2015 Tropical Cyclone Research Forum
69th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference
Tropical Cyclone Operations and
Research: Setting our Future Course
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DAY
1 - Monday,
March 2, 2015 |
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Working Group for Hurricane and Winter
Storms Operations and Research (WG/HWSOR) Meeting |
Dr. Edward Rappaport (NCEP/NHC) Chairperson, WG/HWSOR |
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DAY 2 - Tuesday, March 3,
2015 |
Opening
Session
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Forum
Opening ·
Welcome |
Mr.
David McCarren Acting
Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research |
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Perspectives
from the Florida Division of Emergency Management ·
Ms. Amy Godsey, Chief State Meteorologist, Florida Division of Emergency Management
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Mr. Steven C.
Woodard,
Director, Emergency Preparedness Division, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue
Department |
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Session 1: The
2014 Tropical Cyclone Season in Review
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Session Leader Kathy Winters
(Air Force/45th Weather Squadron) |
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(S1-01) |
Review
of the 2014 Central Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season and Preliminary
Verification |
Thomas Birchard (NOAA/NWS/CPHC) |
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(S1-02) |
Robert
J. Falvey (JTWC) |
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(S1-03) |
NOAA
Aircraft Operations Center (AOC)
2014
Seasonal Summary and Future Plans |
CAPT Harris B. Halverson II and Timothy
Gallagher (NOAA/AOC) |
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(S1-04) |
53d
Weather Reconnaissance Squadron/AFRC 2014 Hurricane Season Summary
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Lt
Col Jonathan Talbot and 1st Lt Leesa Froelich (53
WRS)
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(S1-05) |
2014
AXBT Demonstration Project: Operations Summary and Research Update
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Elizabeth R. Sanabia (U.S. Naval Academy) and Peter
G. Black (NRL/Monterey/SAIC) |
Session 2: Research
Priorities of the Operational Centers
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Session Leader Eric W. Uhlhorn (NOAA/AOML/HRD) |
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(S2-01) |
Col Rob Swanson (Air
Force Weather) |
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(S2-02) |
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Elizabeth A. Ritchie, Oscar G. Rodríguez-Herrera, Kimberly M. Wood, and J. Scott Tyo (University of Arizona) |
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(S2-03) |
Mike Fiorino (NOAA Earth System Research Lab) |
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(S2-04) |
Jonathan Zawislak (Florida International University), Brandon Kerns (Univ. of Miami/RSMAS),
and Haiyan Jiang (FIU) |
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(S2-05) |
Measuring
Gaps in Tropical Cyclone Rainbands Using Level II
Radar Reflectivity Data
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Corene J. Matyas
(University of Florida) |
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(S2-06) |
Jeanne C. Robbins (USGS-Raleigh, NC), John W. Fulton (USGS-Denver, CO), Ronald Busciolano (USGS-Coram, NY), and Robert R. Mason, Jr. (USGS-Reston, VA) |
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Session 3a: Transitioning Research to Operations (JHT
and DTC), Part 1
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Session Leaders Chris Landsea (NOAA/NCEP/NMC) and Shirley Murillo
(NOAA/AOML/HRD) |
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(S3a-01) |
Chris Landsea (NOAA/NHC) and
Shirley Murillo (NOAA/AOML) |
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(S3a-02) |
Kieran T. Bhatiaa and David S. Nolan (Univ. of Miami/RSMAS) and Andrea Schumacher (CIRA/CSU) |
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(S3a-03) |
Andrea
Schumacher (CIRA/CSU) |
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(S3a-04) |
Daniel Halperin, Robert Hart, and Henry Fuelberg (Florida St. Univ.) and Joshua Cossuth (NRL) |
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(S3a-05) |
Anthony (Tony) Wimmers and Christopher Velden
(Univ. of Wisconsin/CIMSS) |
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(S3a-06) |
StormSurgeViz: A
Visualization and Analysis Application for Coastal Storm Surge, Inundation,
and Wave Modeling
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Brian Blanton (Renaissance
Computing Institute) and Rick Luettich (Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
(S3a-07)
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Improvement to
the Satellite-based 37 GHz Ring Rapid Intensification Index: A Year 2 Update
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Haiyan Jiang, Yongxian Pei, Margie Kieper,
and Joseph Zagrodnik (Florida International Univ.)
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Session 3b: Transitioning
Research to Operations (JHT and DTC), Part 2
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Session Leaders Chris Landsea (NOAA/NCEP/NMC) and Shirley Murillo
(NOAA/AOML/HRD) |
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(S3b-01)
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Upgrades to the
GFDL/GFDN Operational Hurricane Models Planned for 2015 (A JHT-Funded
Project)
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Morris A.
Bender,
Matthew Morin, and Timothy P. Marchok (NOAA/GFDL); Isaac Ginis
and Biju Thomas (University of Rhode Island); and Robert
E. Tuleya (Old Dominion University) |
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(S3b-02)
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Improving the
Ocean Component of the Operational HWRF and GFDN/GFDN Hurricane Models
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Isaac Ginis and Biju Thomas
(University of Rhode Island), Morris Bender (NOAA/GFDL), Vijay Tallapragada (NOAA/NCEP/EMC) |
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(S3b-03)
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Paul A. Kucera, Christopher L. Williams, Barbara G. Brown, and
Louisa Nance (NCAR/Research Applications Laboratory) |
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(S3b-04)
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Testing
Hurricane WRF with Alternate Radiation and Partial Cloudiness Schemes
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Christina R.
Holt
(NOAA/GSD, CIRES/CU, and DTC), Greg Thompson (NCAR), Ligia
Bernardet
(NOAA/GSD, CIRES/CU, and DTC), Mrinal Biswas
(NCAR), and Craig Hartsough (NOAA/ GSD, CIRES/CU,
and DTC) |
1-Minute Poster Previews coordinated by Elizabeth A. Ritchie (Univ. of Arizona)
Posters for the 2015 Tropical Cyclone Research Forum Poster
Session: Tuesday, March
3, 2015 |
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P01 |
Eric W. Uhlhorn (NOAA/AOML/HRD), Benjamin Jaimes (UM/RSMAS), Joseph J. Cione
(NOAA/ AOML/HRD) and Lynn K. (Nick) Shay (UM/RSMAS) |
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P02 |
Observations
and Modeling of Saharan Dust Interaction with a Tropical
Cyclone |
Scott A. Braun, J. J. Shi,
and W. K. Tao (NASA/GSFC) |
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P03 |
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J. Scott Tyo, Oscar G. Rodríguez-Herrera, Kim M. Wood, Klaus
P. Dolling, and Elizabeth A. Ritchie (University
of Arizona) |
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P04 |
Ligia Bernardet (NOAA
GSD, CIRES/CU, and DTC), Vijay Tallapragada
(NOAA/NCEP/ EMC), Mrinal Biswas (NCAR),
Christina Holt (NOAA GSD, CIRES/CU, and DTC), Samuel Trahan (NOAA/NCEP/
EMC and IMSG), and Laurie Carson (NCAR) |
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P05 |
Sara C. Reynolds, Bradford S.
Barrett, and Elizabeth R. Sanabia (U.S. Naval
Academy) |
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P06 |
Observations
of the Upper-Level Outflow During Hurricanes Iselle
and Julio (2014)
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Julie
K. Stapleton, Anthony L. Borrego, Bradford S. Barrett, and Elizabeth R.
Sanabia (U.S. Naval Academy) |
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P07 |
Carey Dickerman and
Raymond C. Lee (Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center) |
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P08 |
Impact of CYGNSS Data on Hurricane Analyses and Forecasts in a Regional OSSE Framework |
Brian
McNoldy, Bachir
Annane, Javier Delgado, Lisa Bucci,
Robert Atlas, and Sharanya Majumdar (University of Miami/RSMAS) |
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P09 |
Wind
Speed Retrievals with GPU Accelerated Matched Filter |
Eddie
Massey III (Claflin University) |
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P10 |
On
the Continued Need for Public-Private Partnerships
in
the Observation of Land-falling Tropical Cyclones |
Marty Bell (WeatherFlow, Inc.) |
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P11 |
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Nicholas
A. Bond (University
of Washington), Meghan F. Cronin and Hyun-Sook Kim
(NOAA) |
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P12 |
Steven J. Goodman (NOAA/NESDIS) |
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P13
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CINAR Tempests: A Rapid Response Program for Oceanographic Measurements during East Coast Hurricane Passage
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Glen Gawarkiewicz (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) and CINAR Tempests Team (from WHOI, Rutgers U., U. Maine, U. Maryland, Gulf of Maine Research Institute)
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DAY 3 - Wednesday, March 4, 2015 |
Session
4a: Observations and Observing
Strategies, Part 1
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Session Leaders Scott A. Braun
(NASA/GSFC) and Chris Velden (Univ. of
Wisconsin/CIMSS) |
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(S4a-01) |
NOAA’s
Intensity Forecast Experiment (IFEX): Progress and Plans for 2015 |
Robert Rogers (NOAA/AOML/HRD) |
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(S4a-02) |
Hurricane
and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3): Results from the 2014 Deployment
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Scott A. Braun and Paul A. Newman (NASA/GSFC) |
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(S4a-03) |
Eric W. Uhlhorn (NOAA/AOML/HRD) and Bradley
W. Klotz (UM/RSMAS/CIMAS and HRD) |
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(S4a-04) |
Gerald Heymsfield and M. Mclinden
(NASA/GSFC), S. Guimond (U. Md
ESSIC), and A.
Didlake (ORAU) |
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(S4a-05) |
Daniel J. Cecil
(NASA/MSFC),
Sayak K. Biswas (USRA), and W. Linwood Jones (Univ. of Central Florida) |
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(S4a-06) |
The Unique Capability of the Scatterometer
in Measuring Stress in Tropical Cyclones
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W. Timothy Liu, Wenqing Tang, and Xiaosu Xie (NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory) |
Session
4b: Observations and Observing
Strategies, Part 2
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Session Leaders Scott A. Braun
(NASA/GSFC) and Chris Velden (Univ. of
Wisconsin/CIMSS) |
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(S4b-01) |
Proof of Concept for Atmospheric Profiling with
the High Definition Sounding System (HDSS)
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Peter Black (SAIC/NRL/Monterey), James Doyle, Jon Moskaitis, Eric Hendricks, Lee Harrison, Mark Beaubien, and Will Jeffries (NRL/Monterey) |
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(S4b-02) |
James A. Moore and Wen-chau Lee (NCAR/ Earth Observing Facility) |
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(S4b-03) |
Paul S. Chang, Zorana Jelenak, and Seubson Soisuvarn (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR) and Faozi
Said (Global Science and Technology, Inc.) |
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(S4b-04) |
Lynn K. Shay, Jorge
Martinez and Matthew Archer (Univ.
of Miami/RSMAS/MPO) |
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(S4b-05) |
Steven R. Jayne, W. Brechner Owens, and P. E. Robbins (Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution); Jim Dufour (MRV Systems
LLC); and Elizabeth R. Sanabia (U.S. Naval Academy) |
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(S4b-06) |
A
Review of the 2014 Gulf of Mexico Wave Glider® Field Program |
Patrick J.
Fitzpatrick,
Yee Lau, Robert Moorhead, and Adam Skarke (Mississippi
State University); Daniel
Merritt, Keith Kreider, Chris Brown, Ryan Carlon, Graham Hine, and Teri Lampoudi
(Liquid Robotics, Inc.); and Alan Leonardi
(NOAA/OAR/ Ocean Exploration and Research) |
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(S4b-07) |
The
NASA CYGNSS Satellite Constellation: Probing the Inner Core of Hurricanes
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Christopher Ruf, Aaron Ridley, and Derek Posselt
(Univ. of Mich.); Scott Gleason and Randall Rose (Southwest Research
Institute, Boulder, CO); and John Scherrer
(Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX) |
Forum Luncheon
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Luncheon Talks: ·
Mr. Frederick Toepfer (NOAA/NWS/OST) o The Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project (HFIP): Progress and
Accomplishments
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Dr. Ronald J. Ferek (Navy/ONR)
o Understanding and Predicting the Impact of Outflow on Tropical Cyclone Intensification and Structure
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Presentation of the 2015 Richard H.
Hagemeyer Award to Edward M. Fukada, Technical Advisor, Joint Typhoon Warning Center
Mr.
John Pavone--2014 Dr.
Jim McFadden--2013 Dr.
Jim Goerss --2010 Dr.
Mark DeMaria --2009 Mr.
Robert Dumont--2008 Mr.
Charles J. “Charlie” Neumann--2007 Dr.
Joanne Simpson--2006 Dr.
Frank D. Marks, Jr.--2005 Mr.
Max Mayfield--2004 Mr.
Chris Velden--2003 Prof.
Russell Elsberry--2002 |
Session 5a: Advances in Tropical Cyclone Model
Development and Evaluation, Part 1
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Session Leaders James D. Doyle
(NRL/Monterey) and Vijay Tallapragada (NOAA/NCEP/EMC) |
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(S5a-01) |
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Vijay Tallapragada (NOAA/NCEP/EMC) |
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(S5a-02) |
Sundararaman G. Gopalakrishnan (NOAA/AOML/HRD),
Gus Alaka and Xuejin
Zhang (UM/CIMAS and NOAA/AOML), Thiago Quirino
(NOAA/AOML/HRD), Vijay Tallapragada
(NOAA/NCEP/EMC), and Frank Marks Jr. (NOAA/AOML/HRD) |
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(S5a-03) |
Hurricane
Forecasts with Regional NMMB: Impact of HWRF Physics
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Weiguo Wang, Vijay Tallapragada,
and HWRF Team (NOAA/NCEP/EMC) |
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(S5a-04) |
Identifying
and Understanding Ocean Model Impacts on Coupled HWRF Forecasts
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Hyun-Sook
Kim (NOAA/NCEP/EMC)
and George Halliwell (NOAA/AOML) |
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(S5a-05) |
Direct
Assimilation of Satellite-Derived AMVs into HWRF: First Results
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William Lewis and
Christopher Velden (University of
Wisconsin/CIMSS) and Vijay Tallapragada and Jaime Daniels (NOAA/NCEP/EMC) |
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(S5a-06) |
Samuel Trahan, Zhan Zhang, Qingfu Liu, Weiguo Wang, Mingjing Tong, Banglin Zhang, Lin Zhu, Keqin
Wu, and Vijay Tallapragada (NOAA/NCEP/EMC) |
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Session 5b: Advances in Tropical Cyclone Model
Development and Evaluation, Part 2
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Session Leaders James D. Doyle
(NRL/Monterey) and Vijay Tallapragada (NOAA/NCEP/EMC) |
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(S5b-01) |
Recent
COAMPS-TC Development and Future Plans
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James D. Doyle (NRL/Monterey),
R. Hodur (SAIC), J. Moskaitis,
S. Chen, E. Hendricks, H. Jin, Y. Jin, A. Reinecke, and S. Wang
(NRL/Monterey) |
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(S5b-02) |
J. R. Moskaitis, P. A. Reinecke,
and J. Doyle (NRL-Monterey) |
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(S5b-03) |
Sensitivity
of Ocean Sampling for Coupled COAMPS-TC Prediction
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Sue Chen (NRL/Monterey),
James Cummings (SAIC), Jerome Schmidt (NRL/Monterey), Peter Black (SAIC),
Elizabeth Sanabia (U.S. Naval Academy, and L. K.
(Nick) Shay (UM/RSMAS) |
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(S5b-04) |
Jason A. Sippel (IM Systems Group and NOAA/EMC), Fuqing Zhang and Yonghui Weng (Penn St. Univ.), Scott A. Braun (NASA/GSFC), and
Daniel J. Cecil (NASA/MSFC) |
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(S5b-05) |
Joseph J. Cione (NOAA/AOML/HRD at the Earth System Research
Laboratory), Kristie Twining NOAA/OAMO),
Drew Osbrink and Eric Redweik (Sensintel Corporation), Jim Etro
and Dave Downer (ItriCorp), Evan Kalina (University
of Colorado), Ligia Bernardet (NOAA/DTC), and Tony Brescia (Naval
Air Systems Command) |
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(S5b-06) |
Svetla M. Hristova-Veleva (NASA/JPL); M.
Boothe (NPS-Monterey); S. Gopalakrishnan
(NOAA/ AOML/HRD); Z. Haddad, M. P. Johnson, B. Knosp,
B. Lambrigtsen, and P. P. Li (NASA/JPL); M.
Montgomery (NPS/Monterey); N. Niamsuwan, W. L. Poulsen, and T.P.
Shen (NASA/JPL); V. Tallapragada (NOAA/NCEP/EMC);
S. Tanelli (NASA/JPL); S. Trahan (NOAA/NCEP/EMC);
and F. J. Turk and Q. Vu (NASA/JPL) |
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DAY 4 - Thursday, March 5, 2015 |
Session 6: The
Future of the IHC—Agency Perspectives
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Session
Moderator Mr. David McCarren
(OFCM) |
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Session 7: Products, Services, and Societal Impact
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Session Leader CDR Elizabeth Sanabia (Navy/U.S. Naval Academy) |
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(S7-01) |
A Global Investigation of the Impacts of Landfalling Tropical Cyclones on Societies
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Denise Balukas, Elizabeth A. Ritchie, and Kim M. Wood (University of Arizona) |
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(S7-02) |
The 2014 Satellite Proving Ground at the National
Hurricane Center
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Mark DeMaria, Jack Beven, Michael Brennan, Hugh Cobb, and
Nelsie Ramos (NOAA/NCEP/NHC); Andrea
Schumacher (CIRA/CSU); and Michael Folmer (Univ. of
Maryland/CICS) |
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(S7-03) |
Jeff
Hawkins, Kim Richardson, Rich Bankert, Mindy
Surratt, Song Yang, and Jeremy Solbrig (NRL/ Monterey),
Josh Cossuth (NRC/Monterey), Charles Sampson
(NRL/Monterey), John Kent (SAIC), and Arunas Kuciauskas (NRL/Monterey) |
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(S7-04) |
B. Lee Lindner, Stephen Duke, and Janet Johnson (College of Charleston) and Frank Alsheimer (NOAA/NWS/Charleston) |
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Session
8: Tropical
Cyclone Research Plan Mid-Course Assessment—Operational Needs and Research
Priorities
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Panel Moderator |
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Panelists: NHC:
Dr. Richard Knabb
CPHC: Mr. Thomas Birchard
JTWC: Mr. Robert J. Falvey
Dr. Frank Marks, Jr., WG/TCR
Co-Chair and Director, Hurricane Research Division (NOAA/AOML)
Dr. Ronald J. Ferek, WG/TCR Co-Chair and Program Officer, Marine
Meteorology Program (ONR)
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Final
Plenary Session
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Session Leader Daniel Melendez
(NWS/OST) |
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Dr. Edward Rappaport (NCEP/NHC) Chairperson, WG/HWSOR |
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Mr.
David McCarren Acting Federal Coordinator for
Meteorological Services and Supporting Research |
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Adjourn |
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