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Saturday, 12 January 2002

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12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Saturday, 12 January 2002


SAT 12 JAN

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Saturday, 12 January 2002


Short Course/Workshop/Special Conferences Registration

Sunday, 13 January 2002

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12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Sunday, 13 January 2002


SUN 13 JAN

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 13 January 2002


Short Course/Workshop/Special Conferences Registration

9:00 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 13 January 2002


CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

2:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 13 January 2002


AWIPS Seminar for the Non-User

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 13 January 2002


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)

Monday, 14 January 2002

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12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Monday, 14 January 2002


MON 14 JAN


Sessions end for the day

7:30 AM-7:30 AM: Monday, 14 January 2002


Registration continues through Thursday, 17 January

9:00 AM-9:00 AM: Monday, 14 January 2002


Welcoming Remarks

9:30 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 14 January 2002


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

9:30 AM-5:15 PM: Monday, 14 January 2002


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

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 14 January 2002


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

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 14 January 2002


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:45 PM: Monday, 14 January 2002


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

3:45 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 14 January 2002


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

4:00 PM-5:15 PM: Monday, 14 January 2002


2
Local Modeling
Sponsor: Interactive Symposium on AWIPS
Organizers: Patrick T. Welsh, NOAA/NWS; John A. McGinley, NOAA/OAR/FSL

Papers:
  4:00 PM
2.1
Local Data Analysis on AWIPS at NWS Melbourne, FL
Peter F. Blottman, NOAA/NWS, Melbourne, FL; and S. M. Spratt, D. W. Sharp, K. R. Waters, and B. N. Meisner

  4:15 PM
2.2
Running the MM5 in an AWIPS Environment
Eric Lenning, NOAA/NWS, St. Charles, MO; and R. Przybylinski and J. A. Nelson Jr.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lsx/science/mm5.htm

Poster PDF (50.5 kB)
  4:30 PM
2.3
Verification of Local Modeling at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Miami, FL and Ingest of Local Data into LAPS and MSAS in AWIPS
Pablo Santos, NOAA/NWS, Miami, FL; and R. Pfost

  4:45 PM
2.4
A completely integrated, cost-effective, local data assimilation and forecasting system to support space launch range operations
Brent L. Shaw, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and S. C. Albers, J. A. McGinley, L. S. Wharton, T. L. Wilfong, C. L. Crosiar, and D. E. Harms

http://laps.fsl.noaa.gov

Poster PDF (61.8 kB)
  5:00 PM
2.4a
Open Discussion

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 14 January 2002


Sessions end for the day

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 14 January 2002


Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)

Tuesday, 15 January 2002

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12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Tuesday, 15 January 2002


TUE 15 JAN

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 15 January 2002


3
Interactive Forecast Preparation System—A Catalyst for Change
Sponsor: Interactive Symposium on AWIPS
Organizer: Harry R. Glahn, NOAA/NWS/OST/MDL

Papers:
  8:30 AM
3.1
Interactive Forecast Preparation—the future has come
David P. Ruth, NOAA/NWS/Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring, MD

Poster PDF (42.0 kB)
  8:45 AM
3.2
Digital Forecast Technology: NWS Vision for New Products and Customer Partnerships
Greg Mandt, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

  9:00 AM
3.3
Changing the operational paradigm with Interactive Forecasting Preparation System—IFPS
Alan Rezek, NOAA/NWS, Charleston, WV

Poster PDF (355.7 kB)
  9:15 AM
3.4
Rapid Prototyping Grid-Based Forecasting
John A. Jannuzzi, NOAA/NWS, Boise, Idaho

  9:30 AM
3.4a
Open Discussion

8:30 AM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 15 January 2002


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

9:45 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 15 January 2002


4
Interactive Forecast Preparation System—A Regional Perspective
Sponsor: Interactive Symposium on AWIPS
Organizer: Dean P. Gulezian, NOAA/NWS

Papers:
  9:45 AM
4.1
NWS Eastern Region Interactive Forecast Preparation System (IFPS) implementation
I. Ross Dickman, NOAA/NWS, Bohemia, NY

Poster PDF (372.7 kB)
  10:00 AM
4.2
Implementing the Interactive Forecast Preperation System in the Central Region of the National Weather Service
Jeffery D. Manion, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO; and R. L. Livingston

Poster PDF (88.1 kB)
  10:15 AM
4.3
IFPS Implementation in the Southern Region
Bill Proenza, NOAA/NWS, Fort Worth, TX; and S. Cooper and D. Smith

  10:30 AM
4.4
Use of IFPS in Western Region, National Weather Service
Andy Edman, NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT; and K. J. Schrab

Poster PDF (781.0 kB)
  10:45 AM
4.5
Interactive Forecast Preparation System Implementation Plans in Alaska
James E. Kemper, NOAA/NWS, Anchorage, AK

  11:00 AM
4.6
IFPS Development and Implementation in the Pacific Region
Paul Jendrowski, NOAA/NWS, Honolulu, HI

  11:15 AM
4.1a
Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

  11:45 AM
4.6a
Open Discussion

12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Tuesday, 15 January 2002


Grand Poster Luncheon

2:00 PM-5:15 PM: Tuesday, 15 January 2002


5
Interactive Forecast Preparation System—Operational Employment
Sponsor: Interactive Symposium on AWIPS
Organizer: Carl S. Bullock, NOAA/FSL

Papers:
  2:00 PM
5.1
Initializing Gridded Forecasts from Numerical Models
Tom J. LeFebvre, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and M. Romberg and T. Hansen

Poster PDF (42.3 kB)
  2:15 PM
5.2
Tools for model interpretation in the Interactive Forecast Preparation System
Timothy R. Boyer, SAIC, Beltsville, MD; and D. P. Ruth

Poster PDF (95.4 kB)
  2:30 PM
5.3
GFE methodology and extended capabilities
Charles H. Paxton, NOAA/NWSFO, Tampa Bay Area, FL; and T. L. Hansen

Poster PDF (36.9 kB)
  2:45 PM
5.4
Generating digital forecast matrices from gridded forecasts in the Interactive Forecast Preparation System
Mark G. Oberfield, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and K. V. Pegion

Poster PDF (108.1 kB)
  3:00 PM
5.5
Identifying local effects in gridded forecasts for the Interactive Forecast Preparation System
Matthew R. Peroutka, NOAA/NWS/Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring, MD; and M. G. Oberfield, J. T. Davis, and R. Yu

Poster PDF (81.6 kB)
  3:15 PM
5.6
Generating marine watches, warnings, and advisories using Interactive Forecast Preparation
Brian D. Papa, SAIC, Beltsville, MD; and M. A. McInerney, M. R. Peroutka, and J. L. Schattel Jr.

Poster PDF (102.1 kB)
  3:30 PM
5.7
Derivation of Multiple Forecast Formats from a Gridded Forecast Database
Todd C. Dankers, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and J. Manion

Poster PDF (110.5 kB)
  3:45 PM
5.8
Experiences with a Grid-based Forecasting Approach Using IFPS at the Tulsa WFO
Steven E. Nelson, NOAA/NWS, Peachtree City, GA; and E. Howieson and S. Amburn

http://www.nwstulsa.noaa.gov/pub/ifps_paper_AWIPS_Symposium.pdf

Poster PDF (2.7 MB)
  4:00 PM
5.9
Implementation Challenges of IFPS at a Forecast Office with Complex Terrain
Jeffrey T. Davis, NOAA/NWSFO, Tucson, AZ; and P. Flatt and P. Wollack

Poster PDF (35.9 kB)
  4:15 PM
5.10
Performing service backup with the Interactive Forecast Preparation System
Ronla K. Meiggs, NOAA/NWS/Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring, MD; and B. D. Papa

Poster PDF (99.6 kB)
  4:30 PM
5.11
Providing user support for the Interactive Forecast Preparation System
James E. Calkins, NOAA/NWS/Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring, MD; and E. J. Mandel and R. K. Meiggs

Poster PDF (91.1 kB)
  4:45 PM
5.6b
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

3:00 PM-7:30 PM: Tuesday, 15 January 2002


Exhibit Hours

3:30 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 15 January 2002


Symposium ends

Wednesday, 16 January 2002

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WED 16 JAN

8:00 AM-9:30 AM: Wednesday, 16 January 2002


President's Symposium

9:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 16 January 2002


Coffee Break in Foyer of Auditorium

10:00 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 16 January 2002


President's Symposium (Continued)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 16 January 2002


Lunch Break


Town Hall Meeting: "The Role of the Operational Meteorologist - Public and Private Sector Perspectives"

1:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 16 January 2002


6
Locally Written Applications
Sponsor: Interactive Symposium on AWIPS
Organizers: Daniel Nietfeld, NOAA; Brian Klimowski, NOAA/NWS

Papers:
  1:30 PM
6.1
AWIPS Local Application—LSR4AWIPS
Mark T. Mutchler, NOAA/NWS, North Platte, NE

Poster PDF (27.5 kB)
  1:45 PM
6.2
AWIPS local application for visualizing WSR-88D PPS hybrid scan bin heights
Steven V. Vasiloff, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, Oklahoma

Poster PDF (1.4 MB)
  2:00 PM
6.3
AWIPS Verify—public forecast verification for the AWIPS era
Kenneth R. Cook, NOAA/NWS, La Crosse, WI

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/vfy/verification.htm

Poster PDF (12.9 kB)
  2:15 PM
6.4
The Areal Mean Basin Estimated Rainfall (AMBER) flash flood algorithm as an AWIPS local application.
Paul Jendrowski, NOAA/NWS, Honolulu, HI

  2:30 PM
6.5
Using “Storm Info Master” (SIM), Soover, Taftrack and other AWIPS applications locally developed at WFO Tulsa
James M. Frederick, NOAA/NWS, Tulsa, OK; and S. A. Amburn

  2:45 PM
6.6
WIGFAN—a system to ingest and display internet data on AWIPS
Dan A. Baumgardt, NOAA/NWS, La Crosse, WI

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/webgrab.htm

Poster PDF (41.2 kB)
  3:00 PM
6.7
Practical Applications of Extrapolated dProg/dt in AWIPS
Leslie R. Colin, NOAA/NWSFO, Boise, ID

Poster PDF (17.9 kB)
  3:15 PM
6.6a
Exhibit Hours 3:00–7:30 P.M

  3:16 PM
6.7a
Open Discussion

  3:31 PM
6.6b
Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

3:00 PM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 16 January 2002


Exhibit Hours

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 16 January 2002


7
Specialized Uses
Sponsor: Interactive Symposium on AWIPS
Organizers: Elizabeth M. Page, NOAA/NWS/OCWWS/Training Division; Larry Dunn, NOAA/NWS

Papers:
  4:00 PM
7.1
FX-Net Use to Support the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and Fire Weather Incident Meterologists
Kevin J. Schrab, NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT; and A. Edman, J. Burks, R. Weatherly, and S. Madine

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/conf/awipssymposiump7-1.pdf

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)
  4:15 PM
7.2
AWIPS as a global meteorological analysis and display system
Mark J. Keehn, NWS/Spaceflight Meteorology Group and NASA/JSFC, Houston, Texas

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/smg/mark.html

Poster PDF (80.7 kB)
  4:30 PM
7.3
Extending AWIPS to support remote Collaboration
U. Herb Grote, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and C. Golden

  4:45 PM
7.4
Tailoring the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) for Space Launch Range Support
Darien Davis, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and T. Wilfong, B. Shaw, K. Winters, and W. Schmeiser

  5:00 PM
7.5
FAS: AN AWIPS-LIKE PROTOTYPE FORECASTER WORKSTATION AT KOREA METEOROLOGICAL ADMINISTRATION.
Young-Sun Jung, Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul, Korea; and D. I. Lee, S. J. Kim, S. K. Park, B. H. Lim, J. S. Chung, R. J. Kahn, P. C. Kucera, W. F. Roberts, H. H. Lee, and S. K. Chung

Poster PDF (186.7 kB)
  5:15 PM
7.5a
Open Discussion

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 16 January 2002


Sessions end for the day

6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 16 January 2002


Reception (Cash Bar)

Thursday, 17 January 2002

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THUR 17 JAN

8:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 17 January 2002


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

8:30 AM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 17 January 2002


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

8:30 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 17 January 2002


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

10:30 AM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 17 January 2002


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

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 17 January 2002


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-4:15 PM: Thursday, 17 January 2002


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

3:00 PM-6:30 PM: Thursday, 17 January 2002


Exhibit Hours

5:00 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 17 January 2002


Closing Event Begins

5:00 PM-6:15 PM: Thursday, 17 January 2002


Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)

6:30 PM-7:30 PM: Thursday, 17 January 2002


Event Presentation

7:30 PM-7:30 PM: Thursday, 17 January 2002


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Tropical Party

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