Program: 18th International Conference on IIPS (2002 Annual)

SAT 12 JAN

Short Course/Workshop/Special Conferences Registration

SUN 13 JAN

Short Course/Workshop/Special Conferences Registration

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Joint Poster Session 1

Maximizing Use of Interactive Processing Systems through Education and Training (Joint between AWIPS, IIPS and Education)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 18th International Conference on IIPS; the 11th Symposium on Education; and the Interactive Symposium on AWIPS )

Organizer: Randolph W. Ashby, Raytheon ITSS

Papers:

JP1.1

Local AWIPS Software Development Activities at the Northeast River Forecast Center

Robert C. Shedd, NOAA/NWS, Taunton, MA

Poster PDF (584.7 kB)

JP1.2

Status of AWIPS Validation Effort at COMET

Kevin K. Fuell, University of Alabama - Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and D. Kiessling, E. Page, and G. Byrd

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

JP1.3

VISIT Integrated Sensor Training: Using AWIPS Satellite Products and Capabilities

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

http://www.cira.colostate.edu/visit

Poster PDF (32.6 kB)

JP1.4

Work-station Eta model forecasts on AWIPS

Alan M. Cope, NOAA/NWS, Mount Holly, NJ

JP1.5

A local application to produce radar rainfall accumulation estimates for multiple Z-R relationships

Paul Jendrowski, NOAA/NWS, Honolulu, HI

JP1.6

Lightning Training from the Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training: 1999–2001

Bard Zajac, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. F. Weaver and D. E. Bikos

http://www.cira.colostate.edu/ramm/visit/lightning_on-line_resources.html

Poster PDF (112.1 kB)

JP1.7

Application of the PSU-NCAR MM5 to Forecast Operations over the Texas Coastal Bend

Waylon G. Collins, NOAA/NWS, Corpus Christi, TX

JP1.8

AWIPS Aviation Workstation Program Documentation (Version 3.2)

Paul Kirkwood, NOAA/NWS, Fort Worth, TX; and D. Hotz

Poster PDF (282.2 kB)

JP1.9

Bringing Training to the Forecasters Using VISITview—Review of Program Since 1999

Anthony Mostek, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and S. Bachmeier, T. Whittaker, D. Bikos, B. Motta, B. Zajac, J. Weaver, K. Schrab, B. Grant, and J. LaDue

Poster PDF (205.9 kB)

JP1.10

Crossing platforms: PCs and AWIPS using the Python programming language

C. Michael Callahan, NOAA/NWS, Louisville, KY

Poster PDF (2.8 MB)

JP1.11

FOUS_Extractor: An AWIPS Application Producing Data Similar to the FRH Bulletins

John M. Margraf, NOAA/NWS, Sterling, VA

Poster PDF (120.9 kB)

Sessions end for the day

MON 14 JAN

Registration continues through Thursday, 17 January

Welcoming Remarks

Joint Session 1

AWIPS—A Historical Perspective (Joint Session with AWIPS and IIPS)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Interactive Symposium on AWIPS; and the 18th International Conference on IIPS )

Organizers: Richard K. Thigpen, NOAA/NWS; Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

9:30 AM

J1.1

The Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System: A History

Mary Glackin, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

9:45 AM

J1.2

The early days of AWIPS: a personal reflection

Elbert W. (Joe) Friday, Jr., National Research Council, Washington, DC

10:00 AM

J1.3

AWIPS—An End-to-End Look

Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

10:15 AM

J1.0A

Welcome/Introductory Remarks

Ken Carey, U.S. Air Force, Fairfax, VA; and W. R. Seguin and R. K. Thigpen

1

Weather Service Updates

Sponsor: 18th International Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Elbert W. (Joe) Friday, National Research Council; Jimmie Smith, MeteoQuest, Inc.

Papers:

9:30 AM

1.1

NWS Update

Jack Kelly Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

10:00 AM

1.2

Air Force Weather Update

David Johnson, USAF, Washington, DC

10:30 AM

1.3

U.S. Navy Weather/Oceanographic Services Update

Thomas Quinton Donaldson V, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Stennis Space Center, MS

11:00 AM

1.4

European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Update

David Burridge, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom

11:30 AM

1.5

Commercial Weather Services Update

Maria Pirone, WSI Corp, Billerica, MA

12:00 PM

1.0a

Conference Introductory Remarks. Terry C. Tarbell, RS Information System, Inc., McLean, VA

12:15 PM

1.1a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

12:45 PM

1.3a

Lunch Break

2:15 PM

1.0b

Session Introductory Remarks. Joe Friday, National Research Council, Washington, DC and Jimmie Smith, MeteoQuest, Inc., Bedford, NH

Joint Session 3

Advancements/applications in Meteorology, Hydrology, Oceanography and Climatology: Part 1 (Joint with AWIPS and IIPS)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 18th International Conference on IIPS; and the Interactive Symposium on AWIPS )

Organizers: Robert G. Borchers, SAIC; Fred P. Lewis, Meteostar; Daniel McCarthy, SPC; Dan Nietfeld, NOAA/NWSFO; Neil Stuart, NOAA/NWSFO; Larry Brazil, Riverside Technologies

Papers:

9:30 AM

J3.1

Early detection of tropical cyclones using SeaWinds-derived vorticity for the 2001 hurricane season

Ryan J. Sharp, COAPS, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and M. A. Bourassa, J. J. O'Brien, K. B. Katsaros, and E. B. Forde

Poster PDF (256.9 kB)

9:45 AM

J3.2

GIS for expanding the application potential of TRMM data

Nathan Pollack, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and W. Teng, G. Serafino, and L. Chiu

Poster PDF (25.7 kB)

10:00 AM

J3.3

The Earth System Grid II: Turning Climate Datasets into Community Resources

Ian Foster, ANL, Argonne, IL; and E. Alpert, A. Chervenak, B. Drach, C. Kesselman, V. Nefedova, D. Middleton, A. Shoshani, A. Sims, and D. Williams

http://www.earthsystemgrid.org

Poster PDF (26.4 kB)

10:15 AM

J3.4

The Oklahoma Mesonet: A mesoscale tool for drought recognition and monitoring

Howard L. Johnson, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and D. S. Arndt, G. D. McManus, and M. A. Shafer

Poster PDF (115.5 kB)

10:30 AM

J3.5

A Report on Plans for a Teragrid

Robert Wilhelmson, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana and National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Champaign, IL; and D. Reed

http://redrock.ncsa.uiuc.edu/AOS/home_pubs.html

Poster PDF (42.4 kB)

10:45 AM

J3.6

Implementation Status of the Nicaragua River Forecast System

James A. McNitt, Computer Sciences Corp., Lanham, MD

11:00 AM

J3.7

SAFIR Total Lightning detection technology

Philippe Richard, Vaisala Inc., Woburn, MA; and W. Geitz, S. Chansky, and T. Laine

J3.8

Modeling the snow distribution along a treeline shelterbelt in the Northern Plains using weather radar, Geographic Information Systems, and field measurements

11:15 AM

J3.9

The AWIPS Build 5.2.2 MAPS Surface Assimilation System (MSAS)

Patricia A. Miller, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and M. F. Barth

11:30 AM

J3.10

AWIPS for Satellite-Derived Hydrometeorological Applications

Roderick A. Scofield, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and R. J. Kuligowski, S. Qiu, and C. Davenport

11:45 AM

J3.11

Importation of Supplemental Satellite Data into AWIPS in the NWS Western Region

Kevin J. Schrab, NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/conf/awipssymposiumj3-11.pdf

Poster PDF (728.9 kB)

12:00 PM

J3.12

How Scientific Services Division of the NWS/Western Region (WR) has Adapted AWIPS for Operations in the West

Andy Edman, NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT; and K. J. Schrab

Poster PDF (975.9 kB)

12:15 PM

J3.13

Fire Weather Forecasting Applications on AWIPS

John Dragomir, NOAA/NWS, Anchorage, AK; and J. Kemper

Poster PDF (47.7 kB)

12:30 PM

J3.14

The Teller, Alaska Snow Event of October 31, 2000

Eric L. Stevens, NOAA/NWS, Fairbanks, AK

12:45 PM

J3.15

NMAP development status and plans

Mary L. desJardins, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and S. Schotz, S. Jacobs, D. Plummer, D. Kidwell, and E. Safford

Poster PDF (23.1 kB)

1:00 PM

J3.16

Prospects for Faster and Denser WSR-88D Scanning Strategies

Randy M. Steadham, NOAA/Radar Operations Center, Norman, OK; and R. A. Brown and V. T. Wood

1:15 PM

J3.17

Using AWIPS and VORTEX findings to forecast qualitative probability of significant tornadoes

Wes Browning, NOAA/NWSFO, Springfield, MO

Poster PDF (89.6 kB)

1:30 PM

J3.18

Integration of new data sets into AWIPS for use in an operational forecast environment

Jeffrey S. Tongue, NOAA/NWS, Upton, NY; and J. S. Watson and M. E. Tauber

Poster PDF (394.0 kB)

1:45 PM

J3.19

Transfer of FSL's AWIPS technology to the Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan

Fanthune J. Moeng, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and M. Cheng

Poster PDF (200.4 kB)

2:00 PM

J3.20

Effective Use of AWIPS Warning Systems at NWS Tampa Bay, Florida

Barry S. Goldsmith, NOAA/NWS, Ruskin, FL; and R. F. Morales

Poster PDF (922.1 kB)

2:15 PM

J3.21

Enhancing the AWIPS baseline meteorological fields via the Volume Browser

Dan A. Baumgardt, NOAA/NWS, La Crosse, WI

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/vb/index.htm

Poster PDF (12.7 kB)

2:30 PM

J3.22

The PCMDI Climate Data Analysis Tools (CDAT)—an open system approach to the implementation of a model diagnosis infrastructure

Michael Fiorino, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and D. Williams

Poster PDF (169.2 kB)

2:45 PM

J3.4a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

3:15 PM

J3.9a

Lunch Break

4:45 PM

J3.15a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

Joint Session 4

The Future of AWIPS (Joint Session with AWIPS and IIPS)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Interactive Symposium on AWIPS; and the 18th International Conference on IIPS )

Organizer: Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

11:00 AM

J4.1

AWIPS–A Look to the Future

John L. Hayes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

11:15 AM

J4.2

AWIPS Requirements Definition: Beyond Build 5

Jamie V. Kousky, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and E. L. Atkins, D. R. Helms, and A. H. Kells

11:30 AM

J4.3

Assessing AWIPS Performance

Timothy Hopkins, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and W. R. Seguin, E. Hiner, D. Rhine, and L. Dominy

11:45 AM

J4.4

Migrating AWIPS to Linux

Charles Piercy, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and W. R. Seguin, E. Hiner, W. Carrigg, U. H. Grote, and C. Bullock

Joint Session 5

Visualization: D3D Overview and Operational Use (Joint with AWIPS and IIPS)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Interactive Symposium on AWIPS; and the 18th International Conference on IIPS )

Organizers: Edward J. Szoke, NOAA/ERL/FSL; James Johnson, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

1:30 PM

J5.1

D3D: Overview, Update and Future Plans

Edward J. Szoke, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and U. H. Grote, P. T. McCaslin, and P. A. McDonald

http://d3d.fsl.noaa.gov

Poster PDF (697.3 kB)

1:45 PM

J5.2

Applying D3D in an operational environment

John W. Cannon, NOAA/NWSFO, Gray, ME; and J. C. Hayes and J. S. Watson

Poster PDF (23.0 kB)

2:00 PM

J5.3

Numerical model visualization using the FSL D3D: A paradigm shift for operational forecasters

James R. Johnson, NOAA/NWS, Dodge City, KS

2:15 PM

J5.4

The use of D3D when examining Tropical Cyclones

Andrew I. Watson, NOAA/NWS, Tallahassee, FL; and J. D. Fournier, T. P. Lericos, and E. J. Szoke

2:30 PM

J5.5

Operational Applications of Three Dimensional Air Parcel Trajectories using AWIPS D3D

David B. Barjenbruch, NOAA/NWSFO and CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Boulder, CO; and E. Thaler and E. J. Szoke

Poster PDF (476.5 kB)

2:45 PM

J5.6

Technical Considerations For the Installation and Use of D3D in an AWIPS Environment

Philip A. McDonald, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and P. T. McCaslin, E. J. Szoke, and U. H. Grote

Poster PDF (29.6 kB)

3:00 PM

J5.7

Integrating Science and Visualization with AWIPS for Effective Severe Weather Forecast and Warning Operations

Josh Korotky, NOAA/NWSFO, Pittsburgh, PA

Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

3:15 PM

J5.6a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

2

IIPS Applications in Satellites and Satellite Programs

Sponsor: 18th International Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS; David Santek, Univ. of Wisconsin

Papers:

1:30 PM

2.1

An Overview of the Initial Joint Polar-orbiting System (IJPS) and its Impact on the NOAA/NESDIS POES Program

Diane Holmes, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and S. L. Bunin and H. J. Silva

Poster PDF (32.7 kB)

1:45 PM

2.2

An Overview of the NOAA/NESDIS Product Processing Plans for the Initial Joint Polar System Era

Stacy L. Bunin, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and D. Holmes and P. M. Taylor

Poster PDF (24.7 kB)

2:00 PM

2.3

NOAA's GOES Satellite Program - Status and Plans

Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD

2:15 PM

2.4

NOAA Polar Instrument Data Generation for Level 1B Users

Arlington R. Morgan, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and E. D. Harrod

Poster PDF (22.9 kB)

2:30 PM

2.5

Recent Developments in QuikSCAT Near-Real-Time Processing at NOAA/NESDIS

Jeffrey M. Augenbaum, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and R. W. Luczak and G. Legg

Poster PDF (321.7 kB)

2:45 PM

2.6

Evolution of NANOOK, the NOAA/NESDIS Near-real-time MODIS processing system

Paul D. Haggerty, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and K. Sprietzer, G. Legg, and R. Luczak

http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/MODIS

Poster PDF (159.1 kB)

3:00 PM

2.7

Validation of a neural network based MODIS global cloud mask using ground-based instruments

Todd Berendes, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and D. A. Berendes, R. M. Welch, E. E. Clothiaux, E. G. Dutton, P. Minnett, and T. Uttal

Poster PDF (193.4 kB)

3:15 PM

2.8

Propagation and lifetime characteristics of thunderstorm anvil clouds over Florida

David A. Short, ENSCO, Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL; and J. E. Sardonia, W. C. Lambert, and M. M. Wheeler

Poster PDF (28.3 kB)

3:30 PM

2.9

The GOES Active Archive—A new way to browse and access

Axel Graumann, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and B. Watkins and J. A. Jensen

Poster PDF (110.2 kB)

2.10

The use of an HDF-EOS-based parallel data-computing environment for cross-sensor satellite data merger and technology transition

4:00 PM

2.11

Extracting the Maximum from Geographic Metadata at the NASA Langley ASDC

John O. Olson, NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and K. D. Rowe and F. Y. Wang

http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov

Poster PDF (11.3 kB)

4:14 PM

2.12

Paper has been moved to Poster Session P1, New Paper Number P1.25

4:15 PM

2.13

GES DAAC improved methods and tools for accessing MODIS data

Dimitar Ouzounov, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Ahmad, P. Eaton, J. Koziana, G. Leptoukh, A. Savtchenko, G. Serafino, A. K. Sharma, M. Skider, J. Qu, and B. Zhou

Poster PDF (20.1 kB)

4:30 PM

2.14

Development of scatterometer-derived research-quality surface pressure fields for the Southern Ocean

Kyle A. Hilburn, COAPS, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and M. A. Bourassa and J. J. O'Brien

http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/~hilburn/18IIPS/index.html

Poster PDF (120.7 kB)

4:45 PM

2.6a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

Joint Session 2

Climate Model Diagnostics: Tools (Joint with the 18th Conference IIPS and 13th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 13th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations; and the 18th International Conference on IIPS )

Organizer: Dean Williams, LLNL

Papers:

3:30 PM

J2.1

Climate data analysis tool: an open software system approach

Dean N. Williams, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and R. S. Drach, P. F. Dubois, C. Doutriaux, C. J. O'Connor, K. M. AchutaRao, and M. Fiorino

Poster PDF (99.0 kB)

4:00 PM

J2.2

The Live Access Server: a tool for Web access to in-situ data collections, too

Steven Hankin, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and J. Sirott, J. Callahan, K. O'Brien, and A. Manke

Poster PDF (21.4 kB)

4:15 PM

J2.3

The NOAA Operational Model Archive and Distribution System (NOMADS)

Glenn K. Rutledge, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. Alpert, R. Stouffer, B. Domenico, L. Buja, D. N. Williams, B. Doty, M. Kafatos, and S. Hankin

Poster PDF (37.6 kB)

4:30 PM

J2.4

ARCAS (ACACIA Regional Climate-data Access System)—a web access system for climate model data access, visualization and comparison

T. M. L. Wigley, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Brown, J. Callahan, S. Hankin, C. Hakkarinen, M. de Koningh, D. Middleton-link, and J. Sirott

J2.5

An Overview of the Live Access Server

4:45 PM

J2.6

A suite of web pages for analyzing climate signals in large datasets

Catherine A. Smith, NOAA/CIRES, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. A. Collins and R. H. Schweitzer

http://

Poster PDF (62.3 kB)

Joint Session 6

Visualization: Interactive Software for Visualizing Web-Based Meteorological Data (Joint with AWIPS and IIPS)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Interactive Symposium on AWIPS; and the 18th International Conference on IIPS )

Organizers: Randy Ashby, Raytheon ITSS; Robert Borchers, SAIC

Papers:

3:45 PM

J6.1

Interactive, web-based three-dimensional visualizations of operational mesoscale weather models

Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY

http://www.research.ibm.com/weather

Poster PDF (2.8 MB)

4:00 PM

J6.2

VisAD for collaborative visualization of data distributed on clusters

William L. Hibbard, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/visad.html

Poster PDF (16.8 kB)

4:15 PM

J6.3

Development of an SQL database with real-time Java maps for the NJ WxNet

David A. Robinson, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and C. Duvall, K. Sharma, and C. Shmukler

Poster PDF (50.8 kB)

4:30 PM

J6.4

NCEP meteorological model graphics on the internet

Brent A. Gordon, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and L. Sager, R. Romero, and Z. Szabo

http://www.ncep.noaa.gov/NCO/PMB/nwprod/analysis/

Poster PDF (9.3 kB)

4:45 PM

J6.5

WeatherScope: Interactive software for visualizing web-based meteorological data sets

J. Michael Wolfinbarger, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. R. Greenfield, T. B. Stanley, and R. A. Young

5:00 PM

J6.5a

Open Discussion

Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)

TUE 15 JAN

4

Distributed Data and Metadat Access

Sponsor: 18th International Conference on IIPS

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

Papers:

8:30 AM

4.1

The Importance of Metadata Within NOAA and its Vital Link in Providing Access to Environmental Information

Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and T. Habermann

Poster PDF (720.6 kB)

8:44 AM

4.2

Paper moved to Joint Session J7, new paper number J7.12

8:45 AM

4.3

Paper moved to Poster Session P1, New Paper Number P1.24

8:46 AM

4.4

A web based news distribution system using PHP and MySQL

Eugene F. Burger, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and N. N. Soreide

Poster PDF (93.2 kB)

9:01 AM

4.5

THREDDS: a geophysical data/metadata framework

Ethan R. Davis, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; and J. Caron

Poster PDF (140.3 kB)

9:16 AM

4.6

DODS Aggregation and THREDDS Catalog Services

John Caron, UCAR, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (98.8 kB)

9:31 AM

4.7

Creating Custom User Interfaces for the Live Access Server

Roland H. Schweitzer, NOAA/CDC and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/coads/las/

Poster PDF (53.5 kB)

9:46 AM

4.8

Customizing the Live Access Server

Joseph Sirott, Sirott and Associates, Seattle, WA; and J. Callahan and S. Hankin

10:01 AM

4.9

Using a LDAP Directory Server for Environmental Data Discovery

Donald W. Denbo, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA

Poster PDF (72.9 kB)

10:16 AM

4.10

Automated scanning of observational datasets for the generation of formal metadata

Jason E. Fabritz, JISAO/Univ. of Washington and NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and D. W. Denbo

Poster PDF (77.0 kB)

10:31 AM

4.11

The Unaami Data Collection: Web access to time series quantifying Arctic change

Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/OAR/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and J. E. Overland, W. H. Zhu, and M. E. Sullivan

Poster PDF (361.7 kB)

10:46 AM

4.12

Distributed Data Servers and Client Interfaces for the Climate Data Portal

Willa H. Zhu, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. W. Denbo

Poster PDF (218.1 kB)

11:01 AM

4.13

A Climate Data Portal

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

Poster PDF (704.9 kB)

11:16 AM

4.14

NdEdit: Interactive Data Selection Tool

John R. Osborne, OceanAtlas Software and NOAA/PMEL/OAR, Vashon Island, WA; and D. W. Denbo

Poster PDF (55.5 kB)

11:31 AM

4.15

A discussion on the use of streamline analysis to identify and forecast the location of, and the weather associated with, synoptic features

Phillip A. Zuzolo, Autometric Incorporated, A Boeing Company, Springfield, VA; and A. M. Powell Jr., J. R. Schultz, P. Fetz, M. L. Pearce, R. D. Blyth, S. G. Hoffert, and B. J. Zuzolo

11:46 AM

4.16

The Plan to access Real-Time and NWP Operational Model Data Sets using NOMADS

Jordan C. Alpert, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs,, MD; and G. Rutledge, J. Potter, R. Stouffer, L. Buja, B. Doty, S. Hankin, B. Domenico, and M. Kafatos

Poster PDF (57.7 kB)

12:01 PM

4.17

Online Analysis and Visualization of TRMM and Other Precipitation Data Sets

Zhong Liu, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and L. Chiu, H. Rui, W. Teng, and G. Serafino

Poster PDF (89.5 kB)

12:16 PM

4.2a

Utilizing the Weather Forecast Office Hydrologic Forecast System for Coastal Flood Operations

David R. Vallee, NOAA/NWSFO, Taunton, MA; and J. Notchey

Poster PDF (88.1 kB)

12:30 PM

4.7a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

1:00 PM

4.13a

Grand Poster Luncheon

Joint Session 7

Advancements/applications in Meteorology, Hydrology, Oceanography, and Climatology: Part II (Joint with AWIPS and IIPS)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 18th International Conference on IIPS; and the Interactive Symposium on AWIPS )

Organizers: George Smith, NOAA/NWS; Larry Brazil, Riverside Technologies

Papers:

8:30 AM

J7.1

Verification of NWS River Stage Forecasts

Edwin Welles, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and H. Herr

8:45 AM

J7.2

Evaluation of Alternative Potential Evapotranspiration Schemes for Use in National Weather Service River Forecast System

Qingyun Duan, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Smith, J. Schaake, and V. Koren

9:00 AM

J7.3

Realtime integration of the SLOSH model and the NWS River Forecast System on the AWIPS platform

Eric Jones, NOAA/NWS, Slidell, LA

9:15 AM

J7.4

Integration of bias corrected, satellite-based estimates of precipitation into AWIPS at River Forecast Centers

Michael A. Fortune, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. P. Breidenbach and D. J. Seo

9:30 AM

J7.5

FLDVIEW: The NWS flood forecast mapping application

Neftali Cajina, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Sylvestre, E. Henderson, M. Logan, and M. Richardson

Poster PDF (1.8 MB)

9:45 AM

J7.6

Overview and Status of the Hydrologic Forecast System in the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices

Mark J. Glaudemans, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. A. Erb, E. B. Wells, J. Zimmerman, J. J. Hill-Maxwell, and K. S. Mack

Poster PDF (32.8 kB)

10:00 AM

J7.7

Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction Version 2.0: Continued AWIPS Modernization

M. Thomas Filiaggi, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and S. B. Smith, M. Churma, L. Xin, and M. Glaudemans

Poster PDF (233.2 kB)

10:15 AM

J7.8

An assessment of the use of AMBER in a semi-arid desert region

Melissa A. Goering, NOAA/NWS, Tucson, AZ; and P. Jendrowski

Poster PDF (255.2 kB)

10:30 AM

J7.9

Development of a Headwater Model Application for National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices

Russell A. Erb, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

10:44 AM

J7.10

Paper moved to Session 4, new paper number 4.2a

10:45 AM

J7.11

Moved to new paper number J7.13

10:46 AM

J7.12

International assessment of the adequacy of the global climate observing systems (Formerly Paper number 4.2)

Alan R. Thomas, Global Climate Observing System, Geneva, Switzerland

Poster PDF (14.7 kB)

11:01 AM

J7.13

The Impact of a Major Ice Storm on the Operations of the Oklahoma Mesonet

Christopher A. Fiebrich, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and D. L. Grimsley and S. J. Richardson

11:16 AM

J7.14

Redirection of Computer Resources to Enhance Severe Weather Operations in the Central Region: The Utilization of the DRT Linux PC as a Fifth AWIPS Workstation (Formerly Paper number P1.8)

Daniel D. Nietfeld, NOAA/NWS, Valley, NE; and R. Ewald

11:31 AM

J7.5a

Discussion

12:01 PM

J7.10a

Site Specific Hydrologic Modeling and Forecasting at National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices

Larry E. Brazil, Riverside Technology, Inc., Fort Collins, CO; and M. Thiemann and G. F. Smith

Poster PDF (192.3 kB)

11:46 AM

J7.10a

Discussion

12:16 PM

J7.11a

An Update on the Status of the U.S. Global Climate Observing System (US-GCOS)Program

Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

Poster PDF (44.5 kB)

12:31 PM

J7.5b

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

1:01 PM

J7.10b

Grand Poster Luncheon

5

IIPS Applications in Radar

Sponsor: 18th International Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Robert Saffle, NOAA/NWS; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL

Papers:

8:30 AM

5.1

NEXRAD Open Systems—Progress and Plans

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

Poster PDF (64.7 kB)

8:45 AM

5.2

Aspects of The ORPG Software Development Process

Michael Jain, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. Adams, H. Burcham, E. Forren, G. Gookin, Z. Jing, A. Nawaz, D. Priegnitz, S. Smith, D. Suppes, and J. Thompson

9:00 AM

5.3

Experiences with the Early Deployment of the WSR-88D Open Radar Product Generator (ORPG)

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

Poster PDF (58.9 kB)

9:15 AM

5.4

Near Term Planned Mission Enhancements for the WSR-88D Open Radar Product Generator

John G. Simensky, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Elvander, R. Saffle, and M. Istok

Poster PDF (77.1 kB)

9:30 AM

5.5

Use of NEXRAD ORPG Applications Developed for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Cheryl G. Souders, FAA, Washington, DC; and R. C. Showalter

9:45 AM

5.6

Analysis and Plans for Using FAA Radar Weather Data in the WSR-88D

Andrew D. Stern, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and P. K. Pickard, W. M. Blanchard, M. J. Istok, B. Bumgarner, D. L. Estes, and S. Shema

Poster PDF (662.6 kB)

10:00 AM

5.7

The WSR-88D Common Operations and Development Environment—Status and Future Plans

Thomas J. Ganger, Mitretek Systems, Falls Church, VA; and M. J. Istok, S. Shema, and B. Bumgarner

http://

Poster PDF (26.9 kB)

10:15 AM

5.8

Developmental Utilities for the WSR-88D Common Operations and Development Environment

Andrew D. Stern, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and T. J. Ganger, S. A. Dobbs, and M. J. Istok

Poster PDF (80.6 kB)

10:30 AM

5.9

Experiences using WSR-88D CODE as a Developmental Tool for Radar Algorithm Development

Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. D. Stern, T. J. Ganger, D. J. Smalley, D. J. Seo, and C. J. McAdie

Poster PDF (116.3 kB)

10:45 AM

5.10

The Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) Design for the WSR-88D

Allen Zahrai, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. M. Torres, I. Ivic, and C. Curtis

Poster PDF (735.0 kB)

11:00 AM

5.11

Migration of WSR-88D Signal Processing Functionality to Open Systems

Sebastian M. Torres, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. Zahrai

Poster PDF (47.3 kB)

11:15 AM

5.12

Near Term Planned Mission Enhancements for the WSR-88D Open Radar Data Acquisition System

Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Zahrai, R. Saffle, R. Rivera, D. Martindale, and R. Khanna

Poster PDF (19.2 kB)

11:30 AM

5.13

Evaluation of techniques to mitigate range and velocity ambiguities on the WSR-88D

D. S. Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. D. Cook

Poster PDF (44.5 kB)

11:45 AM

5.14

Evaluation of a digital receiver for the research and development of WSR-88D

D. S. Zrnic, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. Zahrai

Poster PDF (57.1 kB)

12:00 PM

5.15

Joint Polarization Experiment (JPOLE) for the WSR-88D Radar: Progress and Plans

Terry J. Schuur, NOAA/NSSL and CIMMS, Norman, OK; and R. C. Elvander, J. G. Simensky, and R. A. Fulton

Poster PDF (57.4 kB)

12:15 PM

5.16

Status of the dual polarization upgrade on the NOAA'S research and development WSR-88D

Valery Melnikov, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic, R. J. Doviak, and J. K. Carter

12:30 PM

5.17

NEXRAD Data Quality: An Update on the AP Clutter Mitigation Scheme

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

Poster PDF (171.2 kB)

5.18

Censoring for Overlaid Echo Leakages in Phase-Coded WSR-88D Data

12:46 PM

5.19

Compression of NEXRAD (WSR-88D) radar data using Burrows-Wheeler Algorithm

Steven D. Smith, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and K. Kelleher and S. Lakshmivarahan

1:01 PM

5.20

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

Kelvin K. Droegemeier, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. Kelleher, T. D. Crum, J. J. Levit, S. A. DelGreco, L. Miller, C. Sinclair, M. Benner, D. W. Fulker, and H. Edmon

Poster PDF (432.5 kB)

1:16 PM

5.21

The National Weather Radar Testbed (Phased-Array)

Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Kimpel, D. S. Zrnic, S. Sandgathe, R. Ferek, J. F. Heimmer, T. McNellis, J. E. Crain, A. M. Shapiro, J. D. Belville, and W. Benner

Poster PDF (64.1 kB)

1:31 PM

5.22

Demonstration of optimum processing of oversampled signals in range to improve Doppler spectral moment estimates

Igor Ivic, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic and S. M. Torres

Poster PDF (51.4 kB)

5.23

A Radar Processing Toolkit using Numeric Python

5.24

Operational EXPERIENCES WITH THE EARLY DEPLOYMENT OF THE WSR-88D OPEN RADAR PRODUCT GENERATOR (ORPG), NOAA/ROC, NORMAN, OK

2:16 PM

5.0a

Introductory Remarks

Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. E. Forsyth

2:31 PM

5.5a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

3:01 PM

5.11a

Grand Poster Luncheon

5:00 PM

5.17a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

5:28 PM

5.18a

Overview of Range and Velocity Ambiguity Mitigation using the SZ(8/64) Phase Code

Scott Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. Meymaris and C. Frush

5:43 PM

5.11b

Session 5: Continued (Chairpersons: Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Jeffrey Keeler, NCAR, Boulder, CO

5:44 PM

5.17b

Exhibit Hours 3:00–7:30 p.m.

3

Advances and Applications in Surface Transportation Weather

Sponsor: 18th International Conference on IIPS

Organizer: Arthur Handman, Greater Hartford Transit District

Papers:

3.1

Use of the Integrated Terminal Weather System for emergency management in New York City: a case study of leveraged technology

8:45 AM

3.2

Using ensembles of numerical weather forecasts for road weather prediction

Paul Schultz, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (120.5 kB)

9:00 AM

3.3

A university curriculum in surface transportation meteorology

Leon F. Osborne Jr., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

Poster PDF (23.7 kB)

9:15 AM

3.4

The use of artificial intelligence methods in improved visibility forecasting for surface transportation

Ryan Knutsvig, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

Poster PDF (29.1 kB)

9:30 AM

3.5

An Automated Road Weather Prediction System for Road Maintenance Decision Support

Bill Myers, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Petty and J. Cowie

Poster PDF (26.5 kB)

9:45 AM

3.6

Decision support systems as a bridge between meteorology and surface transportation maintenance operations

Leon F. Osborne Jr., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and J. L. Horner and E. Ryen

Poster PDF (15.6 kB)

7

Toward a National Road-Weather Observation System

Sponsor: 18th International Conference on IIPS

Organizer: Samuel Williamson, NOAA

Papers:

10:30 AM

7.1

A National Infostructure for Road Weather Information

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

10:45 AM

7.2

Application of Environmental Sensor Stations in the western United States

Michael Splitt, NOAA/CIRP and Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. Horel

Poster PDF (59.1 kB)

11:00 AM

7.3

An inter-comparison of RWIS data with AWOS and ASOS data in the state of Iowa

Dennis P. Todey, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and D. E. Herzmann, W. A. Gallus, Jr., and B. R. Temeyer

http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu

Poster PDF (228.5 kB)

11:15 AM

7.4

Contribution of nationwide differential GPS services to improved precipitation forecasts

Seth I. Gutman, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO

11:30 AM

7.5

Road-Weather: Improved Forecasts—NOAA's Environmental Technology Laboratory Looks Ahead

Daniel E. Wolfe, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and B. B. Stankov

11:45 AM

7.6

The State of DOT Perspective on the need for Integrated Surface Transportation Weather Observations

Mike Adams, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Madison, WI

Lunch Break

9

Internet APPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

Sponsor: 18th International Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Linda Miller, UCAR; Steve Ackerman, Univ. of Wisconsin

Papers:

1:55 PM

9.1

How the National SMETE Digital Library (NSDL) Will Influence Internet Applications for Education and Research (Invited Presentation)

David W. Fulker, UCAR, Boulder, CO

2:10 PM

9.2

MeteoForum: A Pilot Project for Advanced International Meteorological Training Centers (Invited Presentation)

Arlene G. Laing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; and L. I. Miller, T. C. Spangler, and D. Fulker

2:25 PM

9.3

THematic Real-time Environmental Distributed Data Services (THREDDS)

Ben Domenico, UCAR, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (189.6 kB)

2:40 PM

9.4

Educational and research applications of the NSDL/AVC

Christopher M. Klaus, ANL, Argonne, IL; and T. McCollum, E. Vernon, K. Andrew, G. G. Mace, and C. P. Bahrmann

http://www.nsdl.arm.gov

Poster PDF (178.1 kB)

2:55 PM

9.5

Future Directions for Unidata: Encouraging Broader Community and Collaboration

Joanne K. Graham, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; and J. Hansen and S. M. Kehoe

Poster PDF (21.2 kB)

3:10 PM

9.6

Toward Real-Time Collection of Internet Data Distribution Statistics for Automated Topology and Performance Monitoring

Steven R. Chiswell, UCAR, Boulder, CO

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/chiz/latency/stats/

Poster PDF (12.5 kB)

3:25 PM

9.7

Exploring an alternative architecture for Unidata's Internet Data Distribution

Anne Wilson, UCAR, Boulder, Colorado; and R. K. Rew

Poster PDF (26.1 kB)

3:40 PM

9.8

The NWS/COMET Case Study Library as a resource for education, research and training

Jeff Weber, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. M. Page

http://www.joss.ucar.edu/cometCases/

Poster PDF (20.8 kB)

3:55 PM

9.9

Reviving the Synoptic Lab with Unique Digital Display Systems

David Wojtowicz, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and M. K. Ramamurthy, K. Mueller, and A. Tubbs

Poster PDF (124.6 kB)

4:10 PM

9.10

Leveraging the internet to enhance the skills of entry-level Meteorology majors

Kevin A. Kloesel, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. J. Laufersweiler and B. Illston

Poster PDF (11.4 kB)

4:25 PM

9.11

Hurricane hunting: Using the Internet to integrate field experience and distance learning at USF

Arlene G. Laing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; and J. B. Halverson and R. E. Hood

4:40 PM

9.12

What's new with Applets for Learning...and why?

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

4:55 PM

9.0a

Presentation of the Russell DeSouza Award

Linda Miller, UCAR, Boulder, CO

5:00 PM

9.6a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

5:29 PM

9.6b

Exhibit Hours 3:00–7:30 p.m.

8

Further Advances in Transportation Weather

Sponsor: 18th International Conference on IIPS

Organizer: Gary Nelson, Mitretek Systems

Papers:

2:00 PM

8.1

Challenges associated with making quality, automated, highway-scale, winter weather predictions

Ben C. Bernstein, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Wolff, M. Petty, W. Myers, and W. Mahoney

Poster PDF (40.5 kB)

2:15 PM

8.2

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

Samuel P. Williamson, NOAA/OFCM, Silver Spring, MD; and F. Hauth and B. K. Tsugawa

2:30 PM

8.3

Developing an Interactive Mesonet for PennDOT

Paul G. Knight, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and B. B. Ayers

Poster PDF (36.5 kB)

2:45 PM

8.4

The integration of real-time and forecast weather data into the control decision system of a geothermally-heated bridge deck

Derek S. Arndt, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and S. C. Jenks, K. N. Pandit, J. R. Whiteley, and R. L. Elliott

Poster PDF (16.0 kB)

8.5

Visibility prediction in blowing snow for surface transportation

3:00 PM

8.6

Parameterization of frozen soil physics and frost heave for a numerical weather prediction model

Leon F. Osborne Jr., Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and F. Martin

Poster PDF (52.6 kB)

Exhibit Hours

WED 16 JAN

President's Symposium

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

President's Symposium (Continued)

Lunch Break

Poster Session 1

Poster Session

Sponsor: 18th International Conference on IIPS

Organizer: Stephen M. Holt, Mitretek Systems

Papers:

P1.1

Visualizing NASA ASDCs Data using view_hdf & misr_view

Nichole Silvers, NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA

P1.2

Oceanographic research at PMEL using PC and UNIX based 3-D stereo visualization

Christopher W. Moore, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and N. Soreide

Poster PDF (27.8 kB)

P1.3

NESDIS IPD model for developing production monitoring software

Richard Kelley, Computer Sciences Corporation, Suitland, MD

P1.4

NCDC's new climatological station history system

P1.5

NASA's Global Change Master Directory's New Distributed Metadata Database Attracts Large Influx of Data Descriptions

Scott A. Ritz, SSAI, Lanham, MD

P1.6

MODIS Radiances and Reflectances for Earth System Science Studies & Environmental Applications

Suraiya Ahmad, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and V. V. Salomonson, W. L. Barnes, X. Xiong, G. G. Leptoukh, and G. N. Serafino

Poster PDF (124.2 kB)

P1.7

One year of daily averaged longwave radiation measurements for environmental and climate change studies

T. Dale Bess, NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and T. Wong and G. L. Smith

Poster PDF (4.9 MB)

P1.8

Paper moved to Joint Session J7, new paper number J7.14

P1.9

Review of the Federal interagency process used to select the new Wind Chill Temperature (WCT) Index

Cynthia Ann Nelson, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Tew, G. Phetteplace, R. Schwerdt, A. Maarouf, R. Osczevski, M. Bluestein, J. Shaykewich, L. D. Smarsh, J. C. Derby, R. C. Petty, M. Berger, R. G. Quayle, W. R. Santee, E. Olenic, A. R. Lupo, and K. Browne

Poster PDF (51.0 kB)

P1.10

The properties of a strange attractor reconstructed from the time series of tropospheric mean temperature

Krzysztof Kroszczynski, Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland; and I. A. Winnicki

P1.11

Using AWIPS and ANBURS to Maintain Uninterrupted Alphanumeric Dataflow Between the NWS and the FAA

JoAnna L. Green, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Kansas City, MO

P1.12

Integrating external surface observations into AWIPS using LDAD

Ron Holmes, NOAA/NWS, Binghamton, NY

Poster PDF (31.9 kB)

P1.13

Implementation of a new Wind Chill Temperature Index by the National Weather Service

Mark A. Tew, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and G. Battel and C. A. Nelson

Poster PDF (191.5 kB)

P1.14

A minimum variance approach to estimating wind direction statistics

Stephen L. Arnold, ENSCO, Inc., Vanderberg, CA

Poster PDF (136.2 kB)

P1.15

A New Convective Sounding Analysis Program for AWIPS

Matthew J. Bunkers, NOAA/NWSFO, Rapid City, SD

Poster PDF (132.3 kB)

P1.16

Applications of NOAA MODIS Near-Real-Time Data

Kristina C. Sprietzer, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and P. Haggerty, G. Legg, and R. Luczak

http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/MODIS

Poster PDF (12.6 kB)

P1.17

Are improvements to upper air observing systems needed?

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

P1.18

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program Data Quality Inspection and Assessment Activities: A Streamlined Approach

Chad P. Bahrmann, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. A. Peppler, K. L. Sonntag, A. R. Dean, and S. T. Moore

P1.19

Characteristics and Trade-Offs of Doppler Lidar Global Wind Profiling

Michael J. Kavaya, NASA/LRC, Hampton, VA; and G. D. Emmitt

P1.20

Development for scientific analysis and visualization with the object-oriented language Ruby

Naoki Kawanabe, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; and T. Horinouchi, M. Shiotani, and T. Sakakima

Poster PDF (55.6 kB)

P1.21

Development of Gtooln4 netCDF Conventions and Processor—Self Descriptive File Format for Multi-dimensional Data

Eizi Toyoda, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan; and M. Ishiwatari, S. I. Takehiro, K. Nakajima, and Y. Y. Hayashi

http://www.gfd-dennou.org/arch/gtool4/

Poster PDF (73.5 kB)

P1.22

Examples of Climate Applications of TRMM Data

Zhong Liu, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Chiu, W. Teng, G. Serafino, and R. Yang

Poster PDF (135.1 kB)

P1.23

GIS Calibration and Validation of Satellite Systems

P1.24

Statistics of TRMM Data Archive and Distribution at the GES DAAC

Hualan Rui, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and B. Teng, L. Chiu, G. Serafino, P. Hrubiak, and J. Bonk

Poster PDF (62.5 kB)

P1.25

Anatomy of TRMM science data support at the GES DAAC

William Teng, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. Serafino, L. Chiu, H. Rui, J. Bonk, P. Hrubiak, R. Yang, S. Ahmad, Z. Liu, B. Zhang, N. Pollack, G. Vicente, A. K. Sharma, and L. Lu

Poster PDF (52.4 kB)

P1.26

A neural network approach to warm season rainfall forecasting in the Upper Midwest

Bradley R. Temeyer, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and W. A. Gallus Jr. and C. G. Carmichael

P1.27

Mapping environmental indices for the Orlando, Florida metropolitan area (Formerly Environmental paper 5.8)

P1.28

Making an impact—the future of NWS forecasts

P1.29

Performance Support Delivery System for Use in Civil, Commercial, and Military Weather Training and Performance Improvement (Formerly Paper number 12.20)

Roger C. Whiton, SAIC, O'Fallon, IL; and L. K. Starlin, R. G. Borchers, and A. A. Guiffrida

P1.30

A Java Meteorological Data and Transport Model Visualization Tool (Formerly Paper Number 12.21)

Stephen Masters, ENSCO, Inc., Melbourne, FL; and M. Moore

Poster PDF (79.0 kB)

10

Oceanographic Applications and Coastal Data Management

Sponsor: 18th International Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Nancy Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Stephen Holt, Mitretek Systems

Papers:

1:30 PM

10.1

COADS Data and Information Handling

Scott D. Woodruff, NOAA/CDC/OAR, Boulder, CO; and S. J. Worley and R. W. Reynolds

Poster PDF (125.2 kB)

1:45 PM

10.2

NVODS: data networking for an integrated ocean observing and prediction system

Steve Hankin, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and P. Cornillon, J. Sirott, and J. Callahan

Poster PDF (27.8 kB)

2:00 PM

10.3

Fisheries Oceanography Collaboration Software

Donald W. Denbo, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA

Poster PDF (105.5 kB)

2:15 PM

10.4

The UHSLC In-situ Sea Level Network

Bernard Kilonsky, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and M. Merrifield

http://uhslc.soest.hawaii.edu

Poster PDF (30.4 kB)

2:30 PM

10.5

The New National Coastal Data Development Center: A Status Report

Joseph W. Stinus, NOAA/NESDIS, Stennis Space Center, MS; and F. Klein and A. Sheridan

Poster PDF (34.5 kB)

11

European and other International Applications

Sponsor: 18th International Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Horst Boettger, ECMWF; John Lincoln, Consultant

Papers:

1:30 PM

11.1

A knowledge-based system to generate internet weather forecasts

Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

http://www.weather-climate.com/fc.html

Poster PDF (55.6 kB)

1:45 PM

11.2

Interactive workstation tools for applying synoptic- and small-scale graphical modifications to numerical model data

Dick Blaauboer, Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute/KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and P. Heppner and C. Nygard

2:00 PM

11.3

MARS on the Web

Baudouin Raoult, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom

Poster PDF (9.0 kB)

2:15 PM

11.4

ECMWF virtual MetOps room

Baudouin Raoult, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and C. Gibert

Poster PDF (15.8 kB)

2:30 PM

11.5

New forward scatter visibility sensor with unique window contamination compensation method

Tero Kähkönen, Vaisala Oyj, Helsinki, Finland; and J. Ojanperä

2:45 PM

11.6

The new meteorological observation network in the Netherlands

Foeke Kuik, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and T. Haig

Poster PDF (861.5 kB)

3:00 PM

11.7

Multiple Instrument Sky Condition Algorithm

Pekka Ravila, Vaisala Oyj, Helsinki, Finland; and J. Heinonen and J. Räsänen

3:15 PM

11.8

Porting the High Resolution Limited Area Forecast System (HLAFS) on shared and distributed memory hardware platforms for real-time operational weather forecasting in China

Zaphiris Christidis, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and Z. Zhu

Poster PDF (52.3 kB)

3:30 PM

11.9

Future of the data holdings of the Meteorological Service of Canada

Tsoi-Ching Yip, MSC, Downsview, ON, Canada; and M. Minuk

Poster PDF (12.1 kB)

3:45 PM

11.10

Stratospheric Mountain Waves: Observations and Modeling for a Proposed Sailplane that Will Use These Waves to Reach 100,000 Feet

Elizabeth J. Carter, Firnspiegel, LLC, Kings Beach, CA; and E. H. Teets Jr.

http://www.firnspiegel.com/Perlan.html

Poster PDF (1.2 MB)

11.11

Software application to frontogenetic function fields and Q-vectors estimations

4:00 PM

11.12

Software application to frontogenetic function fields and Q-vectors estimations

Ireneusz Winnicki, Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland; and D. Chaladyniak and K. Kroszczynski

4:15 PM

11.13

Combined analysis of satellite images and GRID data to forecasting the frontogenesis and frontolysis areas

Dariusz Chaladyniak, Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

4:30 PM

11.6a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

4:59 PM

11.6b

Exhibit Hours 3:00–7:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hours

Sessions end for the day

Reception (Cash Bar)

THUR 17 JAN

Joint Session 8

Education and Training - An AWIPS Enhancer (Joint Session with AWIPS and IIPS)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Interactive Symposium on AWIPS; and the 18th International Conference on IIPS )

Organizers: Timothy C. Spangler, UCAR; John Vogel, NWS Training Center

Papers:

8:30 AM

J8.1

Using near storm environment data in the warning decision-making process

Brad N. Grant, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and P. Wolf

8:45 AM

J8.2

Using the Warning Event Simulator

John T. Ferree, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and E. M. Quoetone and M. A. Magsig

Poster PDF (100.5 kB)

9:00 AM

J8.3

IFPS focal point training at the NWS Training Center

Samuel K Beckman Sr., NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO

9:15 AM

J8.4

Archiving of AWIPS data in National Weather Service offices

Elizabeth M. Page, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and R. J. Miller, M. A. Magsig, and T. Alberta

9:30 AM

J8.5

FX-Net as a tool for AWIPS education/training

James P. Koermer, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH; and J. Zabransky Jr., S. Madine, and R. Brummer

Poster PDF (74.2 kB)

9:45 AM

J8.6

Lightning Meteorology I: An Introductory Course on Forecasting with Lightning Data

Bard Zajac, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and J. F. Weaver

Poster PDF (291.2 kB)

10:00 AM

J8.7

Using AWIPS emulation software in an undergraduate forecasting class

Alan C. Czarnetzki, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

http://www.uni.edu/storm/

Poster PDF (54.1 kB)

10:15 AM

J8.8

Better understanding of QG Theory through the use of D3D

Andrew I. Watson, NOAA/NWS, Tallahassee, FL; and T. P. Lericos, J. D. Fournier, and E. J. Szoke

10:30 AM

J8.9

Retrospective and Prospective Views on How AWIPS Relates to Unidata

David Fulker, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Merrill

Poster PDF (81.0 kB)

10:45 AM

J8.10

Development and implementation of the NWS warning environment simulator version 1.0

Michael A. Magsig, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. M. Page

Poster PDF (278.6 kB)

11:00 AM

J8.6a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

11:30 AM

J8.10a

Open Discussion

12

Forecasting system technologies

Sponsor: 18th International Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Carl Thormeyer, FNMOC; David Pace, FAA

Papers:

8:30 AM

12.1

How we get AWIPS to your door

Erin Lucks, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA; and M. Drew

Poster PDF (104.2 kB)

8:45 AM

12.2

Challenges and Sucesses While Implementing the AWIPS Interactive Forecast Preparation System at WFO Kansas City, MO

Lynn P. Maximuk, NOAA/NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO

Poster PDF (49.9 kB)

9:00 AM

12.3

NCF—An Inside Look

Richard D. Smedley, Jr., Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA

Poster PDF (161.6 kB)

9:15 AM

12.4

AWIPS WAN Update

Hoi Y. Chong, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA

Poster PDF (346.6 kB)

12.5

AWIPS Satellite Broadcast Network Update

9:30 AM

12.6

Porting the AWIPS Communications Processor to Linux

LeRoy Klet, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA

Poster PDF (116.4 kB)

9:45 AM

12.7

NWS Technology Infusion Plan: A roadmap to 2025

John L. Hayes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

10:00 AM

12.8

Large Tiled Display Walls and Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

Robert Wilhelmson, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and P. Baker, R. Stein, and R. Heiland

http://redrock.ncsa.uiuc.edu/AOS/home_pubs.html

Poster PDF (428.6 kB)

10:15 AM

12.9

The Next Thing In Television Weather Systems

Ken Reeves, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA; and M. Steinberg

10:30 AM

12.10

The Distributed Marine Environment Forecast System (DMEFS)

Pat J. Fitzpatrick, Mississippi State University, Stennis Space Center, MS; and A. Mehra, J. Corbin, J. McCaffrey, T. Haupt, P. Bangalore, G. Henley, R. Moorhead, J. van der Zwaag, and M. Bettencourt

Poster PDF (34.6 kB)

10:45 AM

12.11

A Java-based Meteorological Workstation

Hans-Joachim Koppert, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach, Germany

Poster PDF (66.3 kB)

11:00 AM

12.12

The Oklahoma Mesonetwork: Ten Years Later

Kenneth C. Crawford, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and R. A. McPherson and R. L. Elliott

Poster PDF (32.3 kB)

11:15 AM

12.13

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

11:30 AM

12.14

Future plans for the FAA's Weather and Radar Processor (WARP)

Jay Johnson, FAA, AUA-460, Washington, DC; and S. Walden, J. Stobie, and R. Graff

Poster PDF (135.9 kB)

11:45 AM

12.15

Visibility variability at the Chicago O’Hare Airport: Insights into the impacts of Runway Visual Range (RVR) measurements on aviation operations

David A. Hazen, Titan/System Resources Corp., Billerica, MA; and T. A. Seliga, L. G. Jacobs, and P. Narvett

http://www.allvidzhaze.com/work/ams/RVR/ord_cases.htm

Poster PDF (324.2 kB)

12:00 PM

12.16

EMERGENCY MANGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK (EMWIN) TRANSITION TO GOES N SERIES - A STATUS REPORT

William E. Brockman, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and H. L. White

12:15 PM

12.17

National Oceanic and Atmosperic Adminstration (NOAA) Implementation of Low-Rate Information Transmission (LRIT) Services

Frank Eng, Computer Sciences Corporation, Suitland, VA; and C. A. Vance

Poster PDF (11.4 kB)

12:30 PM

12.18

New Paradigm for Environmental Data Assimilation and Fusion

Reginald B. Lawrence, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and L. O'Connor

1:00 PM

12.19

Paper moved to Joint Session J7, new paper number J7.11A

1:01 PM

12.20

Paper Moved to Poster Session P1, Paper number P1.29

1:02 PM

12.21

Paper moved to Poster Session P1, new paper number P1.30

1:03 PM

12.22

Paper moved to Poster Session P1, new paper number P1.26

1:04 PM

12.7a

Coffee Break in the Poster Session Room

1:34 PM

12.13a

Lunch Break

3:04 PM

12.18a

Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

3:29 PM

12.18b

Exhibit Hours 3:00–6:15 p.m.

Joint Session 9

Data and Information Handling (Joint with AWIPS and IIPS)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 18th International Conference on IIPS; and the Interactive Symposium on AWIPS )

Organizers: Linda Miller, UCAR; Dan McMorrow, Johns Hopkins Univ.; Fred Branski, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

8:30 AM

J9.1

The Ingest, Quality Control, and Processing of Hydrometeorological Data at National Weather Service Field Offices

Mark J. Glaudemans, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. M. Roe and P. S. Tilles

Poster PDF (30.4 kB)

8:45 AM

J9.2

The Hardware and Software Installation Process for the AWIPS Linux Workstation Demonstration

Charles Piercy, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. D. Buckingham, E. Hiner, W. F. Roberts, and P. C. Kucera

9:00 AM

J9.3

The AWIPS Linux Workstation Demonstration and Evaluation

Mary D. Buckingham, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and C. Piercy, J. J. Dinges, W. F. Roberts, and P. C. Kucera

9:15 AM

J9.4

The AWIPS Linux Communications Processor Replacement Evaluation

Khien Ba Nguyen, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. D. Buckingham

J9.5

Multicast data distribution on the AWIPS local area network

9:30 AM

J9.6

Utilization of LDM at the Storm Prediction Center

Gregory H. Grosshans, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK

Poster PDF (32.4 kB)

9:45 AM

J9.7

Investigation of Data Compression Techniques Applied to AWIPS Datasets

Ning Wang, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins and NOAA/FSL, Boluder, CO; and S. Madine and R. Brummer

Poster PDF (135.1 kB)

10:00 AM

J9.8

Acessing Marine Data for AWIPS Applications at NWS Corpus Christi

Andrew R. Patrick, NOAA/NWS, Corpus Christi, TX

10:15 AM

J9.9

GRIB2, The WMO standard for transmission of gridded data—Current status and NWS plans

Harry R. Glahn, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and B. Lawrence

10:30 AM

J9.10

Station history database architectural techniques

Jeffrey Arnfield, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and G. Shears

Poster PDF (118.8 kB)

10:45 AM

J9.11

ArcView applications in USDA crop weather analysis

Harlan D. Shannon, USDA, Washington, DC

Poster PDF (586.9 kB)

11:00 AM

J9.12

Meteorological Database Management System at the USDA

Brian P. Morris, USDA, Washington, DC

Poster PDF (186.0 kB)

11:15 AM

J9.13

Updating and enhancing the quality control system for solar radiation data processed by the MSC

L. Dale Boudreau, MSC, Downsview, ON, Canada; and T. H. Sopoco, H. Lau, and T. -. C. Yip

11:30 AM

J9.14

The quality assurance and dissemination of soil moisture data from the Oklahoma Mesonet

Gary D. McManus, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and J. M. Thomale and K. C. Crawford

Poster PDF (80.4 kB)

11:45 AM

J9.15

Breaking the Billion Zone Barrier—Simulation, Data Handling and Visualization: An Example

Robert Wilhelmson, Univ. of Illinois and National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Champaign, IL; and P. Woodward, S. Anderson, D. Porter, S. Peckham, and C. Shaw

http://redrock.ncsa.uiuc.edu/AOS/home_pubs.html

Poster PDF (24.2 kB)

12:00 PM

J9.16

Technological Advances at the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center Using GIS Technology

Keith Stellman, NOAA/NWS, Slidell, LA; and D. Welch

12:15 PM

J9.17

Implementation of an online database at the Surface Reference Data Center

Michael D. Klatt, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and M. L. Morrissey and J. S. Greene

Poster PDF (79.7 kB)

12:30 PM

J9.18

Object-oriented handling of numerical data for scientific analysis and visualization -- basic idea and implementation for Ruby

Takeshi Horinouchi, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; and N. Kawanabe

http://www.gfd-dennou.org/arch/ruby/

Poster PDF (17.4 kB)

12:45 PM

J9.19

Framework for a Java meteorological class hierarchy

Young Yee, Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM

Poster PDF (32.9 kB)

1:00 PM

J9.7a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

1:30 PM

J9.13a

Lunch Break

3:00 PM

J9.19a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

3:29 PM

J9.19b

Exhibit Hours 3:00–6:15 P.M

Joint Session 10

Application of Internet Technology to Managing Geosciences (Joint with AWIPS and IIPS)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Interactive Symposium on AWIPS; and the 18th International Conference on IIPS )

Organizer: Robert C. Landis, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

8:30 AM

J10.1

Wide Area Networks and the Geosciences in the 2000s

James A. Schiavone, AT&T, Middletown, NJ

8:45 AM

J10.2

NOAA Research scientific project and budget reporting over the Internet

Eugene F. Burger, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. F. Fabritz and N. N. Soreide

Poster PDF (84.8 kB)

9:00 AM

J10.3

OK-FIRST: A 6-Year Retrospective

Dale A. Morris, Oklahoma Climatolgical Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. A. Kloesel and K. C. Crawford

http://okfirst.ocs.ou.edu

Poster PDF (78.2 kB)

9:15 AM

J10.4

OK-SAFE: Using wireless tools to disseminate critical weather information to emergency managers

Kevin A. Kloesel, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. C. Crawford, D. A. Morris, J. M. Wolfinbarger, and S. Kulasekharan

Poster PDF (12.6 kB)

9:30 AM

J10.5

Using Java, XML and XSLT to create secure internal access to local NOAA Research science project and budget information

Jason E. Fabritz, Univ. of Washington/JISAO, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and N. N. Soreide

Poster PDF (30.4 kB)

9:45 AM

J10.6

Operational implementation of the NRL tropical cyclone web page at FNMOC

Yiping Wang, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and J. Tesmer, C. Skupniewicz, J. Vermeulen, J. Cornelius, and J. Haferman

10:00 AM

J10.6a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

Joint Session 11

Internet Opportunities for Environmental Information (Joint with AWIPS and IIPS)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Interactive Symposium on AWIPS; and the 18th International Conference on IIPS )

Organizer: Donald R. Mock, NOAA/OAR/CDC

Papers:

10:30 AM

J11.1

Technologies used for customized dynamic web access to a unique collection of Arctic change time series

Willa H. Zhu, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. E. Overland

Poster PDF (671.6 kB)

10:45 AM

J11.2

Using an interactive Java-based environment to facilitate visualization comprehension

Daniel J. Bramer, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and T. Scheitlin, R. Deardorff, D. Elliott, K. Hay, M. Marlino, D. Middleton, R. Pandya, M. Ramamurthy, M. Weingroff, and R. Wilhelmson

Poster PDF (345.8 kB)

11:00 AM

J11.3

Techniques for self-maintaining Web sites

Julia A. Collins, NOAA/CIRES/CDC, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (65.2 kB)

11:15 AM

J11.4

The NOAA Research Hot Items web site: up-to-date communications within the NOAA Research facilities

Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/ERL/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and E. F. Burger

Poster PDF (382.6 kB)

11:30 AM

J11.4a

Open Discussion

12:00 PM

J11.4b

Lunch Break

Joint Session 12

Using the Internet to Enhance Product Delivery and Decision Making (Joint with AWIPS and IIPS)

Sponsors: (Joint between the Interactive Symposium on AWIPS; and the 18th International Conference on IIPS )

Organizer: Alan E. Gerard, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

1:30 PM

J12.1

AWIPS Applications Used in a Web Based River and Flood Information Dissemination System

William Schneider, NOAA/NWS, Portland, OR; and A. Bryant

1:45 PM

J12.2

Disseminating forecasts in areas of complex terrain through a WEB based interface

Paul Flatt, NOAA/NWS, Tucson, AZ; and G. Sampson

Poster PDF (292.6 kB)

2:00 PM

J12.3

Applying AWIPS technology to the Prototyping and Aviation Collaboration Effort (PACE)

Dennis M. Rodgers, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO

Poster PDF (62.1 kB)

J12.4

Dissemination of Weather Graphics at NWS Corpus Christi

2:30 PM

J12.5

FX-Net National: A non-localized Internet-based meteorological workstation

Sean Madine, NOAA/FSL, and CIRA/Colorado State University, Boulder, CO; and N. Wang, E. Polster, J. Pyle, and R. Brummer

Poster PDF (108.7 kB)

2:45 PM

J12.6

Graphical weather products at the Newport/Morehead City NC National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Office

Carin G. Goodall-Gosnell, NOAA/NWS, Moorehead, NC

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/er/mhx/cgg/j126.htm

Poster PDF (375.4 kB)

3:00 PM

J12.6a

Exhibit Hours 3:00–6:15 P.M

3:01 PM

J12.6b

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

3:30 PM

J12.6c

Open Discussion

4:00 PM

J12.6d

Concluding Remarks

13

Information Technology—Futures for Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences

Sponsor: 18th International Conference on IIPS

Organizers: David Blaskovich, IBM; Terry Tarbell, RS Information Systems

Papers:

1:30 PM

13.1

FUTURE REQUIREMENTS OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BY ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SCIENCES

Anthony Hollingsworth, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom

1:45 PM

13.2

HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURES

Al Kellie, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. Huff

2:15 PM

13.3

HIGH VOLUME DATA SERVERS

Dominique Marbouty, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and W. Zwieflhofer

13.4

Software Tools

3:00 PM

13.5

Visualization

Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY

3:30 PM

13.6

Communications

Phil Luzbetak, SpaceCom Systems' Chicago International Teleport, Monee, IL

3:45 PM

13.2a

Web services for weather models

David Huff, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and O. Kiselyov

4:00 PM

13.3a

Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

4:29 PM

13.3b

Exhibit Hours 3:00–6:15

Exhibit Hours

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