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Saturday, 8 February 2003
	7:30 AM-9:00 AM, Saturday Short Course Registration
	9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Saturday Conference Registration* (Joint between the 19th Conference on IIPS, the Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges, the Observing and Understanding the Variability of Water in Weather and Climate, the 17TH Conference on Hydrology, the 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations, the 12th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere, the 12th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, the 12th Symposium on Education, the 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, the 7th Symposium on IOS: The Water Cycle, the 5th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry: Gases, Aerosols, and Clouds, the 3rd Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to the Environmental Science, and the Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment)
Sunday, 9 February 2003
	7:30 AM-9:00 AM, Sunday Short Course Registration
	9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday Conference Registration
Monday, 10 February 2003
	7:30 AM-5:30 PM, Monday Conference Registration (continues through Thursday, 13 February)
	9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Monday Session 1 Global Meteorological and Hydrological Services Update
Organizers: Jimmie Smith, Meteoquest, Inc., Bedford, NH; Fredrick R. Branski, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
9:00 AM 1.0a Welcoming Remarks   Terry Tarbell, RS Information Systems, McLean, VA and Jimmie Smith, Meteoquest, Inc., Bedford, NH 9:15 AM 1.1 Keynote Address: Global Hydrological Services (Invited Presentation)   Datius G. Rutashobya, WMO Commission for Hydrology, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 9:45 AM 1.2 U.S. Navy Weather/Oceanographic Services Update (Invited Presentation)   Thomas Quinton Donaldson V, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Stennis Space Center, MS 10:15 AM Coffee Break in Poster Session Room   10:45 AM 1.3 U.S. Air Force Weather Update (Invited Presentation)   David Johnson, USAF, Washington, DC 11:15 AM 1.4 National Weather Service (NWS) Update (Invited Presentation)   John J. (Jack) Kelly (Invited), NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD 11:30 AM 1.5 NWS Hydrological Services Update (Invited Presentation)   Greg Mandt, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD 11:45 AM 1.6 NWS Science and Technology Infusion Plan (Invited Presentation)   Jack Hayes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and P. A. Hirschberg 12:00 PM Lunch Break   1:30 PM 1.7 NOAA/NESDIS Update (Invited Presentation)   Gregory Withee, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD 2:00 PM 1.8 Commercial Weather Services—A Report on the State of the Commercial Weather Sector in 2003 (Invited Presentation)   James Block, Meteorlogix, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 2:30 PM Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break   4:00 PM 1.9 Global Weather Services Update (Invited Presentation)   John W. Zillman, WMO, Geneva, Switzerland 4:30 PM 1.10 European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Update (Invited Presentation)   David Burridge, Director THORPEX IPO (former Director ECMWF), Reading, United Kingdom 1.11 Canadian Private Weather Services Update (Invited Presentation)   Susan Woodbury, Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, Dartmouth, NS, Canada
	9:00 AM-12:15 PM, Monday Session 2 Radar IIPS and Applications
Organizers: Robert G. Borchers, SAIC, Melbourne, FL; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; Anderson White, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
9:00 AM 2.1 Report of the NRC Committee on Weather Radar Technology Beyond NEXRAD   Paul L. Smith, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 9:30 AM 2.2 NEXRAD Product Improvement—Status of WSR-88D Open Radar Data Acquisition (ORDA) Program   Gregory S. Cate, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and R. W. Hall and M. L. Terry 9:45 AM 2.3 ORPG review: Clustering, database and system management   Zhongqi Jing, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. Smith and M. Jain 10:00 AM 2.4 Quantitative Analysis of the SZ(8/64) Phase Code for the Mitigation of Range and Velocity Ambiguities in the WSR-88D   Gregory Meymaris, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Hubbert and S. Ellis 10:15 AM Coffee Break in Poster Session Room   10:45 AM 2.5 The Evansville New Generation radar: the latest in the evolutionary chain of NWS S-Band Radar   James J. Stagliano Jr., Enterprise Electronics Corp., Enterprise, AL; and J. Helvin, J. Brock, P. Siebold, and D. Nelson 11:00 AM 2.6 The Joint Polarization Experiment—An Overview of Initial Data Collection with a Polarimetric WSR-88D Radar   Terry J. Schuur, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic and R. E. Saffle 11:15 AM 2.7 Evaluation of polarimetric Capability on the Research WSR-88D   Valery M. Melnikov, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. S. Zrnic, J. K. Carter, A. V. Ryzhkov, and R. J. Doviak 11:30 AM 2.8 Building the National Weather Radar Testbed (Phased-Array)   Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. F. Kimpel, D. S. Zrnic, R. Ferek, J. F. Heimmer, T. McNellis, J. E. Crain, A. M. Shapiro, J. D. Belville, and W. Benner 11:45 AM 2.9 Radar control architecture for the National Weather Radar Testbed   Sheldon L. Katz, Lockheed Martin NE&SS—Surface Systems, Moorestown, NJ; and J. V. Melody, T. Maese, T. W. Hodge, W. Sabin, V. Chekalin, C. Savcak, J. Halenar, and W. Hock 12:00 PM Lunch Break
	1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Monday Session 3 Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology, and Climatology
Organizers: Carl D. Thormeyer, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; David J. Pace, SAIC, FAA TAC, Washington, DC
1:30 PM 3.1 The Federal Committee for Integrated Observing Systems (CIOS): Its Purpose and Objectives   Stephen M. Holt, Mitretek Systems, Falls Church, VA; and R. N. Dombrowsky, S. J. Row, P. A. Pisano, F. L. Estis, and B. K. Tsugawa 1:45 PM 3.2 Assimilation of observation data into SCRIBE   Claude Landry, MSC, Montreal, QC, Canada; and M. Ouellet, R. Parent, and R. Verret 2:00 PM 3.3 Flexible Framework for Mining Meteorological Data   Rahul Ramachandran, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. Rushing, H. Conover, S. Graves, and K. Keiser 2:15 PM 3.4 A comprehensive source of numerical model data   Kenneth Reeves, AccuWeather, Inc, State College, PA; and M. A. Steinberg 2:30 PM Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break   4:00 PM 3.5 Integrating Science Metadata into Python Using VisAD   William L. Hibbard, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. M. Whittaker and C. T. Rueden 4:14 PM 3.6 Paper moved to Session 15, New Paper Number 15.5A   4:15 PM 3.6a An integrated forecast and observing system at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (Formerly Paper Number 15.5)   Jeffrey S. Tilley, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK; and J. Krieger, J. Dragomir, X. Meng, M. R. Lilly, K. Engle, and V. L. Sharpton 4:30 PM 3.7 MyWxmap: A new approach to Web-based meteorological and oceanographic (METOC) chart display   Carl D. Thormeyer, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and E. V. Ravid 4:45 PM 3.8 Weather-enabled Decision Support Systems used in business applications   Ronald J. Sznaider, Meteorlogix LLC, Minneapolis, MN; and J. H. Block 5:00 PM 3.9 Implementation of mesoscale numerical weather prediction for weather-sensitive business operations   Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and A. P. Praino and Z. D. Christidis 5:15 PM 3.10 CASE STUDIES OF AN OPERATIONAL MESOSCALE MODELLING SYSTEM IN THE NORTHEAST U.S   Anthony P. Praino, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY; and L. A. Treinish, Z. Christidis, and A. Samuelsen
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday Poster Session 1 19th IIPS Poster Session
Organizer: Stephen M. Holt, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA
P1.1 The Synoptic Environment of the 11 April 2001 Central Plains Tornado Outbreak Viewed in Three Dimensions   Daniel D. Nietfeld, NOAA/NWSFO, Valley, NE   P1.2 Displaying the latest changes in the trend of Midwest precipitation and in the trend of low-level flow from the Gulf of Mexico   Darren Miller, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and S. E. Taylor   P1.3 Weather Event Simulator Tips and Techniques   Bernard N. Meisner, NOAA/NWS Southern Region Headquarters, Fort Worth, TX; and N. N. Rydell   P1.4 Interactive Forecast Preparation System Training in the National Weather Service   Brian Motta, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and S. White, S. Beckman, R. Hamilton, and K. Fuell   P1.5 Data collection of high resolution 3D sonic anemometer measurements   Edward Vidal Jr., U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and Y. Yee   P1.6 Processing daily rain-gauge precipitation data for the Americas at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center   Wei Shi, RS Information Systems, Inc., McLean, VA; and E. Yarosh, R. W. Higgins, and R. Joyce   P1.7 Displaying an aridity index as a tool for mid-season evaluation of Midwest corn yield   Darren Miller, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and S. E. Taylor, R. W. Arritt, D. P. Todey, and P. J. Sherman P1.8 How to Add D3D to a NWS WFO Suite of Tools   Paula T. McCaslin, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and P. A. McDonald, E. J. Szoke, and E. R. Thaler   P1.9 Design Considerations for a Next-Generation Meteorological Workstation   William F. Roberts, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and C. S. Bullock, R. F. Prentice, T. J. LeFebvre, U. H. Grote, D. L. Davis, M. Biere, W. J. Carrigg, and D. Helms   P1.10 D3D update: is it being used?   Edward J. Szoke, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and U. H. Grote, P. T. McCaslin, and P. A. McDonald   P1.11 Text Formatting with the Graphical Forecast Editor   Tracy Hansen, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and T. Dankers and C. H. Paxton   P1.12 Soundings Software Bring-up for NOAA 17 (NOAA-M)   Gayle S. Surrette, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD   P1.13 NOAA Polar Instrument Data Processing for Level 1B Data Users   Arlington R. Morgan, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and E. D. Harrod   P1.14 Applications of NOAA MODIS Near Real Time Data   Kristina Sprietzer, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and P. Haggerty and G. Legg   P1.15 Near-Real-Time MODIS RBD Files to L0 Files Conversion   Ivan Tcherednitchenko, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and P. Haggerty   P1.16 TRMM data reprocessing and new data products   Hualan Rui, SSAI and NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and B. Teng, J. Bonk, L. Chiu, Z. Liu, P. Hrubiak, N. Pollack, L. Lu, and G. Serafino   P1.17 Enhancement of GOES Satellite Imagery: Phase II   Edward G. Howard, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. G. Lyon and E. Kaymaz   P1.18 AWIPS POES Soundings   Richard G. Kelley, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and V. Tabor   P1.19 NOAA’s GOES satellite program—status and plans   Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and J. J. Gurka and R. W. Heymann   P1.20 Availability of GeoSpatially Enabled NOAA Satellite Products   David J. Vercelli, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and H. J. Diamond   P1.21 Path to NEXRAD: Doppler Radar Development at the National Severe Storms Laboratory During the 1960s and 1970s   Rodger A. Brown, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. M. Lewis   P1.22 New Scanning Strategies for the WSR-88D   Rhonda Scott, NOAA/NEXRAD, Norman, OK; and R. M. Steadham and R. A. Brown   P1.23 NEXRAD to Shapefile Conversion and GIS Beam Propagation Analysis in 3D   Scott T. Shipley, Raytheon, ITSS, Lanham, MD; and R. E. Saffle and R. S. Shriver   P1.24 The WSR-88D Common Operations and Development Environment and Enhancements to ORPG Algorithm Infrastructure Services   Thomas J. Ganger, Mitretek Systems, Falls Church, VA; and M. J. Istok, S. Smith, and B. Bumgarner   P1.25 Utilizing FAA Radar Weather Data in the National Weather Service: Progress and Plans   Michael D. DiVecchio, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. E. Saffle, M. J. Istok, P. K. Pickard, W. M. Blanchard, S. Shema, L. D. Johnson, and A. D. Stern   P1.26 EVALUATION OF RADAR ARCHIVE LEVEL-III PRODUCTS   Khien B. Nguyen, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. D. Buckingham and J. L. Fornear   P1.27 A Terabyte NEXRAD Radar Dataset for Hydrometeorology Research   Anton Kruger, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and W. F. Krajewski   P1.28 The Evansville New Generation radar: 40 years of S-band radar development   James J. Stagliano Jr., Enterprise Electronics Corp., Enterprise, AL; and J. Helvin, J. Brock, P. Siebold, and D. Nelson   P1.29 Standard Benchmark Data for WSR-88D   Rajiv Khanna, Mitretek Systems, Falls Church, VA; and R. C. Elvander, A. Zahrai, D. Zrnic, R. E. Saffle, B. Bumgarner, and M. J. Istok   P1.30 WSR-88D Products and Standard Data Structures   Thomas J. Ganger, Mitretek Systems, Falls Church, VA; and M. J. Istok, D. J. Smalley, B. Klein, and S. Smith   P1.31 Regional and seasonal climatologies of meteorological surface parameters as derived from METARs   Cory A. Wolff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Sharman   P1.32 Exploring the Use of FAA Radar Weather Data by the NWS: Comparisons and Observations between the WSR-88D and FAA Weather Radars   Andrew D. Stern, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and W. M. Blanchard, P. K. Pickard, R. E. Saffle, M. J. Istok, M. D. DiVecchio, and B. Bumgarner   P1.33 The NCF—How Does it Operate—an Updated Look   Richard D. Smedley Jr., Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA P1.34 AWIPS Hardware Maintenance   Donna Rhine, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA   P1.35 Weather Support for the X38 131R Free Flight 3: December 13, 2001   Dan G. Bellue, NOAA/NWS, Johnson Space Center, TX; and C. Donohue and D. Ives   P1.36 Warning Decision Support System—Integrated Information (WDSS-II). Part II: Real-time test at Jackson Mississippi NWSFO   Gregory J. Stumpf, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and T. M. Smith, K. L. Manross, and A. E. Gerard   P1.37 A network message forwarder for the NEXRAD RPG   Ken Bergeron, Enterprise Electronics Corp., Enterprise, AL; and J. J. Stagliano   P1.38 Practical Applications of Roadway Weather Information Systems in Pennsylvania   Paul G. Knight, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and B. B. Ayers, R. H. Grumm, and D. J. Ondrejik   P1.39 Use of Federal and State Departments of Transportation Continuously Operating GPS Reference Stations for NOAA Weather Forecasting   Seth I. Gutman, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and R. Persaud and S. M. Wagoner   P1.40 Applications of a roadway frost prediction system in Iowa   Bradley R. Temeyer, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and W. A. Gallus, E. S. Takle, T. M. Greenfield, and K. A. Jungbluth   P1.41 Operational Uses of FX-Collaborate at the Southeast River Forecast Center   Jack S. Bushong, NOAA/NWS, Peachtree City, GA P1.42 A Study of Modernized Graphic Display Usage Patterns in National Weather Service Forecast Offices   Patrice C. Kucera, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and W. F. Roberts and C. E. Steffen   P1.43 A Customizable Online Forecast Assessment Tool to Support Improved Resource Management Decisions   Holly C. Hartmann, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and T. C. Pagano, E. Lay, B. Imam, and S. Sorooshian   P1.44 VISITview—Connecting Instructors with Operational Forecasters   Anthony Mostek, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and S. Bachmeier, T. Whittaker, D. Bikos, D. Lindsey, J. Weaver, M. DeMaria, B. Grant, and J. LaDue   P1.45 NCVweb: an interactive Web-based tool for viewing Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) data   Sean T. Moore, Mission Research Corp., Santa Barbara, CA; and S. Bottone   P1.46 Locating and Referencing NASA Terra and Aqua Data and Data-Related Services Using NASA's Global Change Master Directory   Scott A. Ritz, SSAI and NASA/GSFC, Lanham, MD   P1.47 Internet technologies for enabling flood emergency early warning systems: the Arno river basin case   Paolo Mazzetti, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; and S. Nativi, L. Bigagli, and M. Mancini   P1.48 Federating EOS heterogeneous and distributed information resources   Stefano Nativi, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; and P. Mazzetti, L. Bigagli, and D. Giuli   P1.49 Interactive web-based interface for MISR data visualization   Linda A. Hunt, SAIC and NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA   P1.50 Applying portal technologies to ensemble modeling of convection on the grid   Brian F. Jewett, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. Wilhelmson, M. K. Ramamurthy, J. Alameda, S. Hampton, A. L. Rossi, and D. Tcheng   P1.51 A Super-Ob for the WSR-88D Radar Radial Winds for use in The NCEP Operational Assimilation System   Jordan C. Alpert, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and P. Pickard, Y. Song, M. Taylor, W. B. Facey, M. Istok, and D. F. Parrish
	5:30 PM, Monday Sessions end for the day
	5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Monday Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)
Tuesday, 11 February 2003
	8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday Joint Session 1 Emergence of Digital Libraries in Education (Joint between 12th Symposium on Education and 19th International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology)
Organizers: Rajul Pandya, West Chester Univ., West Chester, PA; Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO
8:30 AM J1.1 NSF and the Digital Libraries   Margaret Leinen, NSF, Arlington, VA 8:45 AM J1.2 DLESE in the Context of Cyberinfrastructure   Clifford A. Jacobs, NSF, Arlington, VA 9:00 AM J1.3 Initial Release of NSDL   David W. Fulker, UCAR, Boulder, CO 9:15 AM J1.4 Reviewed Collections and Collections-Building in the Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)   Kathryn M. Ginger, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. R. Marlino 9:30 AM Concluding Remarks
	8:30 AM-1:30 PM, Tuesday Session 4 AWIPS
Organizer: Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR, Silver Spring, MD
8:30 AM 4.1 AWIPS Build 5 in review   Deirdre R. Jones, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and C. Bullock, W. Carrigg, C. Dietz, M. desJardins, E. Mandel, D. Rhine, J. Roe, and M. T. Young 8:45 AM 4.2 Linux PCs Expand Presence at Sites   Erin Lucks, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA 9:00 AM 4.3 THE AWIPS LINUX COMMUNICATIONS PROCESSOR REPLACEMENT TEST RESULTS   Khien B Nguyen, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. D. Buckingham 9:15 AM 4.4 Network Control Facility   LeRoy Klet, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA 9:30 AM 4.5 The AWIPS Communications Network Model (ACNM)   Bruce J. Brown, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA 9:45 AM Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See Poster Session P1 Listing from Monday for listing)   11:00 AM 4.6 FAS: An international version of AWIPS   Young-Sun Jung, Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul, Korea; and F. Moeng, B. H. Lim, M. Biere, H. Lee, and S. K. Chung 11:15 AM 4.7 Multicast data distribution on the AWIPS local area network   Michael R. Biere, NOAA/ERL/FSL (in collaboration with) CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Boulder, CO; and D. L. Davis 11:30 AM 4.8 Experiment of a wavelet-based data compression technique with precision control   Ning Wang, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and R. Brummer 11:45 AM 4.9 Weather Data Compression   Christopher E. Steffen, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and N. Wang 12:00 PM Lunch Break
	8:30 AM-1:30 PM, Tuesday Session 5 Internet Applications and Web Portals
Organizers: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO
8:30 AM 5.1 Using VISITview for international weather briefings and real-time data collaborations   Tom Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. Mostek, J. Wilson, and M. DeMaria 8:45 AM 5.2 The Distributed Marine Environment Forecast System   Pat J. Fitzpatrick, Mississippi State Univ., Stennis Space Center, MS 9:00 AM 5.3 Serving 3-D rendered graphics of ocean model output using LAS and VTK   Albert J. Hermann, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. W. Moore and E. L. Dobbins 9:15 AM 5.4 Web Portal and Services for Delivering Weather Information   Earl V. Ravid, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and K. Malmquist 9:30 AM 5.5 The PSC Weather Center web portal   James P. Koermer, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH 9:45 AM Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See Poster Session P1 on Monday for Poster Titles and Author Information)   11:00 AM 5.6 The Data Discovery Support Repository—the next chapter in the science of data discovery   Roland H. Schweitzer, NOAA/OAR/CDC and Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and T. Stevens and T. Habermann 11:15 AM 5.7 THREDDS: publishing, cataloging, describing, and discovering scientific datasets   Ethan R. Davis, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; and J. Caron, B. Domenico, R. Kambic, and S. Nativi 11:30 AM 5.8 A Web-Based Scientific Data And Information Super Server With A Flexible XML Metadata Support   Ruixin Yang, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and X. S. Wang, Y. Nie, Y. Zhao, and M. Kafatos 11:45 AM 5.9 Modeling Environment for Atmospheric Discovery   Robert B. Wilhelmson, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and K. Droegemeier, S. Graves, M. Ramamurthy, D. Haidvogel, B. Jewett, J. Alameda, and D. Gannon 12:00 PM Lunch Break
	9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday Joint Poster Session 1 Emergence of Digital Libraries (Joint between 12th Symposium on Education and 19th International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorlogy, Oceanography, and Hydrology)
JP1.1 Developing Interactive Models to Support a Digital Collection of Earth System Science Resources   Daniel J. Bramer, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and D. J. Charlevoix, G. M. McFarquhar, R. L. Herman, L. B. Avilés, L. Di Girolamo, M. K. Ramamurthy, and R. B. Wilhelmson   JP1.2 Easy web access to a variety of archived meteorological data   James P. Koermer, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH   JP1.3 The DLESE Evaluation Toolkit project   Susan M. Buhr, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and L. J. Barker, M. Marlino, and J. Mangan   JP1.4 Visualizing digital library data resources with Unidata's Integrated Data Viewer   Donald R. Murray, Unidata/UCAR, Boulder, CO   JP1.5 The Visual Geophysical Exploration Environment: A Scientific Tool-Kit for Learners   Rajul Pandya, DLESE Program Center, Boulder, CO; and D. Bramer, R. Deardorf, D. Elliott, K. E. Hay, M. Marlino, D. Middleton, M. Ramamurthy, T. Scheitlin, M. Weingroff, and R. Wilhelmson   JP1.6 Interactive applets for atmospheric sciences   Tom Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. Ackerman   JP1.7 Cooperating Network of Community Data Servers as Prelude to THREDDS   Tom Yoksas, UCAR, Boulder, CO
	11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Tuesday Joint Session 2 Emergence of Digital Libraries in Education: Part II (Joint between 12th Symposium on Education and 19th International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology)
Organizers: Rajul Pandya, West Chester Univ., West Chester, PA; Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO
11:00 AM J2.1 Integrating Real-time Environmental Data and Analysis Tools into Educational Digital Libraries: Two Approaches   Ben Domenico, Unidata/UCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Caron, E. Davis, R. Kambic, and S. Nativi 11:15 AM J2.2 The COMET® Multimedia Database and Its Use in Digital Libraries   Timothy C. Spangler, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and M. L. Smith and S. A. Drake 11:30 AM J2.3 Using Digital Libraries to Teach Oceanography   Robert Stewart, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 11:45 AM J2.4 Building and Growing NASA’s JOINed Digital Library for Science Education (JDL)   Shelley Olds, NASA/SSAI, Greenbelt, MD; and B. W. Meeson 12:00 PM J2.5 The Digital Water Education Library: Investigating the Science, Economics, and Politics of Water in Grades K–12   Edward E. Geary, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and B. L. Aivazian, S. W. Ireton, T. Sumner, and M. Khoo
	1:25 PM-5:25 PM, Tuesday Session 6 GIS Applications
Organizers: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; Scott T. Shipley, Raytheon, Lanham, MD
1:25 PM 6.0a Session Introduction   Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and S. T. Shipley 1:26 PM 6.1 Solving complex business problems with GIS and advanced meteorological data   Ronald J. Sznaider, Meteorlogix, LLC, Minneapolis, MN 1:40 PM 6.2 western region flash flood project   Greg Smith, NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT 1:55 PM 6.3 GIS Data/Applications at the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center   Keith Stellman, NOAA/NWS, Slidell, LA; and D. Welch 2:10 PM 6.4 Using GIS for environmental data in Iowa   D. P. Todey, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and D. Herzmann 2:25 PM 6.5 Weather intelligence: a GIS approach to enrich weather databases   May Yuan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. McIntosh 2:40 PM 6.6 GIS Module for the National Weather Service's Management Information Retrieval System   John P. Kozimor, QSS Group, Inc., Silver Spring, MD 2:55 PM Coffee Break (Exhibits Open 1:30–6:00 p.m.)   3:25 PM 6.7 GIS As A Briefing And Planning Tool In The NWS   Ira A. Graffman, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD 3:40 PM 6.8 An Historical Tropical Cyclone Mapping and Analysis Tool   Ethan Gibney, NOAA, Charleston, SC; and R. Jackson 3:55 PM 6.9 An ArcIMS-based web portal to real-time observations and forecasts for estuaries and the coastal ocean   John G. W. Kelley, NOAA/National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Kennedy and M. Westington 4:10 PM 6.10 Motion Tracker—Using Internet Map Servers and JAVA technology to provide near-real time mapping of moving objects—research vessels and marine mammals   Nazila Merati, PMEL and JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. Fabritz, T. C. Vance, R. Hobbs, and D. Shields 4:25 PM 6.11 VRML-based visualization of GIS data for a Marine Sanctuary   Tiffany C. Vance, NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA; and N. Merati, C. Moore, and C. Alexander 4:40 PM 6.12 Exploration of GIS Interoperability Technologies for the International H2O Project   Olga Wilhelmi, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Betancourt 4:55 PM 6.13 An Interoperable Web Mapping Application at the GES DAAC   Nathan Pollack, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and W. Teng, J. Bonk, L. Lu, D. Nadeau, P. Hrubiak, and G. Serafino 5:10 PM 6.14 GIS Calibration and Validation of Satellite Measurements   Heather S. Kilcoyne, Raytheon ITSS, Lanham, MD; and S. T. Shipley
	1:30 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday Session 7 European and Other International Applications
Organizers: John R. Lincoln, US Navy Retired; WMO Retired; Consultant, Berryville, VA; Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
1:30 PM 7.1 An automated synoptic typing system using archived and real-time NWP model output   Robert R. Dahni, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia 1:45 PM 7.2 The Perlan Project: New Zealand Flights, Meteorological Support & Modeling   Elizabeth J. Carter, Firnspiegel LLC, Kings Beach, CA; and E. H. Teets, Jr. and S. N. Goates 2:00 PM 7.3 Australian Marine Forecasting System   James M. Kelly, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and J. Bally, C. Ryan, and D. Thomas 2:15 PM 7.4 Progress on a knowledge-based internet weather forecasting system   Harvey Stern, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia 2:30 PM 7.5 Mentor—a performance support system for forecasters   Christopher J. Ryan, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; and A. Jha and S. Joshi 2:45 PM 7.6 ECMWF Metview on a laptop   J Daabeck, ECMWF, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and R. Bonifacio, V. Karhila, F. Ii, S. Lamy-Thepaut, and A. Jørgensen 3:00 PM 7.7 Operational use of infrared cloud analysers in automatic observing networks and for aeronautic applications   Thierry Besnard, Groupe Leader, LeHavre and LPEC-CNRS and Université du Maine, Le Mans, France; and D. Gillotay, F. Zanghi, L. Berger, and W. Decuyper 3:15 PM 7.8 Development of a Java-based meteorological workstation by german meteorological service and partners   Gerhard Eymann, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach, Germany
	3:25 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday Joint Session 3 EUROPEAN AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS—GCOS (Joint with 19 IIPS and 7 IOS)
Organizers: John R. Lincoln, US Navy Retired; WMO Retired; Consultant, Berryville, VA; Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
3:25 PM J3.0a Session Introduction   Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. R. Lincoln 3:30 PM J3.1 Second Report on the Adequacy of the Global Climate Observing Systems Policy Overview   Alan R. Thomas, Global Climate Observing System, Geneva, Switzerland 3:45 PM J3.2 Second Report on the Adequacy of the Global Climate Observing Systems Scientific process and emerging conclusions   Paul J. Mason, Global Climate Observing System, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom 4:00 PM J3.3 Second Report on the Adequacy of the Global Climate Observing Systems Conclusions on atmospheric and oceanic observations   D. E. Harrison, Global Climate Observing System/GOOS/WCRP Ocean Observing Panel for Climate, Seattle, WA 4:15 PM J3.4 The U.S. Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Program Office's Involvement in the International GCOS Effort   Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD 4:30 PM J3.5 The global climate observing system. French contribution   Régis Juvanon du Vachat, Météo-France, Paris, France 4:45 PM J3.6 Metadata Initiative of the Meteorological Service of Canada   Tsoi-Ching Yip, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and A. Kumar and M. Minuk 5:00 PM J3.7 Special Address: "The Need for Global Observing Systems"   Conrad C. Lautenbacher, NOAA, Washington, DC
	5:30 PM, Tuesday Sessions End for the Day
Wednesday, 12 February 2003
	8:30 AM-9:30 AM, Wednesday Session 8 INTERNET APPLICATIONS AND WEB PORTALS PART II
Organizers: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO
8:30 AM 8.1 The NOAA Operational Model Archive and Distribution System   Glenn K. Rutledge, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. J. Stouffer, N. Smith, and B. Lawrence 8:45 AM 8.2 ncBrowse: OPeNDAP Server Access and 3-D Graphics   Donald W. Denbo, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and J. R. Osborne 9:00 AM 8.3 The GrADS-DODS Server: an open-source tool for distributed data access and analysis   Joe Wielgosz, COLA, Calverton, MD; and B. Doty and J. Adams 9:15 AM 8.4 The USGODAE Monterey, California data server   Phil Sharfstein, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and S. Hankin
	8:30 AM-9:30 AM, Wednesday Session 9 Advances and Applications in Transportation Weather
Organizers: Fred P. Lewis, IPS MeteoStar, Inc., Aurora, CO; S. Edward Boselly, Weather Solutions Group, Olympia, WA; David J. Pace, SAIC, FAA TAC, Washington, DC
8:30 AM 9.1 The FAA Aviation Weather Research Program's Contribution to Air Transportation Safety and Efficiency   Gloria J. Kulesa, FAA, Washington, DC; and D. J. Pace, W. L. Fellner, J. E. Sheets, V. S. Travers, and P. J. Kirchoffer 8:45 AM 9.2 Interactive Viewing Tools Developed for the Aviation Digital Data Service   Lynn Sherretz, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO 9:00 AM 9.3 Development of automated analysis and forecast products for adverse ceiling and visibility conditions   Paul H. Herzegh, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. G. Benjamin, R. Rasmussen, T. Tsui, G. Wiener, and P. Zwack 9:15 AM 9.4 Developing the Volcanic Ash Coordination Tool   Lynn Sherretz, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO
	9:30 AM-10:00 AM, Wednesday Coffee Break in the Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Level, Promenade
	10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday Presidential Forum: Administration Priorities in Climate Change Research and Technology
	12:00 PM, Wednesday Lunch Break
	1:30 PM, Wednesday Simpsons Symposium—A Tribute to Robert and Joanne Simpson
	1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday Session 10 ADVANCES AND APPLICATIONS IN TRANSPORTATION WEATHER PART II
Organizers: Fred P. Lewis, IPS MeteoStar, Inc., Aurora, CO; S. Edward Boselly, Weather Solutions Group, Olympia, WA; David J. Pace, SAIC, FAA TAC, Washington, DC
1:30 PM 10.1 Multi-radar Integration to Improve En Route Aviation Operations in Severe Convective Weather   James E. Evans, MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA; and K. Carusone, M. M. Wolfson, B. Crowe, and D. J. Smalley 1:45 PM 10.2 An Overview of Federal Highway Administration Road Weather Management Program Activities   Paul Pisano, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC; and B. Hicks, R. Persaud, L. Goodwin, and A. Stern 2:00 PM 10.3 Analysis of Weather Impacts on Traffic Flow in Metropolitan Washington, D.C.   Andrew D. Stern, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA; and V. Shah, L. Goodwin, and P. Pisano 2:15 PM 10.4 The Winter Road Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) Project Update and Future Plans   William P. Mahoney, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. Myers 2:30 PM 10.5 Verification of the Road Weather Forecast System for the Maintenance Decision Support System   Jamie K. Wolff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. C. Bernstein and W. Myers 2:45 PM 10.6 Automated Forecasting of Road Conditions and Recommended Road Treatments for Winter Storms   Robert G. Hallowell, MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA; and G. L. Blaisdell 3:00 PM Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open from 1:00–7:30 p.m.)   3:30 PM 10.7 Weather decision support systems for the transportation industry   Martin McKewon, Meteorologix LLC, Minneapolis, MN; and J. Foerster 3:45 PM 10.8 Aurora Program research activities   Michael J. Adams, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Madison, WI 4:00 PM 10.9 Cooperative Education efforts in Surface Transportation Weather   Leon F. Osborne Jr., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and C. B. Block and A. Borho 4:15 PM 10.10 An Overview of Surface Transportation Weather Research Conducted through the Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training (COMET)   Paul Pisano, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC; and T. Spangler and D. Hardesty 4:30 PM 10.11 Ingest, Integration, Quality Control, and Distribution of Observations from State Transportation Departments using MADIS   Patricia A. Miller, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and M. F. Barth 4:45 PM 10.12 Wind-Profiler Derived Snow Level Monitoring: California Highway I-80 Donner Summit   Elizabeth J. Carter, Firnspiegel LLC, Kings Beach, CA; and F. M. Ralph, A. B. White, T. S. Dye, and S. N. Goates 5:00 PM 10.13 Supporting Surface Transportation Weather Forecasting at Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc   Cory B. Block, Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc., Grand Forks, ND; and J. J. Mewes and S. G. Gaddy 5:15 PM 10.14 Laboratory and Field Test Results from a Pavement Sensor   Panu Partanen, Vaisala Oyj, Helsinki, Finland; and V. Haavisto and T. Haavasoja
	1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday Session 11 Satellite IIPS and Applications
Organizer: Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD
1:30 PM 11.1 Primary Drivers for Future Weather and Climate Information Architecture   Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and E. L. Tilton 1:45 PM 11.2 Use of Earth Observing Satellites for Operational Hazard Support: Current and Emerging Applications   Helen M. Wood, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and L. Lauritson 2:00 PM 11.3 Use of Satellite Imagery for Epidemic Surveillance and Response   James M. Wilson V, Georgetown Univ. Hospital, Washington, DC 2:15 PM 11.4 Seawinds Near-Real-Time Processing at NOAA/NESDIS: Present Status and Future Plans   Jeffrey M. Augenbaum, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and R. W. Luczak and G. Legg 2:30 PM 11.5 Processing Terra and Aqua MODIS with NANOOK, the NOAA/NESDIS Near-real-time system   Paul Haggerty, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and K. Sprietzer and G. Legg 2:45 PM 11.6 Designing an FTP Server for NOAA/NESDIS MODIS Near-real-time Data   Kristina Sprietzer, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD; and P. Haggerty and G. Legg 3:00 PM Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open 1:30–7:30 p.m.)   3:30 PM 11.7 NOAA-15, 16, and 17 (KLM) Quality Control and Trending Data Available to the User Community on a NOAA Web Site   Robert H. Levin, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD 3:45 PM 11.8 Post-Launch Verification/Validation During the NOAA KLM Satellite Era   Brenda M. Hardie, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD 4:00 PM 11.9 Harnessing the Spare Computing Power of Desktop Personal Computers for Improved Satellite Data Processing and Technology Transition   Ingrid C. Guch, NOAA/NESDIS, Suitland, MD; and A. S. Jones, R. R. Ferraro, M. J. Kane, C. W. Karlburg, and S. Q. Kidder 4:15 PM 11.10 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Low rate information transmission (LRIT) product projections   Frank Eng, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and R. Luczak and C. A. Vance 4:30 PM 11.11 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite Series R (GOES R) Concept of Operations (CONOPS)   Eric J. Miller, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Linn, L. O'Connor, and M. A. Neyland 4:45 PM 11.12 GOES-R Cost/Benefit Analysis   Eric J. Miller, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Taub, R. Reining, L. Oringer, M. Garant, D. Shaffer, and J. Sterling 5:00 PM 11.13 Introducing Subset.Org: a Portal for Subsetting Applications and Related Tools   Danny Hardin, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and M. He and S. Graves 5:15 PM 11.14 Implementation of LAPS over Hawaii   Tiziana Cherubini, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and S. Businger, S. Albers, and J. McGinley
	5:30 PM, Wednesday Sessions End for the Day
	6:00 PM-7:30 PM, Wednesday Reception (Cash Bar)
	7:30 PM-9:30 PM, Wednesday AMS Annual Awards Banquet
Thursday, 13 February 2003
	8:30 AM-12:15 PM, Thursday Session 12 AWIPS Part II
Organizer: Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR, Silver Spring, MD
8:30 AM 12.1 Creating a National Digital Forecast Database of official National Weather Service forecasts   David P. Ruth, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and H. R. Glahn 8:45 AM 12.2 Challenges and Rewards of Preparing Gridded Forecasts   Lynn P. Maximuk, NOAA/NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO 9:00 AM 12.3 National Digital Forecast Database design and development   Timothy R. Boyer, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. P. Ruth 9:15 AM 12.4 The Rapid Prototype Project   Thomas LeFebvre, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and M. Mathewson, T. Hansen, and T. Dankers 9:30 AM 12.5 Utilizing the IFPS/GFE to incorporate Mesoscale Climatologies into the Forecast Routine at the Tallahassee NWS WFO   Andrew I. Watson, NOAA/NWS, Tallahassee, FL; and T. J. Turnage, K. J. Gould, J. R. Stroupe, T. P. Lericos, H. E. Fuelberg, C. H. Paxton, and J. Burks 9:45 AM Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See Poster Session P1 on Monday for Poster Titles and Author Information)   11:00 AM 12.6 Severe weather prediction using the graphical forecast editor   Charles H. Paxton, NOAA/NWSFO, Ruskin, FL; and J. T. Deese, J. C. McMichael, P. R. Close, C. Hartnett, and J. A. States 11:15 AM 12.7 Enhancements to FX-Collaborate to support Operations at NWS, USAF, and NASA   U. Herbert Grote, NOAA/FSL, Boulder, CO; and C. Golden 11:30 AM 12.8 Integrating D3D into National Weather Service science and training activities   Elizabeth M. Page, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and D. Nietfeld and T. Alberta 11:45 AM 12.9 Weather event simulator implementation and future development   Michael A. Magsig, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and E. M. Page 12:00 PM Lunch Break
	8:30 AM-1:45 PM, Thursday Session 13 INTERNET APPLICATIONS AND WEB PORTALS PART III
Organizers: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO
8:30 AM 13.1 Tools for accessing Distributed Collections of observed In situ Data   Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/OAR/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and D. W. Denbo, J. E. Fabritz, B. Kilonsky, J. R. Osborne, L. C. Sun, and W. H. Zhu 8:45 AM 13.2 The Integrated Data Viewer—a web-enabled application for scientific analysis and visualization   Don Murray, UCAR/Unidata, Boulder, CO; and J. McWhirter, S. Wier, and S. Emmerson 9:00 AM 13.3 Distributed Services Technology for Earth Science Data Processing   Ken Keiser, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and M. Alshayeb, R. Ramachandran, J. Rushing, H. Conover, and S. Graves 9:15 AM 13.4 Design Aspects of the COMET Multimedia Database   Stephen A. Drake, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and E. Kuo 9:30 AM 13.5 NOAA/NWS Precipitation Frequency Data Server   Tye W. Parzybok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Yekta 9:45 AM Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See Poster Session P1 on Monday for Poster Titles and Author Infomation)   11:00 AM 13.6 An Internet site designed for professional meteorologists   Kenneth Reeves, AccuWeather, Inc, State College, PA; and M. A. Steinberg 11:15 AM 13.7 Energy Design Software using NASA Meteorology and Solar Energy Data   William S. Chandler, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and D. E. Brown, C. H. Whitlock, and P. W. Stackhouse 11:30 AM 13.8 Web-based dissemination and visualization of mesoscale weather models for business operations   Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY 11:45 AM 13.9 FBE-J 1: a real-time application of Naval nowcast and forecast technology   Jennifer Strahl, SAIC, Monterey, CA; and D. Geiszler, J. Kent, J. Cook, G. Love, J. McCarthy, L. Phegley, J. Schmidt, T. Tsui, Q. Zhao, S. Bargsten, F. Franco, L. Frost, M. Frost, D. Grant, R. Mantri, D. Martinez, and L. N. McDermid 12:00 PM 13.10 Fleet Battle Experiment-Juliet (FBE-J) Part II: A Real-Time Application of an On-Scene Numerical Weather Prediction System   Daniel A. Geiszler, SAIC, Monterey, CA; and J. Kent, J. L. S. Strahl, S. Bargsten, F. Franco, L. Frost, M. Frost, D. Grant, R. Mantri, D. Martinez, L. M. McDermid, J. Cook, G. Love, J. McCarthy, L. Phegley, J. Schmidt, T. Tsui, Q. Zhao, B. Brown, and D. Ford 12:15 PM Lunch Break
	9:00 AM, Thursday Simpsons Symposium—A Tribute to Robert and Joanne Simpson
	1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Thursday Session 14 RADAR IIPS AND APPLICATIONS PART II
Organizers: Robert G. Borchers, SAIC, Melbourne, FL; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; Anderson White, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
1:30 PM 14.1 Use of the Radar Product Central Collection/Distribution Service to Collect All WSR-88D Archive Products   Michael Carelli, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD 1:45 PM 14.2 An Update On NEXRAD Program Plans for Collecting and Distributing WSR-88D Base Data In Near Real Time   Timothy Crum, NOAA/NEXRAD, Norman, OK; and D. Evancho, C. Horvat, M. Istok, and W. Blanchard 2:00 PM 14.3 NCDC the "One Stop Shop" for all WSR-88D Level II Data Services   Stephen A. Del Greco, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and A. Hall 2:15 PM 14.4 A comprehensive source of NEXRAD Doppler radar data   Kenneth Reeves, AccuWeather, Inc, State College, PA; and M. A. Steinberg 2:30 PM 14.5 NEXRAD Product Improvement—Expanding Science Horizons   Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. C. Elvander and M. J. Istok 2:45 PM 14.6 NEXRAD Product Improvement—Implementing New Science   Michael J. Istok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. C. Elvander, R. E. Saffle, and J. M. Roe 3:00 PM Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open 1:30–6:00 p.m.)   3:30 PM 14.7 Capabilities and Components of the Warning Decision Support System—Integrated Information (WDSS-II)   Kurt D. Hondl, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK 3:45 PM 14.8 Warning Decision Support System—Integrated Information (WDSS-II). Part I: Mulitple-sensor severe weather applications development at NSSL during 2002   Travis M. Smith, CIMMS, Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and G. J. Stumpf, K. L. Manross, and C. Thomas 4:00 PM 14.9 Real-time merging of multisource Data   V. Lakshmanan, Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK 4:15 PM 14.10 NEXRAD Product Improvement—Improving NWS Tornado Warnings   Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. C. Elvander and M. J. Istok 4:30 PM 14.11 Enhanced weather radar data required to improve the Federal Aviation Administration's operational capabilities   Bill Bumgarner, BAE SYSTEMS, Washington, DC; and S. Shema 4:45 PM 14.12 New Products for the NEXRAD ORPG to Support FAA Critical Systems   David J. Smalley, MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA; and B. J. Bennett and M. L. Pawlak 5:00 PM 14.13 Mitigating ground clutter contamination in the WSR-88D   Scott Ellis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. Kessinger, T. D. O'Bannon, and J. VanAndel 5:15 PM 14.14 Using Terrain Elevation Information to Improve the Quality of Radar Mosaic Products   Joseph C. Lang, Unisys Weather Information Services, Kennett Square, PA; and B. D. Sutker, G. S. Chase, and J. Zhang
	1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Thursday Session 15 APPLICATIONS IN METEOROLOGY, OCEANOGRAPHY, HYDROLOGY, AND CLIMATOLOGY PART II
Organizers: Carl D. Thormeyer, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; David J. Pace, SAIC, FAA TAC, Washington, DC
1:30 PM 15.1 Enhancing Precipitation Estimation Capabilities at National Weather Service Field Offices Using Multi-sensor Precipitation Data Mosaics   Bryon A. Lawrence, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. I. Shebsovich, M. J. Glaudemans, and P. S. Tilles 1:45 PM 15.2 3-Dimensional Animated Displays for Sifting out Medium Range Weather Events and Severe Weather Using NCEP model Ensembles   Jordan C. Alpert, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD 2:00 PM 15.3 Automated Validation for Summary of the Day Temperature Data   William E. Angel, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. L. Urzen, S. A. Del Greco, and M. W. Bodosky 2:15 PM 15.4 Spatial-temporal behavior of RVR visibility of ILS runways at select major airports   David A. Hazen, Titan/System Resources Corp., Billerica, MA; and T. A. Seliga, L. G. Jacobs, and D. B. Lawrence 2:29 PM 15.5 Paper Moved to Session 3, New Paper Number 3.6A   2:30 PM 15.5a Creating VisAD applications in the geosciences using Python (Formerly Paper Number 3.6)   Tom Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and B. Hibbard and C. Rueden 2:45 PM 15.6 An Analysis of Verification Statistics Used at NWS River Forecast Centers   Neftali (Lee) Cajina, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and E. Welles 3:00 PM Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open 1:30–6:00 p.m.)   3:30 PM 15.7 Thunderstorm characterizations derived from cloud to ground lightning flash data based on intercomparisons of Hovmöller diagrams and spatial density data   Thomas A. Seliga, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA; and D. A. Hazen and C. Schauland 3:45 PM 15.8 A Dynamic Visual Data Inspection Tool   Alfred M. Powell Jr., Boeing Autometric, Springfield, VA; and P. A. Zuzolo, S. Hoffert, G. Greene, M. Conte, and R. Kennedy 4:00 PM 15.9 Archive Management: The Missing Component   Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Bates, D. Clark, R. Mairs, and G. Sharman 4:15 PM 15.10 EARTH SCIENCE MARKUP LANGUAGE: A Solution to Earth Science Data Format Heterogeneity Problem   Rahul Ramachandran, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and H. Conover, S. Graves, and S. Christopher 4:30 PM 15.11 The Advantages of Interactive Analysis Tools to Determine Differences between Co-located Multiresolution, Temporally Dynamic Data Sets   Phillip A. Zuzolo, Boeing Autometric, Springfield, VA; and A. M. Powell, S. G. Hoffert, G. Greene, R. Kennedy, R. D. Blyth, A. Sylvester, and B. J. Zuzolo 4:45 PM 15.12 Plug and Play Scientific Graphics with SGT   Donald W. Denbo, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA 5:00 PM 15.13 A volume rendering tool for the atmospheric sciences   Glen S. Romine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and D. Porter and R. B. Wilhelmson 5:15 PM 15.14 Motion estimator based on hierarchical clusters   V. Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
	5:30 PM, Thursday Closing Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)
	5:30 PM, Thursday Conference Ends
	6:00 PM, Thursday Simpsons Banquet
	8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Thursday Closing Event at the Long Beach Aquarium on the Pacific

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