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Program Chairpersons:
Lakshmanan Valliappa, CIMMS/NSSL
S. Lakshmivarahan, University of Oklahoma
John K. Williams, NCAR
Philippe E. Tissot, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Michael B. Richman, Univ. of Oklahoma
Sue Ellen Haupt, Penn State Univ.

Compact View of Conference

Sunday, 20 January 2008
	7:30 AM-9:30 AM, Sunday Short Course Registration
	9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday Conference Registration
	12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sunday, Exhibit Hall B 7th Annual WeatherFest
Monday, 21 January 2008
	7:30 AM-5:30 PM, Monday Registration continues through Thursday, 24 January
	10:15 AM-10:45 AM, Monday Coffee Break (Mon a.m.)
	11:45 AM-1:30 PM, Monday Opening Plenary Session Featuring Mayor Nagin of New Orleans (Cash & Carry Lunch)
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, Exhibit Hall B Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (mon p.m.)
	4:00 PM-6:00 PM, Monday, 205 Session 1 Application of Artificial Intelligence to Storm Surge Forecasting
Organizer: Philippe E. Tissot, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX
1.1 Storm surge prediction in the UK and the role for artificial intelligence systems   Kevin Horsburgh, Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Liverpool, United Kingdom 4:00 PM Opening Remarks   4:15 PM 1.2 Storm surge prediction using NN and GP   S. B. Charhate, Mumbai, India; and M. C. Deo 4:45 PM 1.3 Using ensembles of artificial neural networks for storm surge predictions in the North Sea   Daniel Bruce Prouty, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX; and P. E. Tissot and A. A. Anwar 5:00 PM 1.4 Implementation of a neural network based surge prediction system for the Texas coast   Philippe E. Tissot, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX; and J. Davis, N. Durham, and W. G. Collins 5:15 PM Discussion regarding the application of AI to storm surge forecasting
	5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Monday, Exhibit Hall A Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
	8:15 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday, 206 Joint Session 2 Applications of artificial intelligence methods in the context of interactive information processing systems (Joint between the Sixth Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science and the 24th Conference on IIPS)
Cochairs: Christina Lief, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC; Julian Wang, NOAA/ARL, Silver Spring, MD Chair: S. Lakshmivarahan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
8:15 AM J2.1 Support vector regression in data assimilation   Hicham Mansouri, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and L. M. Leslie, M. B. Richman, and T. B. Trafalis 8:30 AM J2.2 Use of the LEAD Portal for On-Demand Severe Weather Prediction   Keith A. Brewster, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Weber, K. W. Thomas, K. K. Droegemeier, Y. Wang, M. Xue, S. Marru, D. Gannon, J. Alameda, B. F. Jewett, J. S. Kain, S. J. Weiss, and M. Christie 8:45 AM J2.3 Using Spatiotemporal Relational Data Mining to Identify the Key Parameters for Anticipating Rotation Initiation in Simulated Supercell Thunderstorms   Nathan C. Hiers, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. McGovern, D. H. Rosendahl, R. A. Brown, and K. K. Droegemeier 9:00 AM J2.4 An automated method for detecting precipitation and cell type from radar products   George L. Limpert, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and S. A. Lack, N. I. Fox, and E. J. Sadler 9:15 AM J2.5 Developing a Severe Weather Alert System   Ron Holmes, NOAA/NWSFO, State College, PA; and R. H. Grumm 9:30 AM J2.6 Imputation of missing data with nonlinear relationships   Michael B. Richman, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and I. Adrianto and T. B. Trafalis
	9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday, Exhibit Hall B Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Tue a.m.)
	11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Tuesday, Exhibit Hall A Exhibits Open (Tuesday)
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday, La Louisiane Presidental Forum: Hurricane Katrina: Looking Back to Look Ahead (Cash & Carry) (Presidental Forum will run parallel to the other sessions throughout the afternoon)
	1:30 PM-3:15 PM, Tuesday, 205 Session 2 Forecasting contest submissions (Participants will present the results of their model forecasts of the posted dataset)
CoChair: Elizabeth E. Ebert, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic. Australia Chair: Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
1:30 PM 2.1 The 2008 Artificial Intelligence Competition   Valliappa Lakshmanan, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and E. E. Ebert and S. E. Haupt 1:45 PM 2.2 Using random forests and fuzzy logic for automated storm type identification   John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Abernethy 2:00 PM 2.3 Using a Decision Tree and a Neural Network to Identify Severe Weather Radar Characteristics   Ron Holmes, NOAA/NWSFO, State College, PA 2:15 PM 2.4 Using Multiple Machine Learning Techniques to Improve the Classification of a Storm Set   David John Gagne II, CASA, Norman, OK; and A. McGovern 2:30 PM 2.5 A storm-type classifier using support vector machines and fuzzy logic   Jenny Abernethy, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Williams 2:45 PM 2.6 Genetic Algorithm optimization of principal component approach to clustering for storm type identification   Luna M. Rodriguez, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA 3:00 PM 2.7 Support Vector Machine Classification using the AI Competition Data Set   Kimberly L. Elmore, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and M. B. Richman
	3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday, Exhibit Hall A Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (tues p.m.)
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
	8:30 AM-10:00 AM, Wednesday, 219 Joint Session 3 Bridging the Gap between Artificial Intelligence and Statistics in Applications to Environmental Science-I (Joint between the 19th Conference on Probability and Statistics and the Sixth Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science)
Chairs: Michael B. Richman, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; William M. Briggs, Weill Cornell Medical School, New York, NY
8:30 AM J3.1 Quantile Regression   Caren Marzban, University of Washington/APL, Seattle, WA 9:00 AM J3.2 Improving Bayesian neural network predictions of N. American seasonal climate by correcting for extrapolations   Aiming Wu, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and W. W. Hsieh, A. J. Cannon, and A. Shabbar 9:15 AM J3.3 Neural Network Compound Parameterization with a Quality Control of Larger Errors for Robust and Fast Calculation of Physical Processes in Numerical Environmental Models   Vladimir M. Krasnopolsky, Univ. of Maryland and NOAA/NCEP/EMC/SAIC, Camp Springs, MD; and M. S. Fox-Rabinovitz, H. L. Tolman, and A. A. Belochitski 9:30 AM J3.4 An Artificial Neural Network to Forecast Thunderstorm Location: Performance Enhancement Attempts   Waylon G. Collins, NOAA/NWS, Corpus Christi, TX; and P. Tissot 9:45 AM J3.5 Statistical modeling of tornadic and non-tornadic severe weather outbreaks   Andrew E. Mercer, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. M. Shafer, L. M. Leslie, M. B. Richman, and C. A. Doswell
	10:00 AM-10:30 AM, Wednesday Coffee Break (Wed a.m.)
	10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday, 219 Joint Session 4 Bridging the Gap between Artificial Intelligence and Statistics in Applications to Environmental Science-II (Joint between the 19th Conference on Probability and Statistics and the Sixth Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science)
Chairs: Michael B. Richman, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; William M. Briggs, Weill Cornell Medical School, New York, NY
10:30 AM J4.1 Data Requirements for Assimilating Concentration Data with a Genetic Algorithm   Sue Ellen Haupt, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and K. J. Long, G. Young, and A. Beyer-Lout 10:45 AM J4.2 A Cloud Detection Algorithm Applied to a Whole Sky Imager Instrument using Neural Networks   Andy Linfoot, Northrop Grumman IT/TASC, Chantilly, VA; and R. Alliss 11:00 AM J4.3 Development of an automated approach for identifying convective storm types using reflectivity and near-storm environment data   Steven A. Lack, NOAA/ESRL/GSD/CIRES Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and N. I. Fox 11:15 AM J4.4 A Bayesian framework for storm tracking using a hidden-state representation   Lucas Scharenbroich, University of California, Irvine, CA; and C. C. Wang, H. Stern, P. Smyth, and G. Magnusdottir 11:30 AM J4.5 Multivariate cluster analysis for automated identification of precipitating weather systems   Michael E. Baldwin, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN 11:45 AM J4.6 Automated Classification of Convective Areas from Radar Reflectivity Using Decision Trees   David John Gagne II, CASA, Norman, OK; and A. McGovern and J. Brotzge
	11:00 AM-6:30 PM, Wednesday, Exhibit Hall A Exhibits Open (wednesday)
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Wednesday Lunch Break (Cash & Carry in Exhibit Hall) (Wednesday)
	1:15 PM-2:30 PM, Wednesday, 205 Joint Session 1 The use of Artificial Intelligence in the field of Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology (Joint between the Sixth Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science and the 13th Conference on Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology)
CoChair: Joanne Volk, Meteorological Service of Canada, Gatineau, QC Canada Chair: John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, CO
1:15 PM J1.1 Update on WIND-3: an analog forecasting system for ceiling and visibility   Bjarne Hansen, Environment Canada, Dorval, QC, Canada; and I. Gultepe and A. Ling 1:45 PM J1.2 Short-term wind forecasting at the Hong Kong International Airport by applying chaotic oscillatory-based neural network to LIDAR data   K.M. Kwong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China; and P. W. Chan 2:00 PM J1.3 A regional classifier approach to aviation turbulence prediction   Jennifer Abernethy, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO; and R. Sharman and G. Wiener 2:15 PM J1.4 A machine learning approach to finding weather regimes and skillful predictor combinations for short-term storm forecasting   John K. Williams, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. A. Ahijevych, C. J. Kessinger, T. R. Saxen, M. Steiner, and S. Dettling
	2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday, Exhibit Hall B Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (wednesday p.m.)
	5:30 PM-6:30 PM, Wednesday, Exhibit Hall A Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar) (Wednesday)
	7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Wednesday AMS Annual Awards Banquet at the Hilton Riverside Hotel

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