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DIGITAL HURRICANE SYMPOSIUM AGENDA |
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Monday, January 05, 2009 |
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REFRESHMENTS |
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7:00 AM |
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7:30 AM |
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OPENING |
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7:30 AM |
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7:40 AM |
Opening.
Marc Levitan, Director, LSU Hurricane Center |
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7:40 AM |
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8:00 AM |
Overview.
Forrest Masters, Assistant Professor, University of Florida |
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INSTRUMENTED TOWERS |
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8:00 AM |
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8:15 AM |
Sticknet and WEMITE. John Schroeder, Associate
Professor, Texas Tech University |
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8:15 AM |
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8:30 AM |
Florida
Coastal Monitoring Program. Kurt Gurley, Associate Professor, University
of Florida |
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8:30 AM |
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8:45 AM |
LSU
STORM Project. Kirby Hebert, LSU Hurricane Center |
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8:45 AM |
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9:00 AM |
Weatherflow Hurricane Mesonet.
Jay Titlow, Weatherflow |
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9:00 AM |
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9:15 AM |
Paradex U.S. Hurricane and WindX.
Paul Rockett, RMS |
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BREAK |
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9:15 AM |
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9:30 AM |
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SURGE AND WAVE MEASUREMENTS |
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9:30 AM |
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9:45 AM |
Rapid
Response Measurements of Nearshore Waves and Surge.
Andrew Kennedy, University of Notre Dame |
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9:45 AM |
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10:00 AM |
The
USGS Storm Tide Program. Bob Mason, Deputy Chief, USGS Office of Surface
Water |
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RADARS AND SODARS |
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10:00 AM |
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10:15 AM |
Weather
Radar Basics. John Schroeder, Associate Professor, Texas Tech University |
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10:15 AM |
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10:30 AM |
Development
of Mobile Radars for Hurricane Studies. Mike Biggerstaff, Professor,
University of Oklahoma |
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10:30 AM |
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10:45 AM |
Hurricane
Wind Studies. Josh Wurman, Director, Center for Severe Weather Research |
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10:45 AM |
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11:00 AM |
TTUKa Doppler Radars. John Schroeder, Associate
Professor, Texas Tech University |
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11:00 AM |
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11:15 AM |
Research
on Landfalling Hurricanes Utilizing Ground-Based Mobile Research Platforms at
UAHuntsville. Daniel Cecil, Adjunct Professor,
University of Alabama at Huntsville |
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LUNCH AND EQUIPMENT TOUR |
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11:15 AM |
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12:45 PM |
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GROUND DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS |
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12:45 PM |
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1:00 PM |
Comprehensive
Surveys. Tim Reinhold, VP of Engineering, Institute for Business and Home
Safety |
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1:00 PM |
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1:15 PM |
Rapid
Assessment Team Video Vehicle (RAT-V2) and Construction Forensics. Dave
Lambert, Associate Professor, University of North Florida |
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1:15 PM |
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1:30 PM |
Rapid
Damage Assessments. Forrest Masters, Assistant Professor, University of
Florida |
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1:30 PM |
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1:45 PM |
RICOWI
Wind Investigation Program (Roof Performance). Bas Baskaran, NRC-Canada |
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AERIAL, SATELLLITE AND LIDAR DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS |
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1:45 PM |
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2:15 PM |
Aerial
& Satellite Imagery for Hurricane Damage Detection. Arn Womble, Adjunct Professor,
Texas Tech University |
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2:15 PM |
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2:30 PM |
Combined
Wind Flood Damage Scale Analysis & Methods. Carol Friedland,
Instructor, LSU Hurricane Center |
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BREAK |
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2:30 PM |
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2:45 PM |
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US HURRICANE WARNING PROGRAM AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS |
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2:45 PM |
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3:00 PM |
Use
of Mobile Surface-Based Observations in NHC Operations. Jack Beven, Senior Hurricane Forecaster, National Hurricane
Center |
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3:00 PM |
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3:15 PM |
Weather
Forecast Offices and Local Decision Support. Dave Sharp, Science
Operations Officer, Melbourne Weather Forecast Office |
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3:15 PM |
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3:30 PM |
Reconnaissance Aircraft. Mark Powell, Atmospheric Scientist,
NOAA Hurricane Research Division |
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3:30 PM |
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3:45 PM |
FEMA
Mitigation Disaster Response and Investigations. Scott Tezak, Project Manager, URS Corporation |
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3:45 PM |
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4:00 PM |
State
and Federal Recovery Operations. Scott Tezak,
Project Manager, URS Corporation |
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STRATEGY SESSIONS |
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4:00 PM |
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5:15 PM |
Breakout Groups |
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5:15 PM |
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5:45 PM |
Breakout Group Summaries (reports on discussion) |
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009 |
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REFRESHMENTS |
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7:30 AM |
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8:00 AM |
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WIND FIELD MODELING |
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8:00 AM |
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8:15 AM |
Parametric
Wind Field Modeling. Peter Vickery, Applied Research Associates |
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8:15 AM |
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8:30 AM |
Surface Wind Field Analysis (H*Wind). Mark Powell, Atmospheric
Scientist, NOAA Hurricane Research Division |
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8:30 AM |
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8:45 AM |
Use
of Observations in Wind Modeling for Catastrophe Response. Kim Court and Roberta Mantovani,
RMS |
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CYBER-BASED TECHNOLOGIES |
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8:45 AM |
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9:00 AM |
VORTEX-Winds:
A Virtual Organization for Reducing the Toll of Extreme Winds on Society,
Ahsan Kareem, Professor, University of Notre Dame |
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INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE |
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9:00 AM |
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9:15 AM |
Standardized
Loss Allocation System for Wind/Water. Michael Young, RMS |
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9:15 AM |
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9:30 AM |
Insurance. Eric Haefli, Research Administrator, Building
Technology Research Unit, State Farm Insurance |
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9:30 AM |
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9:55 AM |
Combined Insurance/Reinsurance Industry Integration of Real-time
Measurements. Peter Montpellier, Vice President, RenaissanceRe |
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BREAK |
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9:55 AM |
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10:10 AM |
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STRATEGY SESSIONS |
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10:10 AM |
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11:25 AM |
Breakout Groups |
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11:25 AM |
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11:55 AM |
Breakout Group Summaries (reports on discussion) |
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CLOSING REMARKS |
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11:55 AM |
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12:00 PM |
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ADJOURN: 12:00 PM |
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