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AMS Call for Papers
2009 AMS Meetings
Announcement
13th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, 17–20 August 2009, Salt Lake City, Utah
The 13th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on Mesoscale Processes, will be held 17–20 August 2009, at the Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel located in Salt Lake City, Utah. A preliminary program, plus hotel and registration information, will be posted on the AMS Web site (www.ametsoc.org).
The program committee seeks contributions in all areas of mesoscale meteorology, including the structure and evolution of tropical and extratropical cyclones; orographic, coastal and other thermally driven mesoscale circulation systems; mountain waves and obstacle flows; the dynamics and structure of mesoscale precipitation systems; theoretical and modeling studies of mesoscale processes; the dynamics of balanced and unbalanced flows; mesoscale instabilities; mesoscale predictability and data assimilation; transferring research results to operations; and recent field research programs, including SoWMEX/TiMREX, COPS, etc.
We also encourage papers for special sessions on the application of vortex dynamics to mesoscale phenomena. Vortices on multiple scales often play leading roles in the dynamics of mesoscale flows, including hurricanes, convective systems, extratropical cyclones, and mountain flows. For these sessions, papers are solicited that relate to 1) characterization via observations and modeling of the physical processes involved in vortex generation and evolution; 2) theoretical studies involving vortex dynamics; and 3) new approaches to prediction of mesoscale processes through the application of vorticity (or PV) thinking.
Lead-authored student presentations are especially encouraged and awards for best student talk and poster will be presented at the conference. Lead authors will be limited to one oral presentation each.
The $90 abstract fee includes the submission of your abstract, the posting of your extended abstract, and the uploading and recording of your presentation, which will be archived on the AMS website. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to set a later deadline for submission of extended abstracts.
The deadline for abstracts has passed. Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by Mid June 2009. 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 10 August 2009. All abstracts, extended abstracts, and presentations will be made available on the AMS website.
For further program information please contact the program co-chairpersons, Robert Fovell, University of California, Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Ave.. Los Angeles, CA 90095 (e-mail: rfovell@ucla.edu), and Sandra Yuter, North Carolina State University, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Campus Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695 (email: seyuter@ncsu.edu) (11/08)
Announcement
34th Conference on Radar Meteorology, 5–9 October 2009, Williamsburg, Virginia
The 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society will be held at the Williamsburg Marriott in Williamsburg, Virginia 5–9 October 2009. Information on registration, hotel, and other general information is available on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/MEET/fainst/200934radar.html).
Posters as well as oral presentations are solicited on all aspects of radar meteorology. The conference aims to highlight the combination of radar with other instruments or radar observations from multiple platforms (airborne, ground, and space borne) to produce integrated analyses and products. Examples of topics that are encouraged include: precipitation estimation and hydrological applications, precipitation and cloud microphysics, severe weather and mesoscale meteorology, polarimetric applications, clouds and radiation, new technological developments in radar, assimilation of radar data, all aspects of space borne cloud and precipitation radars, tropical cyclone studies, and results from major field programs. It is anticipated that about 300 scientists, engineers, students, and commercial suppliers of radar and associated meteorological systems from around the world will participate in this meeting. Exhibits will be located alongside poster presentations and food services.
The Spiros G. Geotis Prize is awarded for the best student paper and poster. In order to be considered for the competition, students should indicate their intent to participate in this competition when they submit their abstract.
The deadline for abstracts has passed. Authors of accepted presentations will be notified (via e-mail) by 12 June 2009. All extended abstracts are to be submitted electronically and will be available on-line via the Web. Manuscripts (up to 3MB) must be submitted electronically by 30 September 2009 to AMS Headquarters.
For questions please contact Gerry Heymsfield, Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 613.1, Greenbelt, MD 20771 (Tel: 301-614-6369; gerald.heymsfield@nasa.gov) or Ali Tokay (Tel: 301-614-6140; ali.tokay-1@nasa.gov). (8/08; r3/09; r5/09)
Announcement
Eighth Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology, 13–15 October 2009, Kalispell, Montana
The Eighth Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, will be held 13–15 October 2009 at the Red Lion Kalispell, Kalispell, Montana.
The theme of the symposium will be to share experiences, new techniques and technologies and/or changes in the areas of: (1) impacts of weather and climate on wildfire; (2) operational forecasting (short to long term) of fire weather for wild, prescribed, and fire use fires; (3) model studies and development, including coupled fire-atmosphere models and mesoscale models; (4) use and assessment of climate forecasts in fire management planning; (5) smoke and fire decision support tool development; (6) techniques in smoke management and mitigation related to new NAAQS and haze standards; (7) improvements to fire danger and fire behavior systems related to meteorology; and (8) field studies of fire-atmosphere interactions.
The deadline for abstracts has passed. Authors of accepted presentations will be notified (via e-mail) by mid July. Unlike at past conferences, no preprint CD-ROM will be prepared. However, authors of invited and accepted papers will still be asked to contribute to the web-based proceedings of the conference by submitting an extended abstract. All extended abstracts are to be submitted electronically and will be available on-line via the Web. Instructions for formatting extended manuscripts for the preprint CD-ROM will be posted on the AMS Web site. Manuscripts (up to 3MB) must be submitted electronically by 7 October 2009 to AMS Headquarters.
For further program information contact either one of the Program Co-chairpersons: Tim Brown, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512-1095 (tel: 775-674-7090; fax: 775-674-7016; e-mail: tbrown@dri.edu or Brian Potter, Forestry Sciences Lab, 400 N 34th St., Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98103 (tel: 206-732-7828; fax: 206¬-732-7801; e-mail: bpotter@fs.fed.us). (1/09)
2010 AMS Meetings
Call for Papers
29th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 10–14 May 2010, Tucson, Arizona
The 29th 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 10–14 May 2010, at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa, 3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd., Tucson, AZ Preliminary programs and registration details will be posted on the AMS website (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/fainst/201029Hurricane.html) in early January 2010. General information on hotel accommodations is already 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.
Several special sessions are planned. Over recent years, several major field programs have been conducted and new results continue to become available. Therefore, papers resulting from such programs as the Hurricane Rainband Experiment (RAINEX) and the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA) Program are solicited. Additionally, a session is planned to focus on air-sea coupling with results from the Coupled Boundary Layer Air-Sea Transfer (CBLAST) program that are relevant to a new program, Impact of Typhoons on the Pacific Ocean (ITOP). Several field programs have recently been conducted. These include the THORPEX Pacific Asian Regional Campaign (T-PARC) and Tropical Cyclone Structure-08 (TCS-08). Papers are solicited on initial results from these programs. New programs are on-going or planned in the near future. These include the Year of Tropical Convection (YOTC), Cooperative Indian Ocean Experiment on Intraseasonal Variability (CINDY2011), and the Dynamics of the MJO (DYNAMO) program. Therefore, session(s) are planned to address Indian Ocean weather and climate to highlight research pertinent to upcoming programs. Finally, a series of sessions is planned to highlight topics addressed in the NOAA Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project (HFIP). Individual sessions will focus on all aspects of the hurricane forecast process. These include: (i) model guidance with special emphasis on numerical prediction of hurricane intensity and intensity change; (ii) predictability and forecast uncertainty with emphasis on the generation and use of probability forecasts, ensemble prediction, and communication of uncertainty; and (iii) societal impacts with emphasis on forecast use and emergency planning. Participants with additional suggestions for the program are encouraged to contact the program chairperson.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the AMS website by 1 December 2009; 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. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts.
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by late-December 2009. 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 15 April 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts, and presentations will be made available on the AMS website.
For further program information please contact the program chairperson, Patrick Harr, Department of Meteorology, Naval Postgraduate School, 254 Root Hall, 589 Dyer Road, Monterey, CA 93943-5119 (tel:831-656-3787, email: paharr@nps.edu). (8/09)
Call for Papers
13th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation, 28 June–2 July 2010, Portland, Oregon
The 13th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on Atmospheric Radiation will be held 28 June–2 July 2010 at the Doubletree Lloyd Center in Portland, Oregon. The conference will be held in conjunction with the 13th Conference on Cloud Physics. Hotel and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (www.ametsoc.org) in mid-November 2009.
Papers are solicited in all areas of atmospheric radiation spanning radiative transfer theory, cloud and aerosol remote sensing, Earth radiation budget, new approaches to radiation measurement, and radiative parameterizations in regional and global models. Joint sessions with Cloud Physics on optical and radiative properties of clouds, cloud remote sensing, and indirect effects are planned.
Please submit your abstract electronically by 1 March 2010 via http://ams.confex.com/ams/. A fee of $95 (payable by credit card or purchase order) will be charged at the time of abstract 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 date for extended abstracts. Authors will be given the choice of a poster or oral presentation when submitting the abstract; those authors presenting more than one paper should clearly indicate which they prefer for a possible oral presentation.
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by 3 May 2010. 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 3MB) must be submitted electronically by 21 June 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairperson, Norman G. Loeb, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, (e-mail: norman.g.loeb@nasa.gov; tel: 757-864-5688). (8/09)
Call for Papers
13th Conference on Cloud Physics, 28 June–2 July 2010, Portland, Oregon
The 13th Conference on Cloud Physics, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on Cloud Physics, will be held 28 June–2 July 2010 jointly with the 13th Conference on Atmosphere Radiation, at the Doubletree Hotel Portland~Lloyd Center in Portland, OR. Hotel and general information will be posted on the AMS web site (http://www.ametsoc.org) by mid-November 2009.
Papers are solicited under the following general topics: stratiform clouds; shallow convective clouds; deep convective clouds; cirrus clouds; warm and cold cloud microphysics and precipitation; cloud chemistry; cloud model development; cloud instrumentation; and clouds in a warmer climate. Joint sessions with the Conference on Radiation on remote sensing of clouds, indirect effects and optical and radiative properties of clouds are envisioned. Authors are encouraged to list which session best fits their study when submitting their abstract. The division of topics is designed to facilitate communication between investigators using different theoretical, observational and laboratory approaches as well as large eddy simulations and cloud resolving, mesoscale and global-scale models. Presentations using an integrated analysis of recent field project data (e.g., ACTIVE, ARCPAC, ARCTAS, ASCOS, COPS, ICE-L, ISDAC, M-PACE, NAMMA, POST, RACORO, RAINEX, RICO, SPARTICUS, TCSP, TC4, TWP-ICE, VOCALS, and others), long-term surface and satellite observations and model simulations are particularly encouraged.
Please submit your abstract electronically by 1 March 2010 via http://ams.confex.com/ams/. A fee of $95 (payable with a credit card or purchase order) will be charged at the time of submission of each abstract (refundable only if abstract is not accepted). The $95 abstract fee includes the submission of your abstract, the posting of an optional extended abstract, and the uploading and recording of your presentation which will be archived on the AMS Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts. Authors will be given the choice of a poster or oral presentation when submitting the abstract; those authors presenting more than one paper should clearly indicate which they prefer for a possible oral presentation.
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by 3 May 2010. 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 3MB) must be submitted electronically by 21 June 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairperson, Greg M. McFarquhar, Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois, 105 S. Gregory Street, Urbana, IL, 61801-3070 (e-mail: mcfarq@atmos.uiuc.edu; tel: 217-265-5458). (8/09)
Announcement
14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, 2010, Lake Tahoe Vicinity, CA
The 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the AMS Committee on Mountain Meteorology, will be held August 28- September 3 2010 at the Resort at Squaw Creek near Lake Tahoe, California. Conference themes, call for papers, and other information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/) later. For additional information please contact the program chairpersons, Dave Whiteman (e-mail: dave.whiteman@utah.edu) or John Horel (e-mail: john.horel@utah.edu). (7/09)
2009 Meetings of Interest
Announcement
Seventh International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC-7), 29 June–3 July 2009, Yokohama, Japan
The International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC; http://www.urban-climate.org/) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology, in co-operation with the World Meteorological Organisation, invite you to the Seventh International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC-7) to be held in Yokohama, Tokyo from 29 June–3 July, 2009. Recent past conferences of this series were held in Lódz, Poland in 2003, and Göteborg, Sweden in 2006.
We welcome papers seeking to understand the nature of the atmosphere in built environments, or to apply such knowledge to the better design and operation of settlements. Scales of interest range from individual built elements (roofs, walls, roads) through whole buildings, to neighbourhoods, to whole cities and urban regions and their impacts on weather and climate at atmospheric scales up to those of global change. The focus can be original research into the physical, biological and chemical atmospheric processes operating in built areas, the weather, climates and surface hydrology experienced in built areas, urban air pollution, the design and testing of scale, statistical and numerical models of urban climates or reports on the application of climatic understanding in architectural design or urban planning. Papers may relate to new concepts, methods, instruments, observations, applications, forecasting operations, scenario testing, projections of future climates, etc. A fuller list of scientific topics is given at the conference web page (http://www.ide.titech.ac.jp/~icuc7) which also contains additional information about the scientific programme, conference venue, sponsor, accommodation or the social programme and which will be updated on a regular basis.
The deadline for abstracts has passed. Presenting authors will be notified regarding the acceptance or rejection of their abstracts by 28 February 2009. Notices including changes in submission dates will be published on the conference web site. For additional information please contact the chair of the local organizing committee, Manabu Kanda (Secretariat of ICUC-7, Department of International and Development Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan; Phone/Fax: +81-3-5734-2768; icuc7secretariate.mk@ide.titech.ac.jp) or the Chair of the Scientific Committee, Matthias Roth (Department of Geography, National University of Singapore; geomr@nus.edu.sg). The official language of ICUC-7 is English. (11/08)
Announcememnt
Gordon Research Conference: Radiation & Climate, 5–10 July 2009, New London, New Hampshire
The Gordon Research Conference on Radiation and Climate will be held 5–10 July 2009 at Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH. The deadlihe for abstracts has passed.
The conference will present cutting-edge research on outstanding issues in global climate change, with focus on the radiative forcing and sensitivity of the climate system and associated physical processes. For more information, please refer to the conference site at http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2009&program=radiation. (3/09)
Announcement
JCSDA Summer Colloquium on Data Assimilation, 7–17 July 2009, Stevenson, Washington
The NASA/NOAA/DoD Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) is pleased to announce a Summer Colloquium on Data Assimilation in 2009 engaging graduate students and individuals with early postdoctoral appointments in the science of data assimilation for the atmosphere, land, and oceans. The program will include lectures by internationally recognized experts in data assimilation and an opportunity for students to interact with the lecturers in an informal setting. The objective of the program is to foster the education of the next generation of data assimilation scientists.
The following topics will be covered during the colloquium: data assimilation fundamentals including variational and ensemble techniques; satellite data applications including infrared and microwave; overview of atmospheric, ocean, and land data assimilation; and overview of the global observing system.
Graduate students who expect to receive their Ph.D in the physical, environmental, atmospheric or related science prior to June 2010 are invited to apply as well as individuals with no more than two years of postdoctoral experience at the time of the colloquium. Preference will be given to applicants with U.S. citizenship or permanent residency.
There is no application form. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply by sending the following materials: curriculum vitae; transcript; statement of interest (no more than one page) with a one-page summary of the applicant’s doctoral research; and three supporting letters from faculty members. These documents should be sent via e-mail by 1 December 2008 to Dr. Wayman Baker (e-mail: wayman.baker@noaa.gov), chair of the Organizing Committee.
Candidates will be selected competitively based on the documentation they provide and will be notified of the disposition of their applications by 15 February 2009.
Travel support to and from the colloquium, lodging expenses, and per diem will be provided for the two-week program for approximately 15 participants. Additional applicants may be invited to participate, but they will need to provide their own financial support.
The colloquium will be held in Stevenson, Washington. Information about the venue for the colloquium may be obtained at http://www.skamania.com/. Detailed logistical information for the colloquium will be provided to the individuals selected for participation at the time they are notified of their selection. (10/08)
Announcement
International Symposium on Atmospheric Light Scattering and Remote Sensing (ISALSaRS09), 13–17 July 2009, Xi’an, China
To exchange the latest development of the remote sensing studies and to nurture international collaboration on tackling emerging theoretical and observational issues in atmospheric sciences, an international symposium on atmospheric light scattering, radiative transfer, active and passive remote sensing, and in-situ measurements will be held in Xi’an, China during July 13–17 2009.
The symposium welcomes science community to report their latest results and discuss future directions of atmospheric remote sensing. Papers were called on the theme (1) In-situ measurements of atmospheric components; (2) Light scattering and radiative transfer in the atmosphere; (3) Active remote sensing of the atmosphere; (4) Passive remote sensing of the atmosphere; and (5) Cross-cutting and integrated observations of the atmosphere. The deadline for abstracts has passed.
Detailed information on registration and fees, and hotel, etc., can be found at the symposium website (http://www.xautlidar.com/index.aspx). For additional information, please contact the chairman of the Local Organizing Committee, Dr. Dengxin Hua (phone: +86-29-8231-2441, or email: lidar_xaut@163.com), the Symposium Scientific Committee (email: ISALSaRS09@gmail.com), or Dr. Wenbo Sun (phone: +1 – 757 – 864 – 9986, or email: Wenbo_sun@ssaihq.com) in the US. (5/09)
Announcement
MOCA-09, 19–29 July 2009, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
MOCA-09: a Joint Assembly of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS), the International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans (IAPSO), and the International Association for the Cryospheric Sciences (IACS) will be held 19–29 July 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. For more information, please reference their Web site at: http://iamas-iapso-iacs-2009-montreal.ca/index.asp (11/08)
Announcement
The 18th International Conference on Nucleation and Atmospheric Aerosols, 10–14 August 2009, Prague, Czech Republic
The 18th International Conference on Nucleation & Atmospheric Aerosols (ICNAA) will be held in Prague, 10–14 August 2009. It will have been 40 years since the ICNAA was held jointly in Prague and Vienna as the Seventh International Conference on Condensation and Ice Nuclei. In addition to standard sessions on Nucleation Theory and Experiments, Tropospheric and Stratospheric Aerosols, Cloud Drop and Ice Nucleation, and Aerosol-Climate Interactions, there will be a special session on Biological Aerosols and their Nucleating Activity. It is with great pleasure that we invite old and new colleagues to Prague again to discuss these topics and to reflect on how this science has developed since 1969. The deadline for Abstract submission has passed. Nevertheless, additional papers may be accepted as posters up to the beginning of the conference. Contributions are welcome across fields laboratory, field and modeling applications.
For more information, please reference the conference web site at: http://www.icnaa.cz/. (6/09)
Announcement
The Sixth International Scientific Conference on the Global Energy and Water Cycle and the Second Integrated Land Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study Science Conference, 24–28 August 2009, Melbourne, Australia
Water in a Changing Climate—Progress in Land-Atmosphere Interactions and Energy/Water Cycle Research. The Sixth International Scientific Conference on the Global Energy and Water Cycle and the Second Integrated Land Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study Science Conference—parallel science conferences with joint sessions, 24-28 August 2009, Melbourne, Australia. The deadline for abstract submission has passed. For further information, please reference the Web site at http://gewex.org/2009gewex_ileaps_conf.html (3/09)
Announcement
WMO Symposium on Nowcasting, 30 August–4 September 2009, Whistler, BC, Canada
The WMO will host the next Symposium on Nowcasting in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, 30 August–4 September 2009. The venue will be the Telus Conference Centre located in the heart of Whistler Village.
The deadline for abstracts has pased. This meeting is organized by the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and will be hosted by Environment Canada.
This meeting will examine the capabilities, opportunities and requirements for improved forecasts in the 0-6 hour nowcasting timeframe. Special emphasis will be placed on forecasts of high impact winter weather events (snowstorm, freezing precipitation, blizzards, etc.) and other hazardous conditions (fog, low cloud etc.) as well as summer convective hazards (heavy rain, hail, lightning, high winds, etc). The 0-6 hour period spans the timeframe where both traditional Nowcasting techniques and Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) can contribute useful information Emphasis will be given to the needs of end users such as the transportation industry, emergency services, hydrology, agriculture, construction industry, recreation, power industry, air quality monitoring and homeland security. Presentations are also encouraged on both operational and prototype very short term forecast systems and observational capabilities.
For additional information, please reference the conference Web site at: http://www.nowcasting2009.ca/. (3/09)
Announcement
World Climate Broadcasts Meeting, 31 August–4 September 2009, Geneva, Switzerland
The public increasingly needs information beyond existing weather bulletins to plan ahead and make decisions that are sustainable in light of climate change. To address that concern, weather presenters from all regions will meet at the World Climate Broadcasts Meeting to be held at World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3) in Geneva, Switzerland, 31 August–4 September 2009.
The World Climate Broadcasts Meeting on 2 September 2009 is being convened by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) at the initiative of a group of weather presenters who see a pressing societal need for broadcast meteorology to embrace climate outlooks.
The event will bring together weather presenters from both developed and developing countries and is organized in close cooperation with professional associations, including IABM, the Forum International de la Météo, the Climate Broadcasters Network-Europe (CBN-E) and the American Meteorological Society. CBN-E will hold its annual meeting from 31 August–3 September in collaboration with the World Climate Broadcasts Meeting and WCC-3
For additional information, please refer the WCC-3 Website at: (http://www.wmo.int/wcc3) (6/09)
Announcement
Eighth International Carbon Dioxid Conference, 13–19 September 2009, Jena, Germany
The Eighth International Carbon Dioxid Conference will be held 13–19 September 2009 at the Friedrich-Schiller-University in Jena. As in the past, the objective of the conference is to provide a multidisciplinary forum for all aspects of modern carbon cycle research pertinent to understanding the natural and anthropogenic controls of atmospheric carbon dioxide and its interactions in the global Earth system with a special focus on the contemporary anthropogenic perturbation. The deadline for abstracts has passed.
For further information please refer to the website www.conventus.de/icdc8. (4/09)
Call for Papers
Third THORPEX International Science Symposium, 14–18 September 2009, Monterey, CA
Due to the postponement of the meeting from May to September, the abstract submission deadline has been extended until 15 July 2009. The specific areas of submission are: 1) Regional Campaigns and Cross Cutting Research Themes (RCCCRT); 2) Data Assimilation and Observing Systems (DAOS); 3) Predictability and Dynamical Processes (PDP); 4) THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble (TIGGE); and 5) Societal and Economic Research and Applications (SERA).
If your abstract has already been accepted for oral or poster presentation, it will be included in the September programme in the same session where it was scheduled for May. We have already received
a diverse collection of high quality submissions (For a provisional agenda see LINK_TO_AGENDA.) Since the number of slots open for oral talks is very limited, new submissions are likely to be accepted for
poster presentation.
We strongly encourage the participation of graduate students at the symposium. We expect to have funding available from NSF to support the travel of a limited number of students at US universities. Priority will be given to those students whose research advisor will also attend and can act as a mentor at the meeting. (Further details of this opportunity are coming soon.)
To register for a symposium and to make hotel reservation, please, go to http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/arep/wwrp/new/thorpex_ttiss.html. The same webpage also includes up-to-date information on the meeting. (8/09)
Announcement
2009 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, 21–25 September 2009, Bath, UK
The United Kingdom, through the Met Office, has the pleasure of hosting and co-organising the 2009 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference. From 21—25 September 2009, this annual conference will meet in the historic Assembly Rooms, in Bath. In the late 18th century the Rooms formed the hub of fashionable Georgian society in the city. Today, under the auspices of the National Trust, the rooms continue to provide a prestigious meeting place as the city’s premier conference venue. For a closer look at the venue see: www.bathconferencing.com/assemblyrooms.html.
With climate taking centre stage in world news, it was an obvious choice for the main theme of the conference and even more fitting given that the Met Office Hadley Centre is a world-leading climate research centre, researching past and present climate and predicting future change and impacts on natural and human systems.
The 2009 conference will provide the forum for agencies across the world to pool their knowledge and resources. Inextricably linked to global climatic developments is the necessity to understand what is happening to our oceans. Altimetry is one of the most important tools for monitoring ocean dynamics and, following the successful launch of Jason-2 in June 2008, we can look forward to hearing more on the newly available information and its uses. Oceanography was assigned a dedicated session in 2007 in Amsterdam and again in Darmstadt in 2008, and it will continue to be a high-interest theme for the foreseeable future.
Other disciplines demanding perennial attention include Nowcasting, Atmospheric Composition and Numerical Weather Prediction applications, the latter being particularly pertinent given the associated activities of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), in nearby Reading, and the Met Office. Featured for the first time within the scope of this series of conferences, is a session on Global Monitoring for GMES (Environment and Security) services, thus offering an opportunity for the relevant agencies to demonstrate their contributions to this European initiative which aims to provide sustained, reliable and timely services relevant to environmental and security issues in support of public policy-making. The full, wide-ranging list of session topics follows: Future satellites and applications; Nowcasting; Monitoring climate and understanding climate processes with satellites; Satellite-based observations of the oceans; Numerical Weather Prediction applications; Hyperspectral sounding; Atmospheric composition; and GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) services.
If your domain of expertise lies in one or more of these session topics and you wish to make a presentation, or if you are simply keen to learn more about progress in these areas, please respond to this First Announcement/Call for Papers using the online conference website.
The deadline for abstracts has passed. The selected abstracts will be posted on the EUMETSAT website. You will be notified of the SPC’s decision in the mid-April timeframe. The Second Announcement will be available in mid May 2009 and can be accessed via the EUMETSAT website at: www.eumetsat.int.
Preliminary programmes, hotel and general information will be issued with the Second Announcement. An email will be sent to those who have responded to the first announcement drawing their attention to the availability of the Second Announcement online.
Expected conference fee is EUR 240 (higher if payment is made after the deadline – to be given in the Second Announcement). Further details on payment will be provided in the Second Announcement.
If your institution is interested in sponsoring the conference, please contact Madeleine.pooley@eumetsat.int for details. (12/08)
Announcement
The Ninth EMS Annual Meeting and Ninth European Conference on Applications of Meteorology, 28 September–2 October 2009, Toulouse, France
The Ninth EMS Annual Meeting and Ninth European Conference on Applications of Meteorology will be held 28 September–2 October 2009 in Toulouse, France.
The thematic focus of these meetings will be "High resolution meteorology—applications and services." The deadline for abstracts has passed/
For additional information, please reference the conference website at meetings.copernicus.org/ems2009. The first announcement may be found at http://meetings.copernicus.org/ems2009/ems_and_ecam_2009_first_announcement.pdf. (3/09)
Call for Papers
Fifth Symposium on Southwest Hydrometeorology, 30 September–1 October 2009, Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Fifth Symposium on Southwest Hydrometeorology will be held Wednesday and Thursday, 30 September–1 October 2009, at the Albuquerque Marriott Hotel - Uptown. The symposium is co-sponsored by COMET, The National Weather Service, The University of New Mexico Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, the Electronic Journal of Severe Storm Meteorology and Vaisala, Inc.
The symposium will provide a forum to discuss and present research issues associated with mid-latitude, subtropical, and tropical weather systems that affect the Southwest United States. Because of the wide range of climatic zones in the region (i.e. deserts, savannah, alpine), the breadth of relevant topics is large. Session topics will include: mesoscale circulations in complex terrain, extreme weather in arid climates (e.g. fire weather, monsoon, flash floods, severe storms, lightning), characterization and seasonal prediction of snowpack and subsequent river flows, drought and effects of long-term climate change on water resources, as well as societal impacts of weather and climate variability. The two-day symposium will include both oral and poster presentations. Presentations from undergraduate and graduate students are highly desired and welcome.
Since the last symposium in 2007, there has been an insatiable interest in issues of meteorology and the societal impact of extreme weather and climate variability, as well as drought and the seasonal prediction of snowpack and related hydrology across the Southwest United States and Northern Mexico. A broad spectrum of research into the North American Monsoon continues. Work is underway to raise awareness and mitigate the hazardous impacts that arrive with the annual monsoon season. Seasonal climate predictions have advanced for precipitation and temperatures as well as for annual snowpack. Deterministic, ensemble and probabilistic forecasting techniques have also advanced. Close working relationships have developed across academic, government and private sectors that have opened new areas of investigation, and have challenged us with new questions on how to add value to weather, water and climate forecasts. This symposium seeks to strengthen these relationships and continue to advance our understanding of the complex weather, water and climate forecast issues in the Southwest United States and Northern Mexico.
Go to http://www.weather.gov/abq/swhydromet/index.htm, the symposium website to register and submit an abstract under this call for papers. Abstracts should be submitted electronically via this symposium website no later than Friday, 31 July 2009. The conference fee is only $20 which will be collected at the conference itself. We will not be able to process credit cards. The website has a link to the symposium hotel to reserve your room(s), as well as information regarding Albuquerque attractions. (8/09)
Announcement
NGWA Theis Conference: Ground Water and Climate Change, 2–5 October 2009, Boulder, Colorado
Ground water resources will be affected by climatic changes on Earth. The 2009 NGWA Theis Conference, taking place 2–5 October 2009, in Boulder, Colorado, will focus on both short- and long-term effects of changing weather patterns on ground water and its availability. Anyone working in the hydrological or atmospheric sciences is encouraged to share their research and expertise on ground water management strategies that accommodate climate change, the impact of extreme weather events on ground water resources, and solutions to offset the effects of climate change on ground water sustainability and availability. The conference format is designed to promote in-depth discussion on scientific and technological developments addressing the topic, as well as to foster interaction between and among attendees.
For additional information, please reference the conference at: http://www.ngwa.org/DEVELOPMENT/conferences/details/0910025100.aspx. (6/09)
Announcement
XIII Latin American and Iberian Congress on Meteorology (CLIMET XIII)/X Argentine Congress on Meteorology (CONGREMET X), 5–9 October 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Latin American and Iberian Federation of Meteorological Societies (FLISMET) and the Argentine Center of Meteorologists (CAM) are organizing the XIII Latin American and Iberian Congress on Meteorology (CLIMET XIII) X Argentine Congress on Meteorology (CONGREMET X), which will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina 5–9 October 2009. The meeting is organized around the broad theme: “Natural Disasters and Climate Change”.
A deeper knowledge on the processes which lead to natural disasters permits to elaborate measures for mitigation of their impacts and develop politics which help to decreasing vulnerability of socio-economical systems. This is a strategic concept conducting to diminish life and property losses, as well as to avoiding the disruption of social and economic activities affected by natural disasters. This concept is tightly bounded to other strategies of the international community, such as, sustainable development, poverty eradication, natural resources safeguard, climate change, as well as economic globalization and the involvement of private sectors. Moreover, in our region, there is an increasing tendency of adverse natural events producing considerable damages, a great number of them are known to be a consequence of Climate Change.
This Scientific Meeting will bring together national and international meteorologists, climatologis, hydologists, oceanographers, environment specialists, social and economic impact evaluators, environmental policy administrators of Argentina and of the Latin American and Iberian community. Papers are solicited on all aspects of meteorology in particular to those related to the theme of the Congress.
Key dates: Deadline for Abstracts: 31 March 2009; Notification of Abstract Acceptance: 15 May 2009; Deadline for Complete Paper: 15 August 2009.
Instructions for formatting complete manuscripts will be posted on the CAM Web site
http://www.cenamet.org.ar/ (2/09)
Announcement
Fifth European Conference on Severe Storms (ECSS 2009), 12–16 October 2009, Landshut, Germany
The ECSS will be held in the city of Landshut, situated close to Munich international airport. The ECSS is organised by the European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL) and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
The scope of the conference covers all aspects of severe convective weather. All researchers, operational forecasters and risk or emergency managers interested in the following topics are invited to submit contributions. In light of the global relevance of the conference themes, participants from all over the world are welcome to attend.
The ECSS 2009 will deal with the following session topics. Depending on the scope of abstracts received, additional topics may be included later on:
• Theory of convection, atmospheric instability, and synoptic or orographic forcing
• Dynamics, microphysics and electrification of severe storms
• Severe weather climatology and hazard assessment
• Climate change impacts on severe storms, development of adaptation concepts
• Forecasting, nowcasting and warning of severe storms
• Numerical studies, e.g. of convective initiation, storm life cycles and phenomena
• Remote sensing of severe storms, e.g. by satellite, radar, and lightning detection
• Extratropical cyclones: embedded thunderstorms and large-scale wind fields
• Severe weather case studies and field experiments, e.g. VORTEX2
• Severe weather reporting and databases, e.g. applied to forecast evaluation
• Socio-economic aspects, e.g. damage analysis, wind speed vs. damage relation, emergency response and risk management, security of critical infrastructures
• Evening session: Videos and pictures of severe convective weather
The deadline for abstracts has passed . Further information is available at http://www.essl.org/ECSS/2009/. (1/09)
Announcement
34th Annual Meeting of the National Weather Association, 17–22 October 2009, Norfolk, Virginia
The National Weather Association, a professional meteorological association promoting excellence in operational meteorology, will hold its 34th Annual Meeting at the Sheraton Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia 17–22 October 2009. This year’s theme is “The Future is Now: New Technologies and Techniques to Support the Weather Enterprise and Society: 2010 and Beyond.” In addition to a focus on new technologies such as advances in radar and severe weather analysis, there will also be an emphasis placed on marine and tropical meteorology, military weather forecasting, decision support for high impact events, and societal impacts of weather.
The traditional Broadcaster’s Workshop and Tape Swap will be held on Sunday 18 October, along with the Second Annual Student Seminar. The student seminar will be designed to assist students with their entry into the workplace by concentrating on challenges and practices which will help separate graduates “from the pack” in the very competitive job market.
Annual Meeting General Sessions (19–22 October) will include a mix of formal presentations, poster sessions, exhibits and panel discussions on a wide variety of topics relating to the meeting’s theme. Student presentations will be reviewed by the NWA Weather Analysis and Forecasting Committee members and monetary awards will be presented to the best in undergraduate and graduate student categories. The NWA Annual Awards Luncheon will be on Wednesday, 21 October.
For further information, please refer to Web site www.nwas.org/meetings/nwa2009/ or contact the NWA Headquarters at 919-845-1546 or at email address exdir@nwas.org. (5/09)
Call for Papers
2009 GSA Annual Meeting: From Volcanoes to Vineyards—Living with Dynamic Landscape, 18–21 October 2009, Portland, Oregon
The 2009 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting: From Volcanoes to Vineyards—Living with Dynamic Landscape will be held at the Oregon Convention Center from 18 thru 21 October 2009 in Portland, Oregon. The standard registration deadline is 1 June thru 14 September 2009. The deadline for abstracts is 11 August 2009.
For additional Information, please refer to the conference Web site at: http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2009/. (4/09)
Announcement
Guideline on Air Quality Models: Next Generation of Models, 26–30 October 2009, Raleigh, North Carolina
The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) will present “Guideline on Air Quality Models: Next Generation of Models” in Raleigh, NC.
This international symposium will provide a technical forum for environmental professionals to share experiences with the proposed revisions to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Guideline on Air Quality Models. Since the Guideline is required for use in the preparation of state implementation plans, federal construction permits and many state permits, the technical and regulatory issues are of concern to source owners, regulatory agencies, consultants and the general public.
EPA has adopted AERMOD and CALPUFF as the refined models for routine modeling applications. The user community is gaining experience with these models and further advances in modeling techniques and meteorological databases should be reported at this conference. In addition, there are advanced models used in international or specialized situations that need to be discussed. When and how can these models be moved into the Guideline?
The deadline for abstracts has passed. Please refer to the following Web site: http://www.awma.org/events/view_event.html?typeid=1&id=99.
Authors will be notified of paper acceptance by 22 May 2009. Draft manuscripts are due by 31 July 2009 and final manuscripts by 11 September 2009 to be incorporated into the proceedings. Receipt of the final extended abstract is a mandatory prerequisite for presentation at the conference. (3/09)
Call for Papers
NOAA's 34th Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop, 26–30 October 2009, Monterey, California
The workshop will be hosted by the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA; and co-sponsored by the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction and the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. The AMS is a cooperating organization.
The workshop will concentrate on the status and prospects for advancing climate monitoring, assessment and prediction, with emphasis on societal impact of climate over the western US. This includes three major themes: (i) improving climate predictions / predictability, (ii) understanding and attribution of climate variability and its impacts, and (iii) application of climate predictions / projections in the development and delivery of products relevant to user communities in the Western US. The Workshop will feature oral sessions with a mix of invited and submitted presentations and thematic poster sessions.
The primary focus areas for the workshop will include: 1) Recent Climate Events. 2) Coupled atmosphere-ocean modeling of the climate system. 3) Impact of global scale climate variations on western US weather and climate. 4) Shift in climate means and interdecadal variations. 5) Application of climate science in decision making. The deadline for abstracts is 7 August 2009.
The outcome of this year’s workshop will be an assessment of our current understanding and ability to predict climate in time scales ranging from week-2 through interdecadal, including identifying opportunities for advances, and exploring new products to support regional decision making.
A web site for the workshop information and abstract submission will be linked through:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/outreach/CDPW34.shtml . The deadline or abstract submissions is 7 August 2009. Information on lodging and registration also will be available on the web site. (4/09)
Call for Papers
NOAA Sixth GOES Users' Conference (GUC), 3–5 November 2009, Madison, Wisconsin
The Sixth GOES Users' Conference will again consist of an overview of the current, near-term and future GOES systems, along with break-out sessions to inter-act with a host of data producers and users. GOES-R, slated to be launched in FY2015, will provide critical atmospheric, oceanic, climatic, solar, and space data. These new satellites will provide the user community (television and NWS meteorologists, private weather companies, aviation and agriculture communities, and national and international government agencies) with significantly more data, containing noteworthy improvements in temporal and spatial resolutions over data currently provided. Abstracts and corresponding posters are solicited for this conference on both current and future GOES data, products and applications. For more information, please reference the Web site: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes_r/meetings/guc2009/. (12/08)
Call for Papers
Eleventh Northeast Regional Operational Workshop (NROW), 4–5 November 2009, Albany, New York
The Eleventh Northeast Regional Operational Workshop (NROW) will be held Wednesday and Thursday, 4–5 November 2009, at the Center for Environmental Science and Technology Management Auditorium, 251 Fuller Road, Albany, New York on the University at Albany Campus. The workshop will be co-sponsored by the National Weather Service Office at Albany, New York, and the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University at Albany. The American Meteorological Society is a cooperating organization.
Papers are welcome on all aspects of Northeast United States and Southeast Canadian operational weather forecasting and should focus on the topics listed. Sessions will focus on, northeast coastal storms, terrain effects, heavy precipitation forecasting, hydrology, northeast severe storms, lake effect, use of high-resolution model data, mesoscale modeling, enhancement of the digital forecast process, CSTAR funded research, and the integration of new technology into operations. Presentations will only be given in oral form. Presenters should submit a one page abstract in Microsoft Word, Times New Roman 12 point font. Abstracts that are in other fonts or formats will be returned. Presenters should either mail a CDROM with their presentation to the address for the Steering Committee below, or upload it to the designated website no later than 1pm EDT Thursday 29 October 2009. Website login will be provided to presenters in mid October 2009. Presentations must be in Microsoft Powerpoint. Conference presentations will be limited to 34. The Steering Committee reserves the right to decline abstracts that do not address conference foci.
No registration fee will be charged, however registration is mandatory online at the conference web page by 22 October 2009. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 4pm EDT 26 October 2009. Abstracts should be submitted electronically as email attachments. Presentations should be sent to NROW Steering Committee, c/o Warren R. Snyder, National Weather Service Forecast Office, 251 Fuller Road, Suite B300, Albany, New York 12203, 518-435-9569; e-mail: warren.snyder@noaa.gov. An abstracts book will only be available online, and should be posted at the conference webpage no later than 30 October 2008. For additional information contact either Warren Snyder or Peggy Kelly, at the address above, or by fax at 518-435-9587; e-mail: peggy.kelly@noaa.gov. For conference information, online registration, hotel, general information refer to Internet address http://www.erh.noaa.gov/aly/NROW/nrow11.htm. Registration will be available in June 2009, and Hotel information will be available in August. (1/09)
Call for Papers
Conference on Ocean-Atmosphere Energy Transport, 5–7 November 2009, Pasadena, CA
This three-day conference, sponsored by California Institute of Technology, will bring together oceanographers and atmospheric scientists, with expertise in observations, theory, and modeling, to assess the current state of our understanding of ocean-atmosphere energy transport and outline directions for future research. About one half of the conference will be devoted to invited overview talks, with the rest allocated to contributed talks and posters.
The deadline for abstracts is 4 September 2009. Registration will open in August 2009 and the deadline is 2 October 2009. For additional information, please visit the conference Website at: www.eas.caltech.edu/oaet2009/. (7/09)
2010 Meetings of Interest
Announcement
Fifth International Symposium on Computational Wind Engineering (CWE2010), 23–27 May 2010, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
The Fifth International Symposium on Computational Wind Engineering (CWE2010) will be held 23–27 May 2010 in Chapel Hill North Carolina. The International Association for Wind Engineering co-convenes this Computational Wind Engineering (CWE) symposium every four years in rotation with one of its three global regional organizations. The American Association for Wind Engineering will co-convene the 2010 event. The American Meteorological Society Committees on Meteorological Aspects of Air Pollution and Boundary Layers and Turbulence are collaborating on meteorological aspects of the symposium. Announcements, submission instructions, program, registration, hotel accommodations, and general related information are posted on the symposium website (www.cwe2010.org).
Posters as well as oral presentations on all computational wind engineering topics are invited. "Wind engineering is best defined as the rational treatment of interactions between wind in the atmospheric boundary layer and man and his works on the surface of Earth." - Dr. Jack Cermak. CWE2010 will provide a platform for discussing and exchanging the latest information associated with the application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations to wind engineering problems and the tremendous advances in CFD technology in the past several years. Each international symposium on CWE reflects the significant scientific advances in the rapidly developing computational wind engineering sciences linked to advances in high performance computing hardware and software. CWE does not necessarily mean CFD, but can include various techniques using computers. Presentations with critical full-scale data and wind tunnel data needed to support advancing CWE are also invited. Please submit your abstract electronically via the symposium website (www.cwe2010.org) by 1 October 2009. Full papers (including supporting electronic applications) must be submitted electronically by 1 March 2010 in order to be included on the symposium USB flash drive.
The theme and a special topic session for CWE2010 are entitled “CWE applications for homeland/societal security including natural and human-caused hazards and disasters.” Additional special topic sessions entitled “Development, validation, and application of atmospheric boundary layer models and turbulence models for CWE” and “Coupling Computational Wind Engineering and Mesoscale Meteorological Models” are being planned in collaboration with the AMS Committees on Meteorological Aspects of Air Pollution and Boundary Layers and Turbulence. There are many emerging issues for computational wind engineering, not only in wind hazard mitigation, but also in natural/cross ventilation and wind energy phenomena to preserve natural resources and to realize a sustainable society. Presentations on detailed simulations of wind, pollutant dispersion, and extreme meteorological phenomena should be of sufficiently fine scale to resolve complex terrain, roadways, and/or built objects. Presentations on hurricanes, tornadoes, downdrafts and other meteorological phenomena should include their interaction with resolved built environments.
For further information please contact the symposium chairperson Alan Huber, Institute for the Environment, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-6116 (email: chairman@cwe2010.org or alan.huber@unc.edu ). (6/09)
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