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PROCEEDINGS December 3-5, 2001 | |||
| Proceedings (All Sections) | PDF (1,485 KB) | ||
| BY SECTION | |||
| COVER, TITLE PAGE, FOREWORD, TABLE OF CONTENTS | PDF (1,094 KB) | ||
| INTRODUCTION | |||
| Welcome Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research | PDF (17 KB) | ||
| The Charge from BASC Prof. John A. Dutton, Dean, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Pennsylvania State University | PDF (17 KB) | ||
| Perspectives: | |||
| Dr. Eric Barron, Chairman, National Academy of Sciences, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) | PDF (12 KB) | ||
| Mr. Thomas N. Pyke, Jr., Chief Information Officer, Department of Commerce | PDF (15 KB) | ||
| Dr. Richard Spinrad, Technical Director, Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy | PDF (12 KB) | ||
| Brigadier General David L. Johnson, Director of Weather, US Air Force | PDF (12 KB) | ||
| PANEL SESSIONS | |||
| Panel 1: Collection and Distribution of Weather Information--Part 1 Moderator: Dr. Elbert W. (Joe) Friday, Jr., Director, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council |
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| Roles and Responsibilities for Observing, Collection, and Distribution Systems: Federal Viewpoint Mary Glackin, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration |
PDF (27 KB) | ||
| Roles and Responsibilities for Observing, Collection, and Distribution Systems: A Commercial Viewpoint David Jones President and CEO, Stormcenter.com |
PDF (12 KB) | ||
| Roles and Responsibilities for Observing, Collection, and Distribution Systems: An Academic/Research Viewpoint Dr. Eugene M. Rasmusson, Research Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland |
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| Free and Open Access to Data/Information: A FederalViewpoint (Civil) Mr. Peter Weiss, Strategic Planning and Policy Office, National Weather Service |
PDF (13 KB) | ||
| Free and Open Access to Data/Information: A FederalViewpoint (Military) Colonel (Select) David Smarsh, Assistant Air Force Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere |
PDF (7 KB) | ||
| Free and Open Access to Data/Information: A CommercialViewpoint Mr. Raymond Ban, Executive Vice President, The Weather Channel |
PDF (10 KB) | ||
| Free and Open Access to Data/Information: American Meteorological Society Viewpoint Dr. Ronald D. McPherson, Executive Director, American Meteorological Society |
PDF (8 KB) | ||
| Free and Open Access to Data/Information: An Academic/Research Viewpoint Dr. Denise Stephenson-Hawk, Chair, The Stephenson Group |
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| Panel 1: Collection and Distribution of Weather Information--Part 2 Moderator: Ms. Linda Miller, External Liaison, UCAR/UNIDATA |
PDF (15 KB) | ||
| Managing the Collection and Dissemination of Non-Homogeneous Data from Numerous, Diverse, Geographically Scattered Sources Mr. James Block, Chief Meteorological Officer, Meteorlogix; Chair, AMS Board of Private Sector Meteorology |
PDF (8 KB) | ||
| NWS Outlook for Future Collection/Distribution Systems Dr. Jack L. Hayes, Director, Office of Science and Technology, National Weather Service |
PDF (8 KB) | ||
| National Hazards Information Strategy Ms. Helen M. Wood, Director, Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service |
PDF (15 KB) | ||
| Panel 2: Interoperability and Compatibility Moderator: Mr. Carl Bullock, Chief, Modernization Division, Forecast Systems Laboratory |
PDF (22 KB) | ||
| Observation Standards Mr. Rainer L. Dombrowsky, Chief, Observing Services Division, National Weather Service |
PDF (12 KB) | ||
| Formatting Standards Dr. Kevin D. Robbins, Director, Southern Regional Climate Center |
PDF (17 KB) | ||
| Communications Compatibility Dr. Aubry Bush, Director, Advanced Networking Infrastructure and Research Division, National Science Foundation |
PDF (11 KB) | ||
| Archival and Availability of Data Dr. David R. Easterling, Senior Scientist, National Climatic Data Center |
PDF (12 KB) | ||
| BREAKOUT SESSIONS | |||
| Session 1: Handling Atmospheric Information in Some Key Meteorological Disciplines | |||
| Climate | PDF (23 KB) | ||
| Co-Chairs: Dr. Eugene M. Rasmusson, Senior Research Scientist, University of Maryland Dr. Robert A. Schiffer, Deputy Director, Research Division, Earth Science Enterprise, NASA |
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| Urban Meteorology | PDF (18 KB) | ||
| Co-Chairs: Dr. David Rogers, Director, Office of Weather and Air Quality, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA Dr. Jason Ching, Atmospheric Science Modeling Division, EPA |
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| Technological Hazards | PDF (16 KB) | ||
| Co-Chairs: Mr. Bruce Price, Deputy Director, Technological Hazards Division, FEMA Mr. Bruce Hicks, Director, Air Resources Laboratory, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research |
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| Session 2: Interoperability, Compatibility, and Accessibility | |||
| Observation/Instrumentation Standards | PDF (20 KB) | ||
| Co-Chairs: Mr. Rainer I. Dombrowsky, Chief, Observing Services Division, National Weather Service Dr. Frances Sheretz, Deputy Program Manager, Aviation Weather, Federal Aviation Administration |
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| Formatting the Information | PDF (29 KB) | ||
| Co-Chairs: Mr. James Block, Chief Meteorological Officer, Meteorlogix; Chair, AMS Board of Private Sector Meteorology Dr. Tim Kearns, Lead Information Systems Engineer, Electronic Systems Center (MITRE), USAF |
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| Communications Issues | PDF (19 KB) | ||
| Co-Chairs: Mr. Lloyd E. Irwin, Chief, Operations Support and Performance Monitoring Branch, National Weather Service LCDR Susan Groening, Chief, Communications Division, Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center |
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| SYNTHESIS | |||
| Evolving a Strategy for Providing Atmospheric Information | PDF (27 KB) | ||
| Moderators: Dr. Elbert W. (Joe) Friday, Jr., Director, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council Dr. Paul Try, Senior Vice President, Science and Technology Corporation |
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| Next Steps/Action Plan | PDF (15 KB) | ||
| Moderator: Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator for Meteorology |
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| APPENDICES | |||
| APPENDIX A - AGENDA | PDF (22 KB) | ||
| APPENDIX B - ATTENDEES | PDF (46 KB) | ||
| APPENDIX C - PRESENTATIONS Link to presentations |
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