60th
Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference |
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Hurricane
Season 2006: Building on the Historic 2005 Season |
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60th
Interdepartmental Hurrican Conference Summary (pdf
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Opening Session | ||||
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The
Honorable Samuel L. Jones Mayor of Mobile |
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Mr.
Samuel P. Williamson Federal Coordinator |
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VADM
Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., USN (ret.) Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere/ NOAA Administrator Proposed Topic: The Power of Partnerships |
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Panel:
Policy Partnerships in Tropical Cyclone Research and Operations Moderator: Dr. Aaron “Bill” Williams, Director, Coastal Weather Research Center; Associate Professor of Geography; and Coordinator of Meteorology, University of South Alabama |
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Session 1: 2005 Hurricane/Typhoon Season in Review | ||||
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Dr.
Jack Beven (TPC/NHC) |
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Mr.
James Franklin (TPC/NHC) |
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Mr.
James Weyman (CPHC) |
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Lt
Col Amanda Preble (JTWC) |
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Mr.
Charles Holliday (AFWA) |
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Mr.
Colin McAdie (TPC/NHC) |
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Invited Presentation | Mr.
X. William (Bill) Proenza Director, National Weather Service Southern Region Reflections on a Historic Hurricane Season |
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Session
2: Observing the Tropical Cyclone and its Environment from Genesis to Post
Storm: Current Capabilities to Future Requirements |
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Mr.
Chris Velden (UW-CIMSS) |
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Lt
Col Steve Renwick (53 WRS) |
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Mr.
Jack Parrish and Dr. James McFadden (NOAA AOC) |
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Dr.
Peter Black (HRD), et.al. |
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Dr.
James Carswell (Remote Sensing Systems), et.al. |
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Mr.
David Wright (NASA/DFRC), et.al. |
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Ms.
Sara Summers (NOAA/ESRL) |
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Dr.
John Manobianco (ENSCO Inc.), et.al. |
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Mr.
Derrick Herndon and Mr. Chris Velden (UW-CIMSS) |
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Dr.
Paul S. Chang (NESDIS), et.al. |
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Mr.
Anthony Wimmers and Mr. Chris Velden (UW-CIMSS) |
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Dr.
James Kossin (UW-CIMSS), et.al. |
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Dr.
Shuyi Chen (RSMAS/UM) and Dr. Robert Houze (Univ. of Washington) |
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Session 3: Tropical Cyclone Modeling and Prediction | ||||
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Dr.
Naomi Surgi (NCEP), et.al. |
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Mr. Morris A. Bender and Mr. Timothy P. Marchok (GFDL) |
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Dr.
Isaac Ginis (URI), et.al. |
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Mr.
Robert E. Tuleya (NCEP/SAIC), et.al. |
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Dr.
Hendrik L. Tolman (NCEP/SAIC) |
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Dr.
Chi-Sann Liou (NRL) |
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Dr.
James S. Goerss and Dr. Timothy F. Hogan (NRL-Monterey) |
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Mr.
Timothy P. Marchok (GFDL), et.al. |
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Ms.
Michelle Mainelli (TPC/NHC), Dr. Mark DeMaria (NESDIS) presenting, et.al. |
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Dr.
Hans C. Graber (RSMAS/UM) and the NOPP Team |
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Dr.
Christopher Davis (NCAR) and Dr. Lance F. Bosart (Univ. at Albany/SUNY) |
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Dr.
Mrinal K. Biswas (FSU), et.al. |
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Dr.
Lynn K. Shay (RSMAS/UM), et.al. |
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Poster Session | ||||
P01 | An Examination
of the Synoptic and Mesoscale Environments Involved in Tornado Outbreaks
from Hurricane’s Frances (2004) and Jeanne (2004) over Northeast Coastal
Georgia and Southern South Carolina |
Mr.
Frank Alsheimer (WFO Charleston), et.al. |
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P02 | The WSR-88D Tropical Cyclone Operations Plan—A Living Document | Mr.
Dan Berkowitz (NWS/ROC), et.al. |
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P03 | SFMR Performance during the 2005 Hurricane Season | Dr.
Peter Black (HRD), et.al. |
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P04 | Collapsing
Precipitation Cores in Hurricanes at Landfall: Possible Downbursts and Extreme
Surface Wind Gusts |
Dr.
Keith G. Blackwell (Univ. of South Alabama), et.al. |
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P05 | Testing the
Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter Strategy for Targeted Observations during
the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season |
Dr.
Brian J. Etherton (UNCC), et.al. |
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P06 | Storm Surge Issues of Hurricane Katrina | Dr.
Pat Fitzpatrick (MSU), et.al. |
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P07 | The Impact
of Multi-Satellite Data in a 4DVAR MM5 Simulation of Hurricane Lili’s
(2002) Rapid Weakening |
Dr.
Pat Fitzpatrick (MSU), et.al. |
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P08 | Real-time
Airborne-Doppler Wind Analyses Transimitted to NHC during 2005 Hurricanes |
Dr.
John F. Gamache (HRD), et.al. |
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P10 | A Prototype
for Real-time Forecasting from the Deep Ocean into River and Estuary Systems |
Dr.
Scott C. Hagen (UCF), et.al. |
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P11 | NRL Tropical Cyclone Web Page Augmentations | Mr.
Jeff Hawkins (NRL-Monterey), et.al. |
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P12 | An Application of 4d-VAR to Weather Control and Exigent Forecasting | Mr.
John M. Henderson (AER, Inc.), et.al. |
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P13 | A Detailed
Analysis of Wind Damage Potential and its Relative Magnitude and Timing
with respect to Surge Flooding during Landfall of Hurricane Katrina |
Mr.
Richard G. Henning (Private Consulting Meteorologist) |
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P14 | A Wide Swath, Imaging Microwave Radiometer for Hurricane Observations | Mr.
James W. Johnson (UCF), et.al. |
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P15 | The University
of South Alabama Mesonet and Data Collected during the 2005 Hurricane Season |
Dr.
Sytske K. Kimball and Mr. Jason Holmes (Univ. of South Alabama) |
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P16 | An Examination of Storm Surge and Winds in Hurricane Rita | Ms.
Montra Lockwood (WFO Lake Charles), et.al. |
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P17 | Defense Support
of Civil Authorities Weather Support for Hurricane Katrina Relief Operations |
Mr.
Patrick A. Lunney (USNORTHCOM/TSC) |
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P18 | Monitoring Hurricane Rita Inland Storm-Surge Water Levels | Mr.
Robert R. Mason, Jr. (USGS), et.al. |
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P19 | Recent Upgrades to the UW-CIMSS Advanced Dvorak Technique | Mr.
Timothy L. Olander and Mr. Christopher S. Velden (UW-CIMSS) |
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P20 | Calibration
and Operation of the Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer during the 2005
Hurricane Season |
Dr.
Ivan PopStefanija and Dr. Mark Goodberlet (ProSensing Inc.) |
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P21 | Development
of an Operational Scanning Radar Altimeter for Measuring Ocean Wave Spectra
in Hurricanes |
Dr.
Ivan PopStefanija and Dr. James Mead (ProSensing Inc.) |
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P22 | Results of
the Implementation of a Modernized Tropical Cyclone Operations Plan for
a Coastal National Weather Service Forecast Office |
Mr.
John Purdy (WFO Mobile), et.al. |
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P23 | Hurricane Trifecta: Katrina, Rita, and Wilma Interactions with the Loop Current | Dr.
Lynn K. Shay (RSMAS/UM), et.al. |
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P24 | Sea Surface Waves of Hurricanes | Dr.
Edward J. Walsh (NASA/GSFC), et.al. |
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P25 | Toward a Modest Improvement in WRF Hurricane Performance | Dr.
Patrick T. Welsh (UNF) |
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P26 | Thermal Feedback of Sea Spray and its Impact on Hurricane Simulations | Mr.
James M. Wilczak (NOAA/ESRL), et.al |
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P27 | Providing Tropical Cyclone Weather Support to Space Launch Operations | Ms.
Katherine A. Winters (45th Weather Squadron), et.al. |
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P28 | National Ocean
Service (NOS) Storm Tide Alert and Quick Look Response to the 2005 Hurricane
Season |
Mr.
Darren Wright (NOS) |
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P29 | Comparison of Mobile Radar and In Situ Wind Measurements in Hurricane Rita | Dr.
Joshua Wurman (Center for Severe Weather Research) and Dr. Forrest Masters
(FIU) |
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Session 4: Joint Hurricane Test bed—Transitioning Research to Operations | ||||
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Dr.
Jiann-Gwo Jiing (TPC/NHC), et.al. |
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Mr.
Jason P. Dunion (RSMAS/UM) and Dr. Sim D. Aberson (HRD) |
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Dr.
Mark D. Powell (HRD) |
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Dr.
Wen-Chau Lee (NCAR), et.al. |
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Dr.
Craig Miller (Univ. of Western Ontario) and Dr. Mark Powell (HRD) |
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Mr.
John Kaplan (HRD), et.al. |
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Dr.
John A. Knaff (CIRA/CSU) and Dr. Mark DeMaria (NESDIS) |
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Dr.
James Carswell (Remote Sensing Solutions), et.al. |
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Dr.
Mark DeMaria (NESDIS), et.al. |
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Dr.
Daniel J. Cecil and Mr. Thomas A. Jones (Univ. of Alabama/Huntsville) |
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Dr.
Lynn K. Shay and Ms. Jodi Brewster (RSMAS/UM) |
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Mr.
Charles R. (Buck) Sampson (NRL-Monterey) |
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Dr.
James S. Goerss (NRL-Monterey) |
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Session 5: Special Session: Lessons Learned from Katrina, Rita, and Wilma | ||||
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Dr.
Dario V. Moreno and Dr. Maria Ilcheva (FIU) |
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Dr.
Earl J. Baker (FSU) |
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Mr.
Joseph M. Miller (FAA) |
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Mr.
Tim Osborn (NOS), et.al. |
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Mr.
K. Van Wilson (USGS/MWSC) |
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Dr.
Abby Sallenger (USGS), et.al. |
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Session 6: Decision-making Products and Services | ||||
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Dr.
Steven Fernandez (LANL), et.al. |
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Mr.
Harlan Shannon and Mr. Brad Rippey (USDA) |
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Dr.
Richard Knabb (TPC/NHC), et.al. |
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Mr.
David Mark Roth (NCEP/HPC) |
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Dr.
Hassan Mashriqui (LSU), et.al. |
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Mr.
Eric Blake (TPC/NHC), et.al. |
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Conference Banquet | ||||
Banquet Address: | The
Honorable Gregory Brent Warr, Mayor, Gulfport, MS |
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Presentation
of the Richard Hagemeyer Award |
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Dr.
Joanne Simpson--2006 |
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Workshop 1 - Getting the “Right” Message to the Customer | ||||
Moderators: | ||||
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Workshop 2 - Tropical Cyclone Research: Priorities for the Next Decade | ||||
Moderators: | ||||
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Panelists: | ||||
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Dr.
Michael Crosby, Executive Officer for the NSF NSB, and Director of the
NSB Office |
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Dr.
John Snow (College of Geosciences, The University of Oklahoma) |
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Dr.
Frank Marks Jr., NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory,
Hurricane Research Division |
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Ms.
Robbie Hood, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Global Hydrology and Climate
Center |
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Dr.
Naomi Surgi, NWS, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Environmental
Modeling Center |
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Final Plenary Session | ||||
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Dr.
Edward Rappaport (Chairperson, WG/HWSOR) |
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Mr.
Mark Welshinger (OFCM) |
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Dr.
Brenda D. Phillips (OSU) |
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Dr.
Robert Serafin NCAR Director Emeritus and Chair of BASC |
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Mr.
Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator |