SHORT COURSE ON METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

OF AIRCRAFT WEATHER DATA

14 JANUARY 2007

H. B. GONZALES CONVENTION CENTER

Room 206B

SAN ANTONIO, TX

PROGRAM

1:00 P.M.  INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY OF AIRCRAFT WEATHER DATA.

o David Helms, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

1:20 P.M. SENSOR DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS.

o Ralph Petersen, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

o David Cole, Continental Airlines, Houston, TX

1:55 P.M. DATA ACQUISITION, QUALITY CONTROL, AND DISTRIBUTION.

o Al Homans, ARINC Inc., Annapolis, MD

o Bill Moninger, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO

2:30 P.M. DEMONSTRATION OF AMDAR DATA WEB PAGE.

o Bill Moninger, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO  (demo script)

3:10 P.M. NUMERICAL MODEL APPLICATIONS AND IMPACTS.

o Stan Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO

3:30 P.M. COFFEE BREAK

3:45 P.M. APPLICATIONS IN FIELD FORECAST OFFICES.

o Randy Baker, United Parcel Service, Louisville, KY

o Richard Mamrosh, NOAA/NWS, Green Bay, WI

4:25 P.M. FUTURE PLANS—OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

o David Helms, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

o Kevin Johnston, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

4:40 P.M. PANEL DISCUSSION

5:15 P.M. SHORT COURSE ENDS

Panel Abbreviated Biographies