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AMS Call for Papers
92nd Annual Meeting Call for Papers
2012 AMS Meetings
Announcement
2012 AMS Washington Forum: Toward a Weather, Water and Climate-Ready Nation, 10–12 April 2012, Washington, D.C.
The 2012 AMS Washington Forum will be held 10–12 April 2012 in Washington, D.C. This is an annual event that has formerly been called the AMS Public-Private Partnership Forum and the AMS Corporate Forum. Information about registration, hotel, and event program is available at http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/fainst/2012washingtonforum.html.
The AMS Washington Forum (AWF) provides an opportunity for members of the weather, water, and climate community to meet with senior Federal agency officials, Congressional staff, and other community members to hear about the status of current programs, learn about new initiatives, discuss issues of interest to our community, identify business opportunities, and speak out about data and other needs. All members of the weather, water, and climate community are encouraged to attend, as well as end users of weather, water, and climate information. The AWF is organized by the AMS Board on Enterprise Economic Development, a part of the AMS Commission on the Weather and Climate Enterprise.
Theme of the 2012 AMS Washington Forum will be the occurrences of natural hazards and climate change are inevitable and unavoidable, but their destructive financial and emotional impacts can be reduced and/or eliminated by deploying “hazard mitigation and climate adaptation” strategies. Decision support systems and tools must be better incorporated into preparedness paradigms at multiple scales (communities, nations, and regions). For example, crucial to the survivability of communities is their use of catastrophic risk management insurance to protect their assets. The first session of this forum will explore the relationship between hazard mitigation/climate adaptation strategies, risk management insurance and holistic sustainability for “whole community resiliency” to hazards and changes in Weather, Water and Climate.
A number of session topics are noted below along with a brief description.
1) Health and Environmental Security: Weather/Climate Impacts and Mitigation Strategies. In one session, we address the evolution of combined environmental and health applications, the public/private partnerships that are creating them, and returns-on-investment for human health, the associated savings, and the next frontier for advancing this hybrid science. In a second session, we discuss the potentially destabilizing impacts of weather and climate events on national economies and governments, along with the regional and global implications, including how these events generate impacts, and how to better plan for and respond to those impacts.
2) Space Weather, and Military Uses of Weather and Climate Data. In the first session we will address the current state of space weather monitoring, forecasting techniques, and explore the impacts of severe space weather events on critical technologies, including the energy grid, communications, GPS navigation, and the health of low-orbiting spacecraft. The second session will provide an opportunity for dialogue between the sources, distributors, and users of weather and climate data, with a focus on military applications, including “boots on the ground” insight from real-world situations.
3) Economic Benefits and Bankability of Weather and Climate Data. In this session, we continue discussions from the 2011 AMS Summer Community Meeting and the 2012 Annual AMS Meeting on gauging the value of weather and climate services and products in areas such as water, transportation, renewable energy, health, and emergency management. We will aim to bridge the gap in understanding of what "bankable data" means in the renewable energy industry to two different communities: insurers, reinsurers, and financiers; and scientists and engineers. The goal is to facilitate synergies for moving the industry forward.
4) Executive Branch and Agency Initiatives, Plans, Progress and Opportunities”. In one session, staff from the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Science and Technology Policy will discuss programs and pending legislation that may provide opportunities for AMS members. In another session, senior staff from NOAA, NASA, DOE, and FAA will look ahead and provide updates on current meteorological, climatological, and oceanographic programs and provide insights on new science initiatives and directions.
5) Science and Congress, and International Perspectives on Global Climate Change. The first session explores how to better frame the debate in political circles about the nature of science. For example, how do we increase awareness about science’s role as one of the fuels for the growth engine of our economy? In the second session, leading climate scientists from a few different nations will discuss how to promote dialogue and cooperation in anticipation of the upcoming attempt to build a new climate accord in Rio de Janiero in December 2012.
6) Academia: Training the New Workforce. This session will examine new programs in areas such as professional meteorology and weather risk management, where universities proactively work with companies and agencies that hire their graduates to configure programs that directly address employers’ evolving needs.
If you have any questions, please contact Gary Rasmussen at AMS HQ at 617.227.2426 x338 or grasmussen@ametsoc.org or Melinda Marquis at 303-497-4487 or Melinda.Marquis@noaa.gov. (1/12)
Announcement
30th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 15-20 April 2012, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
The 30th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones will be held 15-20 April 2012, at the Sawgrass Marriott, 1000 PGA Tour Boulevard, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Preliminary programs and registration details will be posted on the AMS website in early November 2011. General information on hotel accommodations will soon be available on the AMS website.
Papers are solicited on all aspects of tropical meteorology and oceanography, including convection, tropical cyclones, intraseasonal variability, monsoons, air-sea interaction, climate, observing systems, and prediction.
Over recent years, several major programs have been conducted or are ongoing and new results continue to become available. Therefore, papers resulting from such programs as the NASA Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP) Experiment, the Pre- Depression Investigation of Cloud-Systems in the Tropics (PREDICT) Experiment, the Impact of Typhoons on the Ocean in the Pacific (ITOP) 2010 field experiment, the Cooperative Indian Ocean Experiment on Intraseasonal Variability (CINDY2011)/the Dynamics of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (DYNAMO), and the NOAA Intensity Forecast Experiment (IFEX) and Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project (HFIP), are all encouraged. Participants with additional suggestions for the program are encouraged to contact the program chairperson.
The deadline for abstracts has passed. Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by early January 2012. Instructions for formatting extended abstracts will be posted on the AMS website. Extended manuscripts (file size up to 3 MB) must be submitted electronically by 21 May 2012. All abstracts, extended abstracts, and presentations will be made available on the AMS website.
For further program information please contact the program chairperson, Robert Hart, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Florida State University, 404 Love Building, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-4520, rhart@fsu.edu. (8/11)
Announcement
International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, 23–27 April 2012, Nouméa, New Caledonia
The 10th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (ICSHMO), which is run under the auspices of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), will be held from 23-27 April 2012 in Nouméa, New Caledonia, in collaboration with both the Institute of Research for Development and Météo-France.
Abstracts for papers and posters will be due by 15 September 2011 and the early registration deadline will be 1 February 2012. The conference web page is available at http://10icshmo.org and more details on abstract submission and registration is posted there, please consult the web page periodically as it evolves and more details become available.
Since its first conference in 1983, the ICSHMO has provided a unique contribution to ocean and atmosphere sciences that are specific to the Southern Hemisphere. The ICSHMO takes place every 3rd year, and the previous one gathered 470 scientists in Melbourne in 2009 and was focussed on extreme events. Attracting both students and scientists from developing countries has always been a priority for ICSHMO. The objective of the 2012 conference, the 10th of the series, is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for presentations of our current state of knowledge, as well as in motivating new research and applications within the variety of disciplines related to weather and climate of the ocean and atmosphere. 10ICSHMO will focus on the unique aspects of atmospheric and oceanic sciences in the Southern Hemisphere. Particular attention will be given to the following theme areas, however it should be stressed that a broad range of submissions are encouraged and are NOT restricted just to the following areas of the Southern Hemisphere:
• Monsoon Systems and Convergence Zones
• Sea level Rise & Vulnerability
• Climate Predictability
• Ocean Circulation and Climate
• Climate Change in the Southern Hemisphere
• Interdecadal Climate Variability and Impacts
• Interannual Climate Variability and Teleconnections
• Intraseasonal Climate Variability
• Severe Weather Systems and Tropical Cyclones
• Inter-ocean Exchanges
• Ocean Observing Systems and Operational Oceanography
• Island Weather, Climate ,and Oceanography
• Cryospheric Studies
• Paleoclimate Studies in the Ocean or Atmosphere
• A Special Session on ACRE – Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions over the Earth
For additional information, please visit the conference Web site at: http://10icshmo.org. (1/11)
Call for Papers
30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 27 May–1 June 2012, Boston, MA
The 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, will be held at the Omni Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts from 27 May through 1 June 2012. Abstracts related to atmosphere-biosphere interactions are welcome for submission by 30 January 2012.
This conference is organized by the AMS Committee on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, and jointly held with the 1st Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site by late January 2012.
The theme for this conference is “Farm through Forest” and will exemplify the diversity in research in the associated communities. Papers are solicited on all aspects of atmosphere-biosphere interactions: transport and dispersion within and above canopies, advances in surface layer theory from observations and models, integrated systems modeling, environmental controls on ecosystem-atmosphere exchanges of greenhouse gases, and using isotopes to determine variable sources and sinks are examples. Joint sessions will be conducted with the co-convening conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences including a session honoring Ray Desjardins' contribution to agricultural and forest meteorology. Additionally the Committee on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology will conduct a student oral and poster competition. Students must be the first author on submissions and be presenting their own, original work.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by the deadline date of Friday, 30 January 2012 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/). An abstract fee of $95 (payable by credit card or purchase order) is charged at the time of submission (refundable only if abstract is not accepted). The $95 abstract fee includes the submission of your abstract, the posting of your extended abstract, and the uploading and recording of your presentation that will be archived on the AMS Web site.
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by late February 2012. All extended abstracts are to be submitted electronically and will be available on-line via the Web. Instructions for formatting extended abstracts will be posted on the AMS Web site. Manuscripts (up to 10MB) must be submitted electronically by 1 July 2012. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the Agricultural and Forest Meteorology program chairperson Dr. Ian Strachan (email: ian.strachan@mcgill.ca) or the Atmospheric Biogeosciences co-chairs Dr. Loretta Mickley and Dr. Elizabeth Pattey (email: mickley@fas.harvard.edu; Elizabeth.Pattey@agr.gc.ca). (11/11)
Call for Papers
First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences, 27 May–1 June 2012, Boston, MA
The First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, will be held 27 May–June 1 2012, at the Omni Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts. The conference theme is “Earth-Atmosphere system under pressure.” Abstracts related to Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions are welcome for submission by 30 January 2012.
This conference is organized by the AMS Board on Atmospheric Biogeosicences and will be jointly held with the 30th AMS Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site by late February, 2012.
The goal of the conference is to showcase the diversity in research in the field of biosphere-atmosphere interactions. More specifically, the conference is directed toward improving our understanding how the earth-atmosphere system will evolve under a changing climate and changing environmental pressures. Sample abstract topics include: remote sensing of the terrestrial biosphere, greenhouse gas emissions from managed and unmanaged ecosystems, impacts of emissions on air quality and climate, the hydrological cycle, the nitrogen cascade, urban air quality, new techniques or instrumentation in atmospheric biogeosciences, use of stable isotopes as indicators of biogeochemical processes, and interactions between climate and terrestrial ecosystems. The conference will also honor Ray Desjardins' contribution to the atmospheric biogeosciences.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by the deadline date of Monday, 30 January 2012 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/). An abstract fee of $95 (payable by credit card or purchase order) is charged at the time of submission (refundable only if abstract is not accepted). The $95 abstract fee includes the submission of your abstract, the posting of your extended abstract, and the uploading and recording of your presentation that will be archived on the AMS Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline for extended abstracts.
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by late February 2012. All extended abstracts are to be submitted electronically and will be available on-line via the Web. Instructions for formatting extended abstracts will be posted on the AMS Web site. Manuscripts (up to 10MB) must be submitted electronically by 1 July 2012. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the Atmospheric Biogeosciences co-chairs Dr. Loretta Mickley (mickley@fas.harvard.edu) and Dr. Elizabeth Pattey (Elizabeth.Pattey@agr.gc.ca) or the Agricultural and Forest Meteorology chair Dr. Ian Strachan (ian.strachan@mcgill.ca). (11/11)
Call for Papers
AMS 25th Conference on Weather and Forecasting (WAF) and 21st Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Jointly with the 46th Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographical Society (CMOS) Congress 2012, 29 May–1 June 2012, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The 46th CMOS Congress will be held jointly from 29 May to 1 June 2012 in Montréal (Québec) with the 21st American Meteorological Society (AMS) Conference on Numerical Weather prediction (NWP) and the 25th AMS Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF). Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information are posted on the CMOS Congress 2012 Web site (http://www.cmos.ca/congress2012/index.htm).
Papers for the joint CMOS Congress and NWP-WAF conferences are solicited on advances in all aspects of Weather and Forecasting and Numerical Weather prediction, including operational weather forecasting, decision support meteorology, forecasting skill improvement, numerical modeling, data assimilation and predictability. We also welcome abstracts related to weather services, societal impacts and socio-economic research. As the theme of CMOS Congress 2012 is The changing environment and its impact on climate, ocean and weather services, particular emphasis will be placed on topics consistent with this theme. The CMOS congress includes as well general topics in oceanic and atmospheric, climate studies and geophysical fluid dynamics.
These topics include, first, a broad categorization:
1) AMS Weather and Forecasting
2) AMS Numerical weather prediction
3) CMOS general topics in atmospheric and oceanic sciences, climate, and geophysical fluid dynamics
The second level of topics common to both the CMOS Congress and the NWP-WAF conferences focus upon themes related to each broader categorization:
1) Impacts of land-surface processes on numerical weather prediction and weather forecasting
2) Coupled atmospheric-ocean models and their applications in NWP
3) Unified weather and climate models
4) Use of new technology in weather service
5) Estimating and communicating uncertainty in weather forecasting and NWP
6) Operational weather forecasting
7) Decision support meteorology
8) Forecasting skill improvement
9) Numerical modeling
10) Data assimilation and predictability.
Abstract submission will be open in early of January 2012. Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 15 February 2012 (refer to the CMOS Congress 2012 Web site http://www.cmos.ca/congress2012/index.htm). A non-refundable abstract fee of CAD $50 (payable by credit card) is charged at the time of submission. Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by late-March 2012. No extended abstract is requested.
For additional information please contact the program chairpersons, Prof Pierre Gauthier (Gauthier.pierre@ucam.ca) or Bruce Telfeyan (bruce.telfeyan@offutt.af.mil). (10/11)
Call for Papers
20th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, 8–13 July 2012, Boston, Massachusetts
The 20th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and organized by the AMS Committee on Boundary Layers and Turbulence will be held in Boston, Massachusetts. The dates are 8–13 July 2012. Information including location, travel/flight information, abstract submission procedures, hotels, and other general information will be posted at the AMS Web site (www.ametsoc.org) starting April 2012.
This symposium is being held in conjunction with the 18th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction. Joint sessions will be held on topics associated with coastal and marine boundary layer processes, observations and modeling. A special lecture will be given by a prominent scientist in the field.
Papers and posters are invited on all subjects dealing with atmospheric boundary layers and turbulence including observational, modeling, theoretical, and applied studies.
We anticipate and invite presentations and posters addressing any of the following themes:
• Coastal and marine boundary layers
• Boundary layer processes, observations and modeling
• Renewable energy applications of boundary layer physics
• Boundary layer clouds
• Observations and modeling in complex and urban terrain
• Boundary layer parameterizations in models at all scales
• Theoretical and practical issues associated with multi-scale simulations
• Morning and afternoon transitional behavior of the boundary layer
• Recent field experiments, including BLLAST and DYNAMO
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 5 April 2012 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/.) An abstract fee of $95 (payable by credit card or purchase order) is charged at the time of submission (refundable only if abstract is not accepted).
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified (via e-mail) in early May 2012. All ex-tended abstracts are to be submitted electronically and will be available on-line via the Web. Instruc-tions for formatting extended abstracts will be posted on the AMS Web site. Manuscripts (up to 3MB) must be submitted electronically by 13 August 2012. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presenta-tions will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost to viewers.
For further information, please contact the program co-chairs: Sharon Zhong (e-mail: zhongs@msu.edu), Wayne Angevine (Wayne.M.Angevine@noaa.gov), and Robert Conzemius (Bob.Conzemius@windlogics.com). (8/11)
Call for Papers
18th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction, 8–13 July 2012, Boston, Massachusetts
The 18th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on Air-Sea Interaction (http://www.ametsoc.org/stacpges/seaatmos/index.html), will be held 8–13 July 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org) in April 2012.
The conference will be held in conjunction with the AMS 20th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence. Joint sessions will be held on topics associated with coastal and marine boundary layer processes, observations, and modeling.
Papers and posters for this conference are solicited on all aspects of air-sea interaction across a wide spectrum of temporal and spatial scales. General sessions for the conference will be based on the number and topics of abstracts received. A plenary session will be held to introduce the Conference. Although not an exhaustive list, we welcome abstracts covering the following topics:
1. High latitude air-sea interaction, including air-sea-ice interaction
2. Air-sea flux measurements, estimation, and parameterization, including gas exchange
3. Air-sea interaction under high wind speed conditions
4. Sea surface processes, including waves, spray, bubbles, and aerosol
5. Coastal and marine boundary layers in the atmosphere and ocean
6. The role of air-sea interaction in climate variability
7. Air-sea flux datasets: developments and applications
8. The role of air-sea interaction in climate change
9. Theoretical and practical issues associated with multi-scale simulations
10. Renewable energy applications of boundary layer physics
11. Recent field experiments, including Dynamics of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (DYNAMO)
Participants with additional suggestions for general, special, or joint sessions are encouraged to contact the program chairpersons. To encourage interdisciplinary interaction among attendees, an invited talk as an introductory overview is planned for each session.
The Air-Sea Interaction Conference will host a student paper competition and make awards for exemplary student poster and oral presentations. Every student who enters this competition will also receive a complimentary copy of the AMS Glossary of Meteorology or a comparable AMS book.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 5 April 2012 (refer to the AMS Web page http://ams.confex.com/ams/). An abstract fee of $95 (payable by credit card or purchase order) is charged at the time of submission (refundable only if the abstract is not accepted). This $95 abstract fee will also cover the submission of your extended abstract and the uploading and recording of your presentation, both of which will be archived on the AMS Web site and available to all at no cost. There is also no cost for color graphics in the abstract or the extended abstract. Authors of accepted presentations will be notified (via e-mail) in early May 2012. Instructions for formatting extended abstracts will be posted on the AMS Web site. Manuscripts (up to 3MB) must be submitted electronically by 13 August 2012. All abstracts, extended abstracts, and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost to viewers. More information on poster presentations will be available once the program has been finalized.
For additional information, please contact any of the following: R. Justin Small (meeting organizer, jsmall@ucar.edu, 303-497-1387); Huai-Min Zhang (meeting co-organizer, Huai-min.Zhang@noaa.gov); or Magdalena Anguelova (student competition organizer, maggie.anguelova@nrl.navy.mil) (8/11)
Call for Papers
Eighth International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC8) and AMS 10th Symposium on the Urban Environment, 6–10 August 2012, Dublin, Ireland
The International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC) and the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Board of the Urban Environment (BUE) warmly invite you to the joint 8th International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC8) and AMS 10th Symposium on the Urban Environment to be held in Dublin, Ireland from August 6–10, 2012. The aims of this AMS/IAUC joint conference are to provide an international forum where the world’s urban climatologists can discuss modern developments in research, and the application
of climatic knowledge to the design of better cities. The revised deadline for submission of abstract is 20 January 2012, and there will be a competition for student paper award. The conference registration will begin 1 February 2012.
For more information about this joint conference, please visit http://www.icuc8.org/. (11/11)
Call for Papers
40th Broadcast Meteorology Conference, 22–25 August, 2012, Boston, MA
The 40th Broadcast Meteorology Conference, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the AMS Board of Broadcast Meteorology, will be held in Boston, MA August 22-25, 2012. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS website by late November, 2011
Similar to last year’s successful conference in Oklahoma City which was themed upon severe weather, this conference will focus on taking advantage of the wide range of meteorological expertise found in the vicinity of the conference. The location also serves to commemorate the 40th anniversary in close proximity of the AMS headquarters. We plan on interacting with many of the local agencies and research centers, in addition to offering social events and family activities for time outside of the conference sessions in an effort to make the 40th conference something special and not to miss!
Anyone within the general realm of science and technology is invited to submit an abstract. Broadcast meteorologists are especially encouraged as are meteorologists within the general New England/Northeast area in an effort to give some local flavor to the program.
Think back on the past year and the major weather events in your market. Were you affected by one of the historic events of 2011 such as the tornado outbreaks, major drought, rare earthquake, or a landfalling tropical system? If so, we want to hear from you. Did the warning process work and if you could go back, what would you do or how would you handle it differently? What did you do within your weathercast that was revolutionary? What work would you like to share with your peers? How are you using other media platforms to better convey your forecast? Beyond effective communication to the viewer, other welcome topics include the general forecast process, weather analysis and data collection, education, outreach, and duties that extend beyond the forecast and beyond the weather center. Station scientist content is strongly suggested. In an effort to reflect the geography and surroundings of the conference, we also recommend submission of winter weather and coastal weather topics especially this year.
Those in the atmospheric science community beyond television, including the research and operational fields, should consider presenting topics that impact broadcast meteorology. This is a unique opportunity to present to professional communicators that also share in the expertise of atmospheric science. These topics include but are not limited to climate change, operational forecasting, computer technology and graphic development, recent interdisciplinary research projects, atmospheric modeling, the implementation of dual polarization and phased array radar.
The deadline to submit abstracts is 23 March 2012. Authors of accepted presentations will be notified by e-mail around 23 April 2012. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS website at no cost to viewers.
In addition to the broadcast conference, a one day short course will be held on 25 August 2012. Details will be posted on the AMS website as soon as they become available.
Please do not hesitate to contact any of the conference co-chairs, Rob Eicher (e-mail: rob.eicher@foxtv.com; tel: 407-741-5056), Ross Janssen (e-mail: rjanssen@kwch.com; tel: 316-706-0341), or Maureen McCann (e-mail: maureen.mccann@gmail.com; tel: 781-710-2426) with any questions, comments, or for additional program information. (12/11)
Call for Papers
15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, 20–24 August 2012, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
The 15th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and organized by the AMS Committee on Mountain Meteorology will be held in Steamboat Springs, CO at The Steamboat Grand Resort (http://www.steamboatgrand.com/). The dates of the meeting are 20–24 August 2012. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org) in June 2012.
Papers and posters for this conference are solicited on all aspects of mountain weather and climate, including but not limited to:
• Stable and convective orographic precipitation
• Boundary layers and turbulence in complex terrain
• Slope flows and cold pools
• Mountain air quality and chemistry
• The effect of the planetary boundary layer on aerosol and chemical measurements at high-elevation sites
• Mountain waves, rotors, and terrain induced windstorms
• Mountain climate and climate change
• NWP and data assimilation in complex terrain
• Influence of terrain on meso- and synoptic scale predictability
• Wind resource assessment in complex terrain
• Results from recent field campaigns: StormVEX, SnowV10, COPS.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the AMS website by 20 April 2012; see the website for instructions. An abstract fee of $95 (payable by credit card or purchase order) is charged at the time of submission (refundable only if abstract is not accepted). The $95 abstract fee includes the submission of your abstract, the posting of your extended abstract, and the uploading and recording of your presentation that will be archived on the AMS Web site.
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail in June 2012. Instructions for formatting extended abstracts will be posted on the AMS website. Extended manuscripts (file size up to 10 MB) must be submitted electronically by 20 September 2012. All abstracts, extended abstracts, and presentations will be made available on the AMS website.
For further information, please contact the program co-chairs: Alex Reinecke (alex.reinecke@nrlmry.navy.mil) or Gannet Hallar (Gannet.Hallar@dri.edu). (11/11)
Call for Papers
26th Conference on Severe Local Storms, 5–8 November 2012, Nashville, Tennessee
The 26th Conference on Severe Local Storms, sponsored by the AMS and organized by the AMS Committee on Severe Local Storms, will be held 5–8 November 2012 at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Basic hotel and travel information will appear on the AMS web site in March 2012. The full conference program, registration, and full general information will appear on the AMS web site (http://www.ametsoc.org) by mid-August 2012.
Oral and poster presentations are solicited on all topics related to severe local storms. Presentations on novel radar and in situ instrumentation, field studies using this instrumentation, assimilation of these data into numerical models for the analysis and prediction of severe convective weather, and studies of the societal impacts of severe local storms, are particularly encouraged. Further, a focus on results from the second field phase of the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX2) and on the many high-impact severe-weather events that occurred in 2011 is expected.
Please submit your abstract electronically online at http://ams.confex.com/ams/ by the deadline date of Fri. 6 July 2012. An abstract fee of $95 (payable by credit card or purchase order) is charged at the time of submission. Authors are encouraged to submit an extended electronic manuscript (see below) to supplement their presentations at no extra cost. Authors may indicate their preference for an oral or poster presentation during abstract submission; those authors presenting more than one paper should clearly indicate which they prefer for a possible oral presentation. Please note that some abstracts may not be accepted, depending on program constraints, relevance and merit of subject matter. In any such cases the abstract fee will be refunded. Conference awards will be given for the best oral and poster presentations by first-time student presenters. Registrants should indicate their eligibility for student awards when submitting their abstracts.
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by 10 August 2012. These authors are strongly encouraged to submit an extended manuscript electronically prior to the start of the conference, but manuscripts will be accepted through the electronic submission system through 7 December 2012. Instructions for formatting extended abstracts (PDF format, up to 3 MB in size) will be posted on the AMS web site. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS web site at no cost.
A session for presenting photos and videos is planned for Tuesday evening. Participants who are interested in contributing their images or video should contact Mike Coniglio (Michael.Coniglio@noaa.gov).
For additional information please contact either of the program chairs: Pam Heinselman, Pam.Heinselman@noaa.gov, NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, 120 David L. Boren Blvd., Norman, OK 73072, or Mike Coniglio, Michael.Coniglio@noaa.gov.
2012 Meetings of Interest
Call for Papers
Second National Flood Workshop, 27 February–1 March 2012, Houston, Texas
The Second National Flood Workshop is organized by Weather Research Center (a private, non-profit educational and research center based in Houston, Texas) and its partners. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together various agencies, emergency managers, academia, and professionals from across the nation to encourage dialogue on the various aspects of flooding. This includes the meteorological and hydrological conditions before, during, and after flood events, technological advancements being made in remote data acquisition, flood modeling, and regulations and requirements in flood mitigation and floodplain management. Coastal and offshore operations are also impacted by flood events especially storm surge and high tides from tropical storm and hurricane events which can cause flooding and damage. This year’s conference will add a track where coastal and offshore facilities affected by tropical storm and hurricane events can come together and discuss flooding impacts on their operations.
The goal is to establish a forum to discuss flooding topics, provide education and training, and most importantly to help reduce loss of life and property damage from floods.
Abstracts are being sought for oral presentations and posters covering a wide range of topics. To be considered for placement in the program, please submit your abstract to wrc@wxresearch.org or upload at http://www.wxresearch.com/nfw/call.html on or before 15 August 2011. All conference presenters are required to pay the appropriate conference registration fee.
For more information about the workshop, visit http://www.nationalfloodworkshop.net, call Weather Research Center at 713-539-3076 or email wrc@wxresearch.org. (6/11)
Call for Papers
12th National Severe Weather Workshop, 1–2 March 2012, Central Oklahoma (Location TBA in November)
Please join us 1–3 March 2012 for the 12th Anniversary of a unique and growing national workshop focused on hazardous weather information-sharing and discussions on the effective transmission of messages about meteorological risk. Emergency managers, weather enthusiasts, teachers, students, meteorologists, broadcasters, and vendors in threat alerting, sheltering, and communications will gather, present, and discuss inter-related topics about weather hazards in early March. The location will be announced in November.
Some of the topics that will be highlighted during the 2012 National Severe Weather Workshop include:
• Reviews of a Very Active 2011 Severe Weather Season
• Social Science Implications and Assessments from 2011 Tornadoes
• Impacts of Hazardous Weather Events: Response and Recovery
• Progress in Prediction Technologies
• Community Preparedness for Severe Weather
• National Weather Service Products, Services, and Outreach
• Weather Radar Technology Updates and Training
• The Role of Law Enforcement in Weather Emergencies
• Weather Trade & Technology Expo
Information, registration, and vendor details will be available at the National Severe Weather Workshop Website: http://www.norman.noaa.gov/nsww/. (11/11)
Call for Papers
10th Annual Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop (CPASW), 13–15 March 2012, Miami, Florida
The 10th annual CPASW will be held in Miami, Florida, 13–15 March 2012. This year CPASW will bring together climate information users, tool developers, researchers, and providers to identify recommended state-of-the-art science practices on the use of climate information and gaps in climate data and prediction services. The goals of the 2012 CPASW are to build a community of climate practitioners, discover user needs, assess impacts of climate forecasts on environmental-societal interactions, identify the science potential for meeting these needs, and provide feedback to producers on the usability of existing climate products.
The 2012 CPASW will feature broad discussions revolving around the integrated theme of “Climate Services for National Security Challenges”. The workshop will highlight national and global uses of data and outlooks from seasonal to decadal scales in applications for a broad array of national security issues: food (including agriculture and fisheries), natural resources, transportation, health, energy, coastal communities, state stability (including border security), international treaties and environmental regulation.
We invite abstracts that address the use of climate predictions and projections in any of the focus areas listed above. We also encourage abstracts that identify additional applications of climate information for users in other relevant sectors.
The abstract deadline is 15 November 2011. Please submit your abstract using the form at: http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/academics/divisions/marine-affairs-policy/cpasw/abstracts/
Who should attend the 10th annual CPAS Workshop: Decision-makers who utilize climate predictions, products, and services; Researchers working on applications of climate information in various fields of National Security; Developers and providers of climate applications and tools; Applied climatologists and scientists who use climate information; and Social scientists who work with climate-sensitive stakeholders.
Registration and logistics information will be available on 15 November 2011. For more information about CPASW please visit:
http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/academics/divisions/marine-affairs-policy/cpasw/
For questions please contact workshop organizers: David Letson (e-mail: dletson@rsmas.miami.edu, tel: 305-421-4083), Teri Villamor (e-mail: tvillamor@rsmas.miami.edu, tel: 305-421-4085). Marina Timofeyeva (e-mail: Marina.Timofeyeva@noaa.gov, tel: 301-713-1970 ext. 131), or Jenna Meyers (e-mail: Jenna.Meyers@noaa.gov, tel: 301-713-1970 ext.123). (12/11)
Call for Papers
Eighth International Conference on Air Quality—Science and Application, Athens, Greece, 19–23 March 2012
The Eighth International Conference on Air Quality–Science and Application will be held 19–23 March 2012 in Athens, Greece. This meeting builds upon a long standing series that began at the University of Hertfordshire, UK in July 1996 with subsequent meetings at the Technical University of Madrid (1999), Loutraki, Greece (2001), Charles University, Prague (2003) and Valencia, Spain (2005), Cyprus (2007) and Istanbul, Turkey (2009). The 8th Conference will be hosted in the majestic and historic city of Athens.
Air quality continues to be a key issue for achieving sustainable development and to reduce health impacts. Its impact spans multiple scales from street level to global including interactions with climate change. As always the conference is one of most prominent forums for discussing the latest scientific developments, applications and implications for policy and other users. An important feature of the conference is that it brings together scientists and other stakeholders from the air pollution, climate change, policy and health communities
The revised deadline for abstract submissions is Monday 10 October 2011 due to large number of requests received. One page abstracts can be submitted through the AQ 2012 website: www.airqualityconference.org), If you are submitting the abstract for the special sessions, then please select topic "special session ....." while submitting your abstract.z
For additional information, please send an e-mail to airquality@herts.ac.uk or reference the Conference Website: http://www.airqualityconference.org. (11/11)
Announcement
15th Annual Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference, 29–31 March 2012, Ankeny, IA
The 15th Annual Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference is being organized by the Central Iowa National Weather Association. The meeting will be held 29–31 March 2012 in Ankeny, IA at the Courtyard by Marriott. For additional details, please reference the conference Web site at: www.iowa-nwa.com. (1/12)
Announcement
32nd NATO/SPS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application, 7–11 May, 2012, Utrecht, The Netherlands
In 1969 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) established the Committee on Challenges of Modern Society (CCMS). The subject of air pollution was from the start, one of the priority problems under study within the framework of various pilot studies undertaken by this committee. The organization of a periodic conference, named NATO/CCMS International Technical Meeting (ITM) on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application has become ne of its main activities, now under the new Committee on Science for Peace and Security (SPS). The present 32nd edition will continue the series and represents the high level confidence of both the scientific community and the several conference sponsors.
For additional information, please contact the conference Web site at: http://www.int-tech-mtng.org/ITM32/index.html. (10/11)
Call for Papers
Fourth WCRP International Conference on Reanalyses, 7–11 May 2012, Silver Spring, Maryland
Characterizing the uncertainty and quality of reanalyses is a task that reaches far beyond the community that develops them and into the network of interdisciplinary researchers, especially those who use the reanalyses products in their research and applications. The 4th WCRP International Conference on Reanalyses (ICR4) provides an exciting opportunity to review and discuss the major observations and modeling research associated with reanalyses, including uncertainties and the complexity of the Earth system.
Papers are invited for all topics of the Conference: (1) Status and Plans; (2) Validation and Metrics; (3) Data Assimilation; (4) Space and In Situ Observations; (5) Application in Support of Climate, Weather and Environmental Services; and (6) International Collaborative Efforts.
For Conference information and to submit an abstract, see: http://icr4.org. (2/12)
Announcement
16th International Symposium for the Advancement of Boundary Layer Remote Sensing, 5–8 June 2012, Boulder, Colorado
The 16th International Symposium for the Advancement of Boundary Layer Remote Sensing will be held 5–8 June 2012 at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. This year's symposium will be hosted by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado and the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory. It will be convened in plenary, oral sessions and poster sessions.
The initial abstract submission process will begin in the late Fall of 2011. The registration process will begin in the Spring of 2012. If you need an early letter of invitation for a visa application (should include proposed title of paper and authors), please contact: isars2012@noaa.gov.
For more information, please contact the conference Web page at: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/events/2012/isars/. (12/11)
Call for Papers
Fifth Chaotic Modeling and Simulation International Conference (CHAOS 2012), 12–15 June 2012, Athens Greece
The forthcoming Fifth International Conference (CHAOS2012) on Chaotic Modeling, Simulation and Applications (www.cmsim.org) was decided by the previous Committee meeting in June 2011 following the successful organization of the 4th CHAOS2011 International Conference.
The study of nonlinear systems and dynamics has emerged as a major area of interdisciplinary research and found very interesting applications. This conference is intended to provide a widely selected forum among Scientists and Engineers to exchange ideas, methods, and techniques in the field of Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos, Fractals and their applications in General Science and in Engineering Sciences.
The principal aim of Chaos2012 International Conference is to expand the development of the theories of the applied nonlinear field, the methods, empirical data and computer techniques as well as the best theoretical achievements of chaotic theory. Chaos2012 Conference provides a forum for bringing the various groups working in the area of Nonlinear Systems and Dynamics, Chaotic theory and Application to exchange views and report research findings.
The deadline for abstracts is 15 December 2011. Please reference the following Web site for more details: http://www.cmsim.org/abstractpapersubmission.html.
For additional information, please contact Anthi Katsirikou, Conference Secretary (Email: secretariat@cmsim.org) or reference the conference Website: http://www.cmsim.org. (12/11)
Call for Papers
Croatian—USA Workshop on Mesometeorology, 18–20 June 2012, Zagreb, Croatia
The Croatian—USA Workshop on Mesometeorology will be held 18–20 June 2012 at the Ekopark Kraš Resort near Zagreb, Croatia. The meeting is organized by the Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia, School of Meteorology of the University of Oklahoma, and Geophysical Institute of the University of Zagreb. The Ekopark Kraš Resort is located in the beautiful Kupa river basin within the municipality of Pisarovina. Resort guests are accommodated in wooden cottages and bungalows typical of this region of Croatia.
The Workshop will focus on selected problems of today’s mesoscale meteorology and will include keynote lectures by scientific experts in the area, presentations by participants, and discussion sessions.
Topics of the Workshop include: theory of slope flows and low-level jets; mountain waves and bora-like flows; numerical simulation of turbulent slope flows; modeling of mesoscale flows in mountainous regions; turbulence and land-surface parameterizations for mesoscale models; observational studies of mesoscale flows in complex topography; mesoscale atmospheric convection; data assimilation in mesoscale modeling and numerical weather prediction; and sub-synoptic-scale meteorology and remote sensing.
The total number of the Workshop participants is expected to be about 40. The majority of participants will represent Croatia and USA in approximately equal proportions (~15 from each country) and the rest of participants will be invited contributors from other countries. Limited funds are available to partially cover travel and accommodation costs of Croatian and USA participants.
Participants of the Workshop are expected to be at graduate-student (advanced M.S. or Ph.D.), post-doctoral, or early-career scientist/practitioner levels. The students will be able to file this Workshop as a course worth 1 to 3 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) points depending on a presentation.
To apply for participation submit by 15 January 2012 a brief CV, statement of scientific/operational interests (up to one page), recommendation note from advisor (half page; only for graduate students and post-docs), abstract of the proposed presentation (up to one page with indication of oral/poster preference), and request for financial support with itemization of costs. The cost of full-board accommodation at the Ekopark Kraš Resort is ~€ 50 per day. Submission of applications through E-mail is encouraged.
Croatian participants should submit their applications to Kreso Pandzic (Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia, Gric 3, 10000 Zagreb; E-mail: pandzic@cirus.dhz.hr).
Participants from USA and other countries should submit applications to Evgeni Fedorovich (School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, 120 David L. Boren Blvd., Norman, OK 73072, USA; E-mail: fedorovich@ou.edu). (12/11)
Call for Papers
16th International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation, 28 July–3 August 2012, Leipzig, Germany
The conference is organized every 4 years by the International Commission on Clouds and Precipitation (http://www.iccp-iamas.org), which is part of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS, http://www.iamas.org). The goal of the conference is to provide a venue for the presentation of scientific research in the area of clouds and precipitation and to encourage the exchange of ideas within the international community. The deadline for abstract submissions is 15 December 2011.
For additional information, please reference the conference Web page at: http://iccp2012.tropos.de/index.html. (12/11)
Announcement
International Radiation Symposium 2012, 6–10 August 2012, Dahlem Cube, Berlin, Germany
The IRC's International Radiation Symposium 2012 provides a forum for the scientific community to exchange recent results and evolving ideas relevant to many areas of atmospheric radiation. Quadrennially convened, the IRS assembles a global network of scientists and students engaged in studies pertaining to the Earth-atmosphere-Sun system, and encourages international cooperation in radiation research crucial to understanding and predicting Earth's dynamic climate and habitability. The IRC invites you to Berlin and welcomes your participation in this endeavor.
For additional information, please reference the conference Website at: http://www.irs2012.org/. (3/12)
Call for Papers
Third International Conference on Earth System Modelling, 17–21 September 2012, Hamburg, Germany
The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology and the COMBINE project are pleased to announce the Third International Conference on Earth System Modelling (3ICESM). The Third ICESM will take place from 17–21 September 2012 in Hamburg, Germany, with the objective of advancing discourse on Earth system modelling prior to the 5th Assessment Report of the IPCC.
Oral and poster contributions to the following sessions are invited: Seasonal to decadal climate predictability and prediction; Changing patterns: Shifting climate regimes and their extremes; Clouds, convection and the global energy balance; Carbon and beyond: coupled biogeochemical cycles in the Earth System; Cryospheric processes and changes; Stratospheric and solar influences on surface climate; Lessons from the past: Using and interpreting the paleo-record; and Imagining the future: Integrated assessment modelling and impacts.
Each session will be introduced by two invited lectures. For submission of abstracts, registration and any other information of the 3ICESM, refer to the conference website: www.meetings.copernicus.org/3icesm. (11/11)
Call for Papers
NOAA's 37th Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop, 22–25 October, 2012, Fort Collins, Colorado
NOAA's 37th Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop will be held in Fort Collins, Colorado, on 22–25 October 2012. The workshop will be hosted by the Colorado State University (CSU) and the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA); and co-sponsored by the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction and the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The AMS is a cooperating sponsor.
The workshop will address the status and prospects for advancing climate prediction, monitoring, and diagnostics, with emphasis on five major themes:
1) Improving climate prediction tools and techniques through dynamical and statistical models and methods, forecaster practices and protocols, data and model improvements, and scientific concepts.
2) Prospects for improved understanding, prediction, and simulation of intra-seasonal, seasonal, and inter-annual climate variability, including the extratropical annular modes, stratosphere/troposphere coupling, tropical-extratropical interactions, land-surface forcing, etc.
3) Climate variability and prediction in relation to the hydrologic cycle and in particular Western water resources.
4) Prediction and attribution of recent high impact weather and climate events.
5) Improving climate services through the application of new technologies, including GIS, statistical tools, and software development practices.
The workshop will feature daytime oral presentations, invited speakers, and panel discussions with a poster session event on one evening.
A web site for the workshop information and abstract submission will be linked through:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/outreach/CDPW37.shtml. To submit an abstract, please go to the abstract submission panel and select a session to fill an abstract form. If you have a problem to do so, please send the required information on the web form as an attachment via email to Melissa.Ou@noaa.gov or Amy.Butler@noaa.gov. The abstract deadline is 13 July 2012. (1/12)
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