• Welcome/Opening Remarks

• Opening Remarks/Introduction

• Dr. Richard W. Spinrad, Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA

• Mr. Robert Winokur, Technical Director, Office of the Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy

• Dr. Jack Kaye, Associate Director for Research, Earth Science Division, NASA

• Colonel Mark Zettlemoyer, Chief, Integration, Plans & Requirements, Directorate of Weather, Headquarters Air Force

• RDML David Titley, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command

• Dr. John “Jack” Hayes, Assistant Administrator for Weather Services, NOAA
  
  
  

• A Year of Destructive Landfalls: Overview of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season

• Overview of the 2008 Eastern North Pacific Hurricane Season

• 2008 Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific Forecast Verification

• Central Pacific 2008 Hurricane Season Summary

• A Review of the Joint Typhoon Warning Center 2008 Tropical Cyclone Season

• 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Review of the 2008 Hurricane Season

• NOAA Aircraft Operations Center (AOC) 2008 Seasonal Summary and Future Plans
  
  

• Mr. Michael Buckley
  Acting Assistant Administrator, Mitigation Directorate, DHS/FEMA

• Mr. X. William (Bill) Proenza
  Director, National Weather Service Southern Region
  
  

• Dr. Elizabeth Ritchie, Associate Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona

• Dr. Frank Marks, Co-Chair, Working Group for Tropical Cyclone Research, NOAA AOML/HRD

• Dr. Scott Braun, NASA/GSFC

• Dr. Brad Smull, NSF

• Dr. Rob Rogers, NOAA AOML/HRD

• Dr. Ronald Ferek, ONR

• CAPT Michael Angove, Co-Chair, Working Group for Tropical Cyclone Research, Naval Deputy to NOAA
  
  
  

• Examination of the Tropical Cyclone Environment through Comparison of COSMIC with Other Satellite Data

• The Hurricane Satellite (HURSAT) Dataset

• Using Remotely-Sensed Observations to Describe and Predict Tropical Cyclone Formation

• Moving Toward an Operational Satellite Ocean Surface Vector Winds Capability with a Dual Frequency Scatterometer

• Developing GOES-R Tropical Cyclone Products via Proxies

• Measuring the Three-Dimensional Structure of Hurricanes with a Microwave Sounder

• Arc Clouds in the Tropical Cyclone Environment

• A New Approach for Continuous Mapping of Tropical Cyclone ABL Winds to the Surface from Research and Reconnaissance Aircraft

• Status of the HIWRAP and URAD Conical Scan Radars for Wind Measurements

• Results of First Flight Tests of the Wide Swath Radar Altimeter (WSRA) During the 2008 Hurricane Season

• Operational Use of Near-Real-Time Sea Surface Directional Wave Spectra from NOAA Wide Swath Radar Altimeter (WSRA) Range Measurements

• Transmission of Airborne Doppler Data and Analyses to the Ground from the NOAA WP-3D Aircraft during the 2008 Hurricane Season: Quality Control, Analysis and Superobs

• First Results from a High Altitude Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer

• Simulation of the Impact of New Aircraft- and Satellite-Based Ocean Surface Wind Measurements on Estimates of Hurricane Intensity
  
  

• Evolving Oceanic and Atmospheric Boundary Layer Measurements During Hurricanes Gustav and Ike

• Flight Test Results of a Differential Absorption Microwave Radar for Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Pressure

• WISDOM System Description and Initial Test Results

• Coordinated use of Targeted Observations to Improve Tropical Cyclone Track Forecasts

• A New Strategy for Tropical Cyclone (TC) Reconnaissance Based on Western Pacific TCS08 Proof of Concept
  
  

• Advancement of the HWRF for Next Generation Hurricane Prediction at NCEP’s Environmental Model Center

• Hurricane Model Transitions to Operations at NCEP/EMC: A Joint Hurricane Testbed Program

• Developing Coupled Tropical Cyclone-Wave-Ocean Models for Transition to Operations

• Coupled Hurricane Atmosphere-Ocean Modeling System (HWRF-HYCOM) and Hurricane Forecast Performance

• Evaluation and Improvement of Ocean Model Parameterizations for NCEP Operations: Ivan (2004)

• Upgrades to the GFDN Model for 2009 and Beyond

• Application of COAMPS-TC to TCS-08
  
  

• Ensemble, Corrected Consensus, and Weighted Consensus TC Track Forecasts

• TC Dressing: A Probabilistic Approach to Providing State-Dependent, Non-Isotropic Forecast Track Error Guidance

• Using Partnerships to Meet NOAA’s Needs for its Next Generation Storm Surge System

• Sensitivity of the HWRF Model Predic-tion for Hurricane Ophelia (2005) to the Choice of the Cloud and Precipitation Scheme

• Experiments of Hurricane Initialization with Airborne Doppler Radar Data for the Advanced-research Hurricane WRF (AHW) Model

• Recent Trends In Dynamical Medium-Range Tropical Cyclone Track Prediction And The Role Of Resolution Versus Physics In The ECMWF Model
  

• Model Development for Typhoons at the Japan Meteorological Agency

• The Hurricane Research System: Development of a High Resolution, Non-Hydrostatic Model for Addressing the Need for the Next Generation of Improved Tropical Cyclone Intensity Prediction

• Impact of Horizontal Resolution on Rapid Intensity Change Forecasts using the Hurricane Research System

• Impact of Sea Spray on the Balance of Turbulent Kinetic Energy in the Hurricane Surface Boundary Layer

• Evaluation of Planetary Boundary Layer Parameterizations in Tropical Cyclones by Comparison of In-Situ Observations and High-Resolution Simulations of Hurricane Isabel (2003)

• An Integrated Tropical Cyclone Information System for Research
  
  

• Differential O2 Absorption Barometric Pressure Radar (DIAR_BAR): Improvements in Tropical Storm Forecasts

• Astronomic Tides, Flows and Hurricane Storm Surge Modeling of the Pascagoula River, Mississippi

• Toward Modeling of River-Estuary-Ocean Interactions to Enhance Operational River Forecasting in the NOAA National Weather Service

• Sensitivity of an Asymmetric Gradient Wind Model to Sources of Tropical Cyclone Track Information and Implications for Storm Surge Prediction

• Surface Windfields and Roughness Derived from Mobile Radar Winds

• Performance of an Objective Model for Identifying Secondary Eyewall Formation in Hurricanes
  
  

Dr. Mark DeMaria --2009

Mr. Robert Dumont--2008
Mr. Charles J. “Charlie” Neumann--2007
Dr. Joanne Simpson--2006
Dr. Frank D. Marks, Jr.--2005
53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron--2005 Special
NOAA's Aircraft Operations Center--2005 Special
Mr. Max Mayfield--2004
Mr. Chris Velden--2003
Prof. Russell Elsberry--2002

• Evaluation of Hurricane Mitigation Hypotheses through an Interactive Program of Observational Analyses and Numerical Simulations

• Review of NOAA Intensity Forecasting Experiment (IFEX) 2008 Accomplish-ments and Preliminary Plans for 2009

• The NHC Visiting Scientist Program

• Using NASA’s Real Time Mission Monitor to Manage and Conduct Airborne Science Missions

• Bi-Static GPS Results for Hurricane Seasons 2007 and 2008 with Implications to High Altitude UAV Operations
  
  

• The Joint Hurricane Testbed (JHT): 2009 Update

• Validation and Processing Tools for the Air Force Reserve Command 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130J Multi-Aircraft SFMR Systems

• An Improved Wind Probability Program: A Year 2 Joint Hurricane Testbed Project Update

• Web-ATCF, User Requirements, and Intensity Consensus
  
  

• SAB 2008 Year in Review

• The Determination of Optimal Thresholds of Tropical Cyclone Incremental Wind Speed Probabilities to Support Expres-sions of Uncertainty in Text Forecasts

• Envirocast® Vision™ TouchTable: Linking Federal Partners to Collaborate, Communicate and Visualize the Hurricane Threat to Decision Makers, Emergency Managers and the Public
  
  

• The Digital Hurricane Consortium

• Application of the National Hurricane Center Tropical Cyclone Wind Speed Probability Product to Quantifying Potential Impacts of Hurricane Forecast Improvements

• A Proposed New Storm Surge Scale
  

• WG/HWSOR: Action Item Review

• Workshop Wrap-up

  Workshop: Identifying Tropical Cyclone Research Needs, Progress and Gaps
  

• Final Wrap-up