| Tuesday, 11 February 2003 |
| 8:25 AM, Tuesday
Opening Remarks |
Official: Christopher N. K. Mooers, RSMAS/Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL
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| 8:30 AM-8:45 AM, Tuesday
Keynote Session Ocean.US, Ocean Commission: Regional Observing System, Needed "National Backbone", etc. |
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| 8:45 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday
Session 1 Operational Centers |
Organizer: Rick Spinrad, Oceanographer of the Navy, US Naval Observatory, Washington, DC
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| 8:45 AM | 1.1 | Status of NCEP’s Operational Regional Ocean Forecasting Systems for US Coastal Domains
Desiraju B. Rao, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD |
| 9:00 AM | 1.2 | The NOAA Ocean Service Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
Michael Szabados, NOAA/National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD |
| 9:15 AM | 1.3 | Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
Mike Clancy, FNMOC, Monterey, CA |
| 9:30 AM | 1.4 | Operational Coastal Oceanography at the Naval Oceanographic Office
John Harding, Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS; and J. Rigney and W. Schulz |
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| 9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday
Poster Session 1 Poster Session |
| | P1.1 | Observation of surface currents and waves by HF ocean radar in Japan
Yukiharu Hisaki, University of the Ryukyus, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa, Japan |
|  | P1.2 | NWS component of the NOAA Coastal Storms Initiative
Paul A. Hirschberg, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Savadel and P. Welsh |
| | P1.3 | Two-Hurricane Simulation and Preliminary Investigation of Inner-core Structure of Mature Hurricane
Duanjun Lu, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and P. J. Croft and S. Reddy |
| | P1.4 | Nowcast for the Next Generation Navy: an on-scene data fusion and display system
Jennifer L.S. Strahl, SAIC, Monterey, CA; and J. Cook, J. McCarthy, L. Phegley, T. Tsui, Q. Zhao, G. Love, F. Franco, M. Frost, D. Grant, R. Mantri, and D. Martinez |
| | P1.5 | Experimental Meteorological Products in the Operational Environment: Real-Time Access, Training, and Feedback
Louisa B. Nance, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and A. N. Keane, D. J. Gottas, W. R. Schneider, and F. M. Ralph |
| | P1.6 | Development of Model Output Statistics (MOS) wind guidance for the marine environment
Christopher McAloon, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD |
| | P1.7 | Environmental Risk Assessment Integrative Systems Approach (ERAISA) using GIS/RS
Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; and J. Baham, A. Mohamed, R. S. Reddy, P. Chigbu, R. Hughes, J. Young, K. Hilbert, and P. Tchounwou |
| | P1.8 | Marine and Atmosphere Observations from the Bridgeport - Port Jefferson Ferry: A Community Resource for Conducting Long Island Sound Research
Duane E Waliser, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; and R. E. Wilson, T. Wilson, T. Baggett, J. Giannotti, D. Codiga, and M. Reynolds |
| | P1.9 | Advantages of data assimilation for understanding coastal ocean dynamics off Oregon
Alexander L. Kurapov, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR |
| | P1.10 | COASTMAP: A Globally Re-locatable Integrated Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Modeling System
Craig Swanson, Applied Sciences Associates, Narragansett, RI; and M. Spaulding |
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| 11:00 AM-11:30 AM, Tuesday
Session 2 Interagency Initiatives |
Organizer: Mel Briscoe, ONR, Arlington, VA
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| 11:30 AM-12:45 PM, Tuesday
Session 3 Emergent Operational Systems |
Organizer: Mel Briscoe, ONR, Arlington, VA
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| 12:45 PM-2:00 PM, Tuesday
Session 4 Research Systems |
Organizer: Richard Hodur, NRL, Monterey, CA
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| 12:45 PM | 4.1 | Experiences and Lessons Learned from Operating SABSOON
Harvey E. Seim, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Savannah, GA; and F. Werner and J. Nelson |
| 1:00 PM | 4.2 | West Florida Shelf Coastal Ocean Modeling and Prediction System
Robert Weisberg, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL |
| 1:15 PM | 4.3 | Coastal Observing Systems as tools for Impact Assessment and Emergency Response: The Santa Barbara Channel - Santa Maria Basin Study
Clinton D. Winant, SIO/Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA |
| 1:30 PM | 4.4 | An ocean forecasting system for the east coast of Canada
Charles C. L. Tang, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada |
| 1:45 PM | | Summary Panel (Representative Users)
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| 2:00 PM-2:30 PM, Tuesday
Session 5 Human Resource Needs, Including Education and Training: Employers' Perspective—USN |
Organizer: Jack Kelly, Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
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| 2:30 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday
Session 6 Human Resource Needs, Including Education and Training: Employers' Perspective—NOAA |
Organizer: Jack Kelly, Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
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| 2:30 PM | 6.1 | NOS Perspective on Educational and Training Resource Requirements for Operational Oceanography
Frank Aikman III, NOAA, National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD; and J. G. W. Kelley |
| 2:45 PM | 6.2 | NOAA National Weather Service Coastal and Ocean Services
Greg Mandt, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD |
| 3:00 PM | 6.3 | Future Workforce Requirements for NOAA Research in Coastal Prediction
David Rogers, NOAA/OAR, Silver Spring, MD |
| 3:15 PM | | Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open 1:30-6:30 p.m.)
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| 3:45 PM-4:15 PM, Tuesday
Session 7 Human Resource Needs, Including Education and Training: Employers' Perspective—Industry |
Organizer: Jack Kelly, Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
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| 4:15 PM-5:15 PM, Tuesday
Session 8 Academia's Response |
Organizer: John T. Snow, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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| 4:15 PM | 8.1 | Educational Opportunities in Operational Oceanography at an Academic Coastal Observatory
Scott Glenn, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and O. Schofield |
| 4:30 PM | 8.2 | An Academic Perspective on Educating Operational Oceanographers
Mary L. Batteen, NPS, Monterey, CA |
| 4:45 PM | 8.3 | Graduate Research Opportunities in Operational Oceanography at an Academic Coastal Prediction Center
Leonard J. Pietrafesa, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and L. Xie, S. Bao, and M. Peng |
| 5:00 PM | | Summary Panel (John Snow, Mel Briscoe, Eric Lindstrom, Jack Kelly, Margaret Davidson, and Richard Hodur)
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| 5:00 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday
Special Address. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, NOAA, Washington, DC |
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| 5:15 PM, Tuesday
CODA |
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| 5:30 PM, Tuesday
Symposium Ends |
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