Program: 19th Conference on IIPS (83rd Annual)

SAT 8 FEB

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SUN 9 FEB

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MON 10 FEB

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2

Radar IIPS and Applications

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Robert G. Borchers, SAIC; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Anderson White, University of Oklahoma; Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (140.5 kB)

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

Poster PDF (402.2 kB)

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

Poster PDF (90.4 kB)

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

Poster PDF (1020.4 kB)

10:15 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

Poster PDF (635.9 kB)

10:30 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

Poster PDF (194.4 kB)

10:45 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

Poster PDF (998.8 kB)

11:00 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

Poster PDF (29.5 kB)

11:15 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

Poster PDF (48.4 kB)

11:30 AM

2.4a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

12:00 PM

2.9a

Lunch Break

1

Global Meteorological and Hydrological Services Update

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Jimmie Smith, Meteoquest, Inc.; Fredrick R. Branski, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

9:00 AM

1.1

Keynote Address: Global Hydrological Services (Invited Presentation)

Datius G. Rutashobya, WMO Commission for Hydrology, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

9:30 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

10:00 AM

1.3

U.S. Air Force Weather Update (Invited Presentation)

David Johnson, USAF, Washington, DC

10:30 AM

1.4

National Weather Service (NWS) Update (Invited Presentation)

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

10:45 AM

1.5

NWS Hydrological Services Update (Invited Presentation)

Greg Mandt, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

11:00 AM

1.6

NWS Science and Technology Infusion Plan (Invited Presentation)

Jack Hayes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and P. A. Hirschberg

11:15 AM

1.7

NOAA/NESDIS Update (Invited Presentation)

Gregory Withee, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

11:45 AM

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

Poster PDF (77.1 kB)

12:15 PM

1.9

Global Weather Services Update (Invited Presentation)

John W. Zillman, WMO, Geneva, Switzerland

12:45 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)

1:45 PM

1.0a

Welcoming Remarks

Terry Tarbell, RS Information Systems, McLean, VA and Jimmie Smith, Meteoquest, Inc., Bedford, NH

2:00 PM

1.2a

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

2:30 PM

1.6a

Lunch Break

4:00 PM

1.8a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

3

Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology, and Climatology

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Carl D. Thormeyer, FNMOC; David J. Pace, SAIC, FAA TAC

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (12.7 kB)

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

Poster PDF (27.9 kB)

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

Poster PDF (379.6 kB)

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

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

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

Poster PDF (23.2 kB)

2:44 PM

3.6

Paper moved to Session 15, New Paper Number 15.5A

2:45 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

http://www.fnmoc.navy.mil

Poster PDF (674.2 kB)

3:00 PM

3.8

Weather-enabled Decision Support Systems used in business applications

Ronald J. Sznaider, Meteorlogix LLC, Minneapolis, MN; and J. H. Block

Poster PDF (236.1 kB)

3:15 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

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

Poster PDF (2.7 MB)

3:30 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

Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

3:45 PM

3.4a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

5:15 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

Poster PDF (2.1 MB)

Poster Session 1

19th IIPS Poster Session

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizer: Stephen M. Holt, Mitretek Systems, Inc.

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (391.1 kB)

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

http://www.mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/~windmill/RIpage.html

Poster PDF (66.7 kB)

P1.3

Weather Event Simulator Tips and Techniques

Bernard N. Meisner, NOAA/NWS Southern Region Headquarters, Fort Worth, TX; and N. N. Rydell

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ssd/drt-awips/html/tips.htm

Poster PDF (49.5 kB)

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

Poster PDF (43.6 kB)

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

Poster PDF (108.0 kB)

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

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/realtime

Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

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

http://www.mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/~windmill/AIpage.html

Poster PDF (611.8 kB)

P1.8

How to Add D3D to a NWS WFO Suite of Tools

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

http://d3d.fsl.noaa.gov

Poster PDF (2.3 MB)

P1.11

Text Formatting with the Graphical Forecast Editor

Tracy Hansen, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and T. Dankers and C. H. Paxton

Poster PDF (22.3 kB)

P1.12

Soundings Software Bring-up for NOAA 17 (NOAA-M)

Gayle S. Surrette, Science and Technology Corp., Suitland, MD

Poster PDF (15.2 kB)

P1.13

NOAA Polar Instrument Data Processing for Level 1B Data Users

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

Poster PDF (197.2 kB)

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

Poster PDF (224.6 kB)

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

Poster PDF (70.0 kB)

P1.17

Enhancement of GOES Satellite Imagery: Phase II

Edward G. Howard, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. G. Lyon and E. Kaymaz

http:///code935.gsfc.nasa.gov/cube%20Folder/OSCAR/index.html

Poster PDF (95.5 kB)

P1.18

AWIPS POES Soundings

Richard G. Kelley, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD; and V. Tabor

Poster PDF (319.1 kB)

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

Poster PDF (205.7 kB)

P1.20

Availability of GeoSpatially Enabled NOAA Satellite Products

David J. Vercelli, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and H. J. Diamond

Poster PDF (26.2 kB)

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

Poster PDF (24.4 kB)

P1.22

New Scanning Strategies for the WSR-88D

Rhonda Scott, NOAA/NEXRAD, Norman, OK; and R. M. Steadham and R. A. Brown

Poster PDF (109.1 kB)

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

Poster PDF (284.1 kB)

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

Poster PDF (71.3 kB)

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

Poster PDF (23.8 kB)

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

Poster PDF (325.4 kB)

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

Poster PDF (677.0 kB)

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

Poster PDF (28.2 kB)

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

Poster PDF (28.5 kB)

P1.31

Regional and seasonal climatologies of meteorological surface parameters as derived from METARs

Cory A. Wolff, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Sharman

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

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

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

P1.33

The NCF—How Does it Operate—an Updated Look

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

Poster PDF (159.7 kB)

P1.34

AWIPS Hardware Maintenance

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

Poster PDF (168.5 kB)

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

Poster PDF (210.2 kB)

P1.37

A network message forwarder for the NEXRAD RPG

Ken Bergeron, Enterprise Electronics Corp., Enterprise, AL; and J. J. Stagliano Jr.

Poster PDF (130.2 kB)

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

Poster PDF (39.6 kB)

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

Poster PDF (733.0 kB)

P1.40

Applications of a roadway frost prediction system in Iowa

Bradley R. Temeyer, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and W. A. Gallus Jr., E. S. Takle, T. M. Greenfield, and K. A. Jungbluth

Poster PDF (70.7 kB)

P1.41

Operational Uses of FX-Collaborate at the Southeast River Forecast Center

Jack S. Bushong, NOAA/NWS, Peachtree City, GA

Poster PDF (159.7 kB)

P1.42

A Study of Modernized Graphic Display Usage Patterns in National Weather Service Forecast Offices

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

Poster PDF (177.0 kB)

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

http://www.pin.unifi.it/

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

P1.48

Federating EOS heterogeneous and distributed information resources

Stefano Nativi, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; and P. Mazzetti, L. Bigagli, and D. Giuli

http://sinots.pin.unifi.it/sinots/

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

P1.49

Interactive web-based interface for MISR data visualization

Linda A. Hunt, SAIC and NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA

http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

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

Poster PDF (667.0 kB)

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

Poster PDF (162.9 kB)

Sessions end for the day

Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)

TUE 11 FEB

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)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 12th Symposium on Education; and the 19th Conference on IIPS )

Organizers: Rajul Pandya, West Chester Univ.; Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (61.3 kB)

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

http://www.dlese.org

Poster PDF (22.7 kB)

9:30 AM

J1.4a

Concluding Remarks

4

AWIPS

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizer: Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (52.4 kB)

8:45 AM

4.2

Linux PCs Expand Presence at Sites

Erin Lucks, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA

Poster PDF (54.2 kB)

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

Poster PDF (71.3 kB)

9:15 AM

4.4

Network Control Facility

LeRoy Klet, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA

Poster PDF (64.1 kB)

9:30 AM

4.5

The AWIPS Communications Network Model (ACNM)

Bruce J. Brown, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, VA

Poster PDF (621.6 kB)

9:45 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

Poster PDF (245.4 kB)

10:00 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

Poster PDF (179.6 kB)

10:15 AM

4.8

Experiment of a wavelet-based data compression technique with precision control

Ning Wang, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and R. Brummer

Poster PDF (157.7 kB)

10:30 AM

4.9

Weather Data Compression

Christopher E. Steffen, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO; and N. Wang

Poster PDF (35.4 kB)

10:45 AM

4.5a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See Poster Session P1 Listing from Monday for listing)

12:00 PM

4.9a

Lunch Break

5

Internet Applications and Web Portals

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata

Papers:

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

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vrml/las

Poster PDF (464.3 kB)

9:15 AM

5.4

Web Portal and Services for Delivering Weather Information

Earl V. Ravid, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and K. Malmquist

Poster PDF (418.5 kB)

9:30 AM

5.5

The PSC Weather Center web portal

James P. Koermer, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH

Poster PDF (2.8 MB)

9:45 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

Poster PDF (79.5 kB)

10:00 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

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/THREDDS/PublicationsAndPresentations/ams2003.davis/

Poster PDF (106.3 kB)

10:15 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

http://spring.scs.gmu.edu:8199/servlet/SiesipDataTree

Poster PDF (268.0 kB)

10:30 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

http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/expeditions/MEAD/

Poster PDF (223.7 kB)

10:45 AM

5.5a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See Poster Session P1 on Monday for Poster Titles and Author Information)

12:00 PM

5.9a

Lunch Break

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)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 12th Symposium on Education; and the 19th Conference on IIPS )

Papers:

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

http://www.atmos.uiuc.edu/courses/atmos100/index.html

Poster PDF (532.6 kB)

JP1.2

Easy web access to a variety of archived meteorological data

James P. Koermer, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

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

Poster PDF (90.0 kB)

JP1.4

Visualizing digital library data resources with Unidata's Integrated Data Viewer

Donald R. Murray, Unidata/UCAR, Boulder, CO

http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/software/metapps

Poster PDF (9.6 kB)

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

http://www.dlese.org/vgee

Poster PDF (326.0 kB)

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

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)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 12th Symposium on Education; and the 19th Conference on IIPS )

Organizers: Rajul Pandya, West Chester Univ.; Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (755.2 kB)

11:30 AM

J2.3

Using Digital Libraries to Teach Oceanography

Robert Stewart, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Poster PDF (62.7 kB)

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

6

GIS Applications

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Scott T. Shipley, Raytheon

Papers:

1:25 PM

6.1

Solving complex business problems with GIS and advanced meteorological data

Ronald J. Sznaider, Meteorlogix, LLC, Minneapolis, MN

Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

1:39 PM

6.2

western region flash flood project

Greg Smith, NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT

1:54 PM

6.3

GIS Data/Applications at the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center

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

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

2:09 PM

6.4

Using GIS for environmental data in Iowa

D. P. Todey, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and D. Herzmann

http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/

Poster PDF (371.2 kB)

2:24 PM

6.5

Weather intelligence: a GIS approach to enrich weather databases

May Yuan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. McIntosh

Poster PDF (312.0 kB)

2:39 PM

6.6

GIS Module for the National Weather Service's Management Information Retrieval System

John P. Kozimor, QSS Group, Inc., Silver Spring, MD

Poster PDF (455.9 kB)

2:54 PM

6.7

GIS As A Briefing And Planning Tool In The NWS

Ira A. Graffman, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Poster PDF (458.1 kB)

3:09 PM

6.8

An Historical Tropical Cyclone Mapping and Analysis Tool

Ethan Gibney, NOAA, Charleston, SC; and R. Jackson

3:24 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

Poster PDF (209.5 kB)

3:39 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

Poster PDF (651.1 kB)

3:54 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

Poster PDF (435.0 kB)

4:09 PM

6.12

Exploration of GIS Interoperability Technologies for the International H2O Project

Olga Wilhelmi, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Betancourt

4:24 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

Poster PDF (134.6 kB)

4:39 PM

6.14

GIS Calibration and Validation of Satellite Measurements

Heather S. Kilcoyne, Raytheon ITSS, Lanham, MD; and S. T. Shipley

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

4:54 PM

6.0a

Session Introduction

Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA; and S. T. Shipley

Poster PDF (6.0 kB)

4:55 PM

6.6a

Coffee Break (Exhibits Open 1:30–6:00 p.m.)

7

European and Other International Applications

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: John R. Lincoln, US Navy Retired; WMO Retired; Consultant; Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (304.4 kB)

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

http://www.weatherextreme.com/perlan

Poster PDF (493.5 kB)

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

Poster PDF (215.8 kB)

2:15 PM

7.4

Progress on a knowledge-based internet weather forecasting system

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

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

Poster PDF (146.8 kB)

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

Poster PDF (185.9 kB)

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

Poster PDF (253.3 kB)

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

Poster PDF (328.9 kB)

3:15 PM

7.8

Development of a Java-based meteorological workstation by german meteorological service and partners

Gerhard Eymann, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach, Germany

Poster PDF (149.6 kB)

Joint Session 3

EUROPEAN AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS—GCOS (Joint with 19 IIPS and 7 IOS)

Sponsors: (Joint between the 19th Conference on IIPS; and the 7th Symposium on IOS: The Water Cycle )

Organizers: John R. Lincoln, US Navy Retired; WMO Retired; Consultant; Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:

3:25 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

3:40 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

3:55 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

4:10 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

Poster PDF (227.9 kB)

4:25 PM

J3.5

The global climate observing system. French contribution

Régis Juvanon du Vachat, Météo-France, Paris, France

4:40 PM

J3.6

Metadata Initiative of the Meteorological Service of Canada

Tsoi-Ching Yip, MSC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and A. Kumar and M. Minuk

http://www.ec.gc.ca/

Poster PDF (9.0 kB)

4:55 PM

J3.7

Special Address: "The Need for Global Observing Systems"

Conrad C. Lautenbacher, NOAA, Washington, DC

5:25 PM

J3.0a

Session Introduction

Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. R. Lincoln

Poster PDF (4.8 kB)

Sessions End for the Day

WED 12 FEB

8

INTERNET APPLICATIONS AND WEB PORTALS PART II

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (219.2 kB)

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

http://www.epic.noaa.gov/java/ncBrowse

Poster PDF (288.9 kB)

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

Poster PDF (180.4 kB)

9:15 AM

8.4

The USGODAE Monterey, California data server

Phil Sharfstein, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and S. Hankin

9

Advances and Applications in Transportation Weather

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Fred P. Lewis, IPS MeteoStar, Inc.; S. Edward Boselly, Weather Solutions Group; David J. Pace, SAIC, FAA TAC

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (17.5 kB)

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

http://www.rap.ucar.edu/projects/cvis

Poster PDF (248.2 kB)

9:15 AM

9.4

Developing the Volcanic Ash Coordination Tool

Lynn Sherretz, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO

Coffee Break in the Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Level, Promenade

Presidential Forum: Administration Priorities in Climate Change Research and Technology

Lunch Break

Simpsons Symposium—A Tribute to Robert and Joanne Simpson

10

ADVANCES AND APPLICATIONS IN TRANSPORTATION WEATHER PART II

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Fred P. Lewis, IPS MeteoStar, Inc.; S. Edward Boselly, Weather Solutions Group; David J. Pace, SAIC, FAA TAC

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

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

Poster PDF (119.2 kB)

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

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

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

http://

Poster PDF (236.6 kB)

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

Poster PDF (560.0 kB)

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

Poster PDF (1017.5 kB)

3:00 PM

10.7

Weather decision support systems for the transportation industry

Martin McKewon, Meteorologix LLC, Minneapolis, MN; and J. Foerster

Poster PDF (179.2 kB)

3:15 PM

10.8

Aurora Program research activities

Michael J. Adams, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Madison, WI

http://www.aurora-program.org/

Poster PDF (22.9 kB)

3:30 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

Poster PDF (30.7 kB)

3:45 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

Poster PDF (168.6 kB)

4:00 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

Poster PDF (494.7 kB)

4:15 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

http://www.weatherextreme.com/NSAA.html

Poster PDF (1011.4 kB)

4:30 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

Poster PDF (337.7 kB)

4:45 PM

10.14

Laboratory and Field Test Results from a Pavement Sensor

Panu Partanen, Vaisala Oyj, Helsinki, Finland; and V. Haavisto and T. Haavasoja

http://www.vaisala.com

Poster PDF (266.1 kB)

5:00 PM

10.6a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open from 1:00–7:30 p.m.)

11

Satellite IIPS and Applications

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizer: Gerald J. Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS

Papers:

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 III

Poster PDF (437.8 kB)

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

Poster PDF (219.0 kB)

2:00 PM

11.3

Use of Satellite Imagery for Epidemic Surveillance and Response

James M. Wilson V, Georgetown Univ. Hospital, Washington, DC

Poster PDF (77.6 kB)

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

Poster PDF (607.2 kB)

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

Poster PDF (204.5 kB)

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

Poster PDF (16.1 kB)

3:00 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

Poster PDF (351.6 kB)

3:15 PM

11.8

Post-Launch Verification/Validation During the NOAA KLM Satellite Era

Brenda M. Hardie, Computer Sciences Corp., Suitland, MD

Poster PDF (2.9 MB)

3:30 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

Poster PDF (101.4 kB)

3:45 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

Poster PDF (51.1 kB)

4:00 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

Poster PDF (69.5 kB)

4:15 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

Poster PDF (212.3 kB)

4:30 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

Poster PDF (592.5 kB)

4:45 PM

11.14

Implementation of LAPS over Hawaii

Tiziana Cherubini, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and S. Businger, S. Albers, and J. McGinley

5:00 PM

11.6a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open 1:30–7:30 p.m.)

Sessions End for the Day

Reception (Cash Bar)

AMS Annual Awards Banquet

THUR 13 FEB

12

AWIPS Part II

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizer: Ward R. Seguin, NOAA/OAR

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (106.6 kB)

8:45 AM

12.2

Challenges and Rewards of Preparing Gridded Forecasts

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

Poster PDF (17.9 kB)

9:00 AM

12.3

National Digital Forecast Database design and development

Timothy R. Boyer, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. P. Ruth

Poster PDF (98.8 kB)

9:15 AM

12.4

The Rapid Prototype Project

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

http://www-md.fsl.noaa.gov/eft/EFTHome.html

Poster PDF (38.0 kB)

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

Poster PDF (265.4 kB)

9:45 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

Poster PDF (419.0 kB)

10:00 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

http://www-sdd.fsl.noaa.gov/~fxa/FXC/

Poster PDF (57.1 kB)

10:15 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

Poster PDF (240.6 kB)

10:30 AM

12.9

Weather event simulator implementation and future development

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

Poster PDF (211.0 kB)

10:45 AM

12.5a

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See Poster Session P1 on Monday for Poster Titles and Author Information)

12:00 PM

12.9a

Lunch Break

13

INTERNET APPLICATIONS AND WEB PORTALS PART III

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL; Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata

Papers:

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

http://www.epic.noaa.gov/epic/software/ep_java.htm

Poster PDF (337.3 kB)

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

http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/software/metapps

Poster PDF (229.3 kB)

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

Poster PDF (271.1 kB)

9:15 AM

13.4

Design Aspects of the COMET Multimedia Database

Stephen A. Drake, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and E. Kuo

http://www.comet.ucar.edu/appdoc/software/apps/moria/index.html

Poster PDF (178.0 kB)

9:30 AM

13.5

NOAA/NWS Precipitation Frequency Data Server

Tye W. Parzybok, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Yekta

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

9:45 AM

13.6

An Internet site designed for professional meteorologists

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

10:00 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 Jr.

http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/sse/

Poster PDF (138.6 kB)

10:15 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

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

Poster PDF (2.9 MB)

10:30 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

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/Apps/nowcast

Poster PDF (69.4 kB)

10:45 AM

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

Poster PDF (1.3 MB)

11:00 AM

13.5a

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Simpsons Symposium—A Tribute to Robert and Joanne Simpson

14

RADAR IIPS AND APPLICATIONS PART II

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Robert G. Borchers, SAIC; Douglas E. Forsyth, NOAA/NSSL; Anderson White, University of Oklahoma; Robert E. Saffle, NOAA/NWS

Papers:

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

Poster PDF (13.3 kB)

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

Poster PDF (105.1 kB)

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

Poster PDF (836.9 kB)

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

Poster PDF (528.2 kB)

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

Poster PDF (342.7 kB)

3:00 PM

14.7

Capabilities and Components of the Warning Decision Support System—Integrated Information (WDSS-II)

Kurt D. Hondl, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

Poster PDF (146.6 kB)

3:15 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

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

3:30 PM

14.9

Real-time merging of multisource Data

V. Lakshmanan, Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

Poster PDF (402.0 kB)

3:45 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

Poster PDF (265.0 kB)

4:00 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

Poster PDF (349.4 kB)

4:15 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

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

4:30 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

Poster PDF (1.6 MB)

4:45 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

Poster PDF (437.7 kB)

5:00 PM

14.6a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open 1:30–6:00 p.m.)

15

APPLICATIONS IN METEOROLOGY, OCEANOGRAPHY, HYDROLOGY, AND CLIMATOLOGY PART II

Sponsor: 19th Conference on IIPS

Organizers: Carl D. Thormeyer, FNMOC; David J. Pace, SAIC, FAA TAC

Papers:

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

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hod_whfs/

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

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

Poster PDF (68.6 kB)

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

Poster PDF (373.2 kB)

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

Poster PDF (1.0 MB)

2:29 PM

15.5

Paper Moved to Session 3, New Paper Number 3.6A

2:30 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

2:45 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

Poster PDF (2.6 MB)

3:00 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

Poster PDF (382.0 kB)

3:15 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

Poster PDF (267.1 kB)

3:30 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

Poster PDF (252.3 kB)

3:45 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 Jr., S. G. Hoffert, G. Greene, R. Kennedy, R. D. Blyth, A. Sylvester, and B. J. Zuzolo

Poster PDF (2.7 MB)

4:00 PM

15.12

Plug and Play Scientific Graphics with SGT

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

http://www.epic.noaa.gov/java/sgt/

Poster PDF (95.2 kB)

4:15 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

4:30 PM

15.14

Motion estimator based on hierarchical clusters

V. Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Poster PDF (322.2 kB)

4:45 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

5:00 PM

15.6a

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open 1:30–6:00 p.m.)

Closing Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)

Conference Ends

Simpsons Banquet

Closing Event at the Long Beach Aquarium on the Pacific

: 19th Conference on IIPS

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