{"id":3976,"date":"2016-08-24T10:05:21","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T15:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/?p=3976"},"modified":"2016-08-24T10:05:21","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T15:05:21","slug":"nwa-annual-meeting-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/2016\/08\/nwa-annual-meeting-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"NWA Annual Meeting 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3977\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2016\/08\/nwa-banner.jpg\" alt=\"nwa-banner\" width=\"1898\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2016\/08\/nwa-banner.jpg 1898w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2016\/08\/nwa-banner-400x81.jpg 400w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2016\/08\/nwa-banner-768x155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2016\/08\/nwa-banner-800x161.jpg 800w, https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2016\/08\/nwa-banner-200x40.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 60vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, September 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Concurrent Session 3A &#8211; Radar <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Location: TBD Session Co-Chairs: <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Greg Stumpf, University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS and NOAA\/NWS\/MDL, Norman, OK<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Katie Bowden, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1:30<br \/>\nRapid-Update Radar Data and its Potential Uses Within the Emergency Management Community<br \/>\nCharles M. Kuster, University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS, Norman, OK<br \/>\nPamela L. Heinselman, NOAA\/NSSL, Norman, OK<br \/>\nJeffrey C. Snyder, University of Oklahoma \/CIMMS, Norman, OK<br \/>\nKatie A. Bowden, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK<br \/>\nDouglas A. Speheger, NOAA\/NWS, Norman, OK<\/p>\n<p>1:45<br \/>\nFuture Updates for the MRMS QPE Product Suite<br \/>\nSteven M. Martinaitis, University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS, Norman, OK<br \/>\nJian Zhang, Kenneth Howard and Steven Cocks, NOAA\/NSSL, Norman, OK<br \/>\nKaren Cooper, University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS, Norman, OK<\/p>\n<p>2:00<br \/>\n2015 Phased Array Radio Innovative Sensing Experiment<br \/>\nPamela L. Heinselman, NOAA\/NSSL, Norman, OK<br \/>\nKatie A. Bowden, Darrell Kingfield, and Charles M. Kuster, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK<\/p>\n<p>2:15<br \/>\nThe 2016 Hazard Services- Probabilistic Hazard Information (HS-PHI) Experiment at the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed<br \/>\nGregory J. Stumpf, University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS and NOAA\/NWS\/MDL, Norman, OK<br \/>\nTracy L. Hansen, NOAA\/ESRL\/GSD, Boulder, CO<br \/>\nJames G. LaDue, NOAA\/NWS\/WDTD, Norman, OK<br \/>\nChen Ling, University of Akron, Akron, OH<br \/>\nKevin L. Manross, Colorado State University\/CIRA and NOAA\/ESRL\/GSD, Boulder, CO<\/p>\n<p>2:30<br \/>\nOverview of Improvements Made to the NSSL Azimuthal Shear Product<br \/>\nMatthew C. Mahalik, University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS, Norman, OK<br \/>\nBrandon Smith, Darrel M. Kingfield, Kiel L. Ortega and Travis M. Smith,<br \/>\nUniversity of Oklahoma, Norman, OK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, September 13<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Concurrent Session 6B &#8211; Communications <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Location: TBD Session Co-Chairs: <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Laura Myers, University of Alabama <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Alan Gerard, NWA Treasurer, NWA Past President, Deputy Chief, Warning Research &amp; Development Division, NSSL, Norman, OK<\/em><\/p>\n<p>4:45<br \/>\nIdentifying Key Characteristics of Severe Weather Communication Strategies for Optimal Emergency Managers&#8217; and Broadcast Meteorologists&#8217; Decision Making<br \/>\nDaphne S. LaDue, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK<br \/>\nGina M. Eosco, Eastern Research Group, Arlington, VA<br \/>\nSusan A. Jasko, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA<br \/>\nTerri Adams-Fuller and Shadya Sanders, Howard University, Washington, D.C.<br \/>\nKim Klockow, NOAA\/OAR, Silver Spring, MD<br \/>\nJames Hocker, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK<br \/>\nChris Karstens, University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS, Norman, OK<br \/>\nLans Rothfusz and Alan Gerard, NOAA\/NSSL, Norman, OK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, September 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Session 7 &#8211; Perspectives from Early Career\/Young Scientists <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Location: Hampton I-V Session Co-Chairs:<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Elise Schultz, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Randy Graham, NOAA\/NWA Salt Lake City, UT<\/em><\/p>\n<p>8:30<br \/>\nForecast Precipitation Type Using Random Forests<br \/>\nKimberly L. Elmore, University of Oklahoma\/NSSL. Norman, OK<br \/>\nHeather M. Grams, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK<\/p>\n<p>9:30<br \/>\nForecaster Interrogation of Phased Array Radar Data: An Eye-Tracking Experiment<br \/>\nKatie Bowden, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK<br \/>\nPamela L. Heinselman, NOAA\/NSSL, Norman, OK<br \/>\nZiho Kang, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK<\/p>\n<p><em>Concurrent Session 8A- New Technology <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Location: TBD Session Co-Chairs: <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Brad Panovich, Adjunct Professor, UNC Charlotte, Chief Meteorologist, WCNC, Charlotte, NC<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Chuck Graves, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO<\/em><\/p>\n<p>10:30<br \/>\nUnderstanding EM Information Needs During Severe Weather Events<br \/>\nSean R. Ernst, University of Oklahoma, Pepperell, MA<br \/>\nDaphne, LaDue, University of Oklahoma\/CAPS, Norman, OK<br \/>\nAlan Gerard, NOAA\/NSSL, Norman, OK<\/p>\n<p>10:45<br \/>\nRecent Progress and Developments in the Forecasting a Continuum of Environmental<br \/>\nThreats (FACETs) Initiative<br \/>\nAlan Gerard, NOAA\/NSSL, Norman, OK<\/p>\n<p>11:45<br \/>\nPrototyping a Next-Generation Severe Weather Warning System for FACETs<br \/>\nChris D. Karstens, University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS and NOAA\/NSSL, Norman, OK<br \/>\nDaphne LaDue University of Oklahoma\/CAPS, Norman, OK<br \/>\nJames Correia, Jr., University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS and NOAA\/NWS\/SPC, Norman, OK<br \/>\nKristin Calhoun and Travis Smith, University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS and NOAA\/NSSL, Norman, OK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, September 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Session 11 &#8211; Lightning <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Location: Hampton I-V Session Co-Chairs: <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Pat Market, NWA Past President, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Paul Suffern, National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC <\/em><\/p>\n<p>2:00<br \/>\nProbability of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning in the PHI tool<br \/>\nTiffany Meyer and Kristin Calhoun, University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS and NOAA\/NSSL, Norman, OK<br \/>\nDavid John Gagne, University of Oklahoma\/CAPS, Norman, OK<br \/>\nChristopher Karstens, and Darrel Kingfield , University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS and NOAA\/NSSL, Norman, OK<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Posters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Session PA (Applied Research and New Techniques) <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Monday 3-5PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A.25 New Verification Techniques for FACETs: Geospatial warning verification system performance on the 2007-15 storm-based tornado warning database<br \/>\nGregory J. Stumpf, University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS and NOAA\/NWS\/MDL, Norman, OK<br \/>\nBrandon R. Smith, University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS and NOAA\/NSSL, Norman, OK<\/p>\n<p>A.37 Results from GOES-R and JPSS Proving Ground Demonstrations at the 2016 HWT Spring Experiment<br \/>\nBill Line, University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS and NOAA\/NWS\/SPC, Norman, OK<\/p>\n<p>A.40 The MRMS Aviation Product Suite Expansion Plans<br \/>\nHeather D. Reeves, University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS and NOAA\/NSSL, Norman, OK<br \/>\nBrian Entwistle, NOAA\/NWS\/AWC Kansas City, MO<br \/>\nKenneth Howard, NOAA\/NSSL, Norman, OK<\/p>\n<p>A.47 Application of a Range-Based Correction to Improve Azimuthal Shear Values at Distance from a WSR-88D Radar<br \/>\nBrandon R. Smith, University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS, Norman, OK<br \/>\nMatthew C. Mahalik and Darrel Kingfield University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS and NOAA\/NSSL, Norman, OK<br \/>\nKiel Ortega, and Travis Smith, University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS, Norman, OK<\/p>\n<p>A.55 Improving Surface Rain Rates by Accounting for Evaporation in MRMS Radar-Based QPE<br \/>\nSteven M. Martinaitis, Heather Grams and Youcun Qi, University of Oklahoma\/CIMMS and NOAA\/NSSL<br \/>\nKenneth Howard, NOAA\/NSSL, Norman, OK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Session PB (Case Studies) <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tuesday 10AM \u2013 Noon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>B.69 Color Blindness in the Weather Enterprise: Discussion, and a Look at Solutions<br \/>\nMatt Bolton, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL<br \/>\nGrant Wise, Union University, Jackson, TN<br \/>\nWilliam Blumberg, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attending the NWA Annual Meeting this September? 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