for Interdisciplinary Studies

Host: A Millennium Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry: Past, Present, and Future of Atmospheric Chemistry

Organizers: Jeffrey S. Gaffney, ANL; Nancy A. Marley, ANL

2:30 PM

8.1

A Dusty Past

Wallace S. Broecker, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY

3:00 PM

8.2

The Aerosol Problem: At the Intersection of Chemistry, Dynamics, Radiation and Climate

V. Ramanathan, Center for Clouds, Chemistry, and Climate, San Diego, CA; and P. J. Crutzen and J. Lelieveld

3:30 PM

8.3

Interactive Nature of Biosphere Processes, Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate: Methane, a Case Study

Donald J. Wuebbles, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and V. Naik, K. Hayhoe, and A. K. Jain

4:00 PM

8.4

The WMO's Global Atmosphere Watch: Co-ordinating long-term atmospheric chemistry in the new millennium

John M. Miller, WMO, Geneva, Switzerland

4:30 PM

8.5

Concluding Remarks

4:45 PM

8.1a

Coffee Break (Exhibit Hours 3:00–6:00 p.m.)

Coffee Break

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Session 7

ASLI BUSINESS MEETING

Host: Fourth Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

Organizer: Evelyn M. Poole-Kober, NOAA/ARL/ASMD Library

Panel Discussion 1

Status and Future of Hurricane-Related Precipitation (Invited Session)

Host: Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses

3:30 PM

PD1.1

Customer Requirements Related to Hurricane-Related Precipitation—Area, Duration, and Rain-Rate

To be Determined,

3:45 PM

PD1.2

Russell L. Elsberry, NPS, Monterey, CA

4:00 PM

PD1.3

Forecasting Hurricane Rainfall Using Numerical Guidance

William M. Frank, Penn State University, University Park, PA

4:15 PM

PD1.4

Improvements Needed for Hurricane-related Precipitation

Charles Guard, Univ. of Guam, Mangilao, Guam; and M. A. Lander, W. F. Krajewski, and P. A. Kucera

4:30 PM

PD1.5

Numerical Model and Data Assimilation Improvements Needed for Hurricane-Related Precipitation

Gregory J. Tripoli, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Session 12

Solar Radiation

Host: 11th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation

Organizer: John J. DeLuisi, Air Resources Laboratory

3:30 PM

12.1

The Effect of Snow Cover and Cloud type on the Surface Radiation Budget at SURFRAD Network Stations

John A. Augustine, NOAA/ARL, Boulder, CO; and J. J. DeLuisi and C. N. Long

3:45 PM

12.2

How accurate are long-term surface flux measurements for trend detection and variability analysis?

Marc Chiacchio, AS&M, Hampton, VA; and P. W. Stackhouse Jr.

12.3

Utilization of Surface Radiation Network Data to Validate Numerical Weather Prediction Variables at NCEP

4:15 PM

12.4

Estimating Downwelling Longwave Radiation for Input to a Land Surface Model

V. Sridhar, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; and R. L. Elliott, D. Itenfisu, and J. A. Brotzge

4:30 PM

12.5

An isothermal pyranometer incorporating detection and elimination of offset error due to dome radiation

William Q. Jeffries, Yankee Environmental Systems, Inc., Turners Falls, MA; and A. Bisberg

4:45 PM

12.6

A pyroelectric detector based nulling infrared radiometer

William Q. Jeffries, Yankee Environmental Systems, Inc., Turners Falls, MA

Session 6

Global Change Directions

Host: Climate Variability, the Oceans, and Societal Impacts

3:30 PM

6.1

Observing the Oceans for Climate

D. James Baker, Administrator of NOAA, Washington, DC

4:00 PM

6.2

Sustainability Development: An Emerging Research Agenda

J. Michael Hall, NOAA, Office of Global Programs, Silver Spring, MD

4:30 PM

6.3

Climate Change and Variability: Lessons from Earth System History

Eric J. Barron, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA

Session 9

Weather and climate modification within, near, and downwind of urban areas

Host: 15th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification

Organizer: Roland List, Univ. of Toronto

3:30 PM

9.1

Acidic cloud episodes in the Northern Colorado Rockies: Inadvertent weather modification?

Edward E. Hindman, City College, New York, NY

3:45 PM

9.2

Lightning and Climate Modification Within, Near, and Downwind of Urban Areas

Richard E. Orville, CIAMS/Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and G. R. Huffines

4:00 PM

9.3

The Impact of a Medium-sized Town and University Campus on the Local Surface Temperature Distributions

Anthony R. Lupo, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and P. S. Market, F. A. Akyüz, A. M. Oehl, D. Keating, W. C. Maune, and J. E. Lam

4:15 PM

9.4

METROMEX revisited (formerly paper number 6.5)

Christopher M. Rozoff, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and W. R. Cotton

4:30 PM

9.5a

Genreal Discussion

4:45 PM

9.5b

Closing Remarks

Session 13

Updates in modernized weather/climate services (Parallel with Session 12)

Host: 17th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Organizers: Mary Glackin, NOAA/NESDIS; Robert Landis, NOAA/NWS

3:30 PM

13.2

Radar environmental observations and Internet data handling for naval operations using the Lockheed Martin Tactical Environmental Processor

Timothy Maese, Lockheed Martin, Moorestown, NJ; and J. Melody, T. W. Hodge, G. Young, D. Thomson, and L. T. Rogers

13.3

Generating Local Storm Reports and Storm Data Summaries in the AWIPS era

3:46 PM

13.4

Status of the U.S. National Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Program

Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

4:00 PM

13.5

Temperature Data Continuity In The ASOS (Automated Surface Observing System) Era–Determining Station Averages

Nolan J. Doesken, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and C. A. Davey and T. B. McKee

4:15 PM

13.6

HAILTRAK: Radar-based real-time assessment of hail damage for the insurance industry

John F. Henz, Henz Meteorological Services, Littleton, CO

4:30 PM

13.1A

Introductory Remarks. Mary Glackin, NOAA/NESDIS

4:45 PM

13.3A

Performance Support Delivery System for Use in Military, Civil, and Commercial Forecaster/User Weather Training and Performance Improvement

Anthony A. Guiffrida, SAIC, Satellite Beach, FL

5:00 PM

13.1B

Visibility variability at Seattle, WA and Portland, OR: Insights into the impacts of Runway Visual Range (RVR) measurements on aviation operations

Thomas A. Seliga, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA; and D. A. Hazen, L. Jacobs, and D. B. Lawrence

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Closing Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)

Conference Ends

Closing Keynote Address

6:30 PM

Details on Closing Keynote Address

J. M. Cousteau

Keynote Speaker

Closing Keynote Address

Host: A Millennium Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry: Past, Present, and Future of Atmospheric Chemistry

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