The Office of Weather and Air Quality (OWAQ) supports research conducted by NOAA scientists and partners that focuses on high-impact weather and air quality events including: hurricanes, severe thunderstorms, heavy precipitation, air pollution, and the social science behind how the public processes weather forecast information and products. OWAQ uses its hallmark US Weather Research Program (USWRP) to fund research for the purposes of improving the understanding of high-impact weather events, sharpening the capabilities of numerical weather and air quality forecast models, bettering the understanding of atmospheric processes associated with high-impact weather and air quality events, and enhancing forecasting and analysis techniques for more accurate forecasts. The ultimate goal is to transition this valuable research into NOAA operations to help save lives and reduce property damage.
Researchers of OWAQ funded programs routinely present their findings at various scientific conferences. The following is a list of presentations from the 2014 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Conference and 2015 American Meteorological Society (AMS) Conference:
Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT) Research:
- The Use of NOAA Testbeds to Transition Weather Research into Operations, John Cortinas, Lans Rothfusz, and Robert Cifelli; Thursday, 8 January 2015: 2:15PM; 232A-C Phoenix Convention Center – West and North Buildings;2015 AMS Conference
- Experimentation and Evaluation of Nearly Real-Time Tornado Track, Kacie Nicole Shourd, NOAA/NSSL (2014 Hollings Scholar);Tuesday, 6 January 2015: 5:15 PM;221A-C (Phoenix Convention Center – West and North Buildings); 2015 AMS Conference
- Real-time Flash Flood Observational Datasets in Support of NSSL’s 2014 HWT-Hydro Experiment, Brandon R. Smith, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Gourley, L. P. Rothfusz, R. Clark III, J. M. Erlingis, Z. L. Flamig, E. Mintmire, K. L. Ortega, and B. Cosgrove,Tuesday, 6 January 2015: 4:45 PM;127ABC (Phoenix Convention Center – West and North Buildings); 2015 AMS Conference
- Forecaster “Best Practices” during Operations in the Hazardous Weather Testbed Hydrology Experiment 2014, Elizabeth Mintmire Argyle, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Gourley, C. Ling, R. Clark III, Z. L. Flamig, M. M. Gutierrez, J. M. Erlingis, S. M. Martinaitis, and B. R. Smith;Monday, 5 January 2015: 1:30 PM; 226AB (Phoenix Convention Center – West and North Buildings); 2015 AMS Conference
- The Inaugural Hazardous Weather Testbed – Hydrology (HWT-Hydro) Experiment, Race Clark III, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. Gourley, Z. L. Flamig, E. M. Argyle, B. R. Smith, S. M. Martinaitis, L. P. Rothfusz, and Y. Hong,Monday, 5 January 2015: 5:15 PM,131C (Phoenix Convention Center – West and North Buildings);2015 AMS Conference
- HWT-Hydro: Evaluation of Experimental Forecast and Nowcast Tools, Zachary L. Flamig, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. Gourley, E. M. Argyle, B. R. Smith, R. Clark III, S. M. Martinaitis, and L. P. Rothfusz, Monday, 5 January 2015,1st Poster Session of Research to Operations, 2015 AMS Conference
Air Quality Research:
- High Resolution Air Quality Modeling for the Southeast US During SENEX-2013; Stuart McKeen; Wednesday, 17 December 2014; A33B-317;2014 AGU Conference
Joint Hurricane Testbed Research:
- New Drag Coefficient Formulation and its Impact on the GFDL and HWRF Hurricane Model Predictions, Isaac Ginis University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI; and M. A. Bender, B. Thomas, M. J. Morin, V. Tallapragada, and A. V. Soloviev;Air-sea interaction in tropical cyclone (high wind) conditions, Part 2; Location: 224A (Phoenix Convention Center – West and North Buildings): Tuesday, 6 January 2015: 11:45 AM5.4A; 2015 AMS Conference
- Developing a Tropical Cyclone Genesis Forecast Tool Using Global Model Output, Daniel J. Halperin, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and R. E. Hart, H. E. Fuelberg, and J. Cossuth; Monday, 5 January 2015: 4:15PM; 131C (Phoenix Convention Center – West and North Buildings); 2015 AMS Conference
Hurricane Sandy Supplemental Research:
- Evaluation of Flash Flood Products from the Flooded Location and Simulated Hydrographs Johnathan Gourley, NOAA Norman O; and Z. L. Flamig, H. Vergara, R. Clark III, P. E. Kirstetter, G. Terti, Y. Hong, and K. Howard; (FLASH) Project; Tuesday, 6 January 2015: 1:30 PM; 126BC (Phoenix Convention Center – West and North Buildings); 2015 AMS Conference
- Using Small Unmanned Aerial Systems to Advance Hydrological Models in Coastal Watershed, Robert Moorhead;9:15 AM, December 18, 2014, 2014 AGU Conference
- OB53A-1024 The Interannual Variability of the Brazil Current and Links to the Large Scale Circulation in the South Atlantic, Marlos Goes,1:40PM – 6:00 PM, December 19, 2014,2014 AGU Conference
Social Science Research:
- Identifying and Addressing Research Needs in Social Sciences that Benefit Weather Operations, John Cortinas and Kim Klockow; Wednesday, 7 January 2015 4:00PM; 226AB Phoenix Convention Center – West and North Buildings; 2015 AMS Conference
- Research to Operations – Transitioning WRN Social Science Research into Operations, Jennifer Sprague and John Cortinas, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 4:15PM, 226AB Phoenix Convention Center – West and North Buildings, 2015 AMS Conference
- Improving Weather and Emergency Management Messaging: The Tulsa Weather Message Experiment, Kenneth Galluppi – Arizona State University, Steve Piltz, – National Weather Service, Tulsa, Kathy Knuckles – CommPower, Burrell Montz – East Carolina University, James Correia – Oklahoma University, Rachel Riley – Oklahoma University;Poster Presentation: Monday, 5 January 2015; 2015 AMS Conference
- Weather Training for Emergency Managers: A Perspective from The EM Community, Kenneth Galluppi – Arizona State University, Liza Kurtz – Arizona State University, Burrell Montz – East Carolina University; Tuesday, 6 January 2015: 3:45 PM,226AB (Phoenix Convention Center – West and North Buildings); 2015 AMS Conference
- Informing Emergency and Risk Management with Climate Knowledge in Arid Urban Areas, Kenneth Galluppi – Arizona State University, Hana Putnam – Arizona State University, Nalinin Chhetri – Arizona State University, Nancy Selover – Arizona State University, Arine Middel – Arizona State University, Wednesday, 7 January 2015: 11:30 AM, 226C (Phoenix Convention Center – West and North Buildings), 2015 AMS Conference
- Social and Behavioral Influences on Decision-making by Emergency Managers, Burrell Montz – East Carolina University, Ken Galluppi – Arizona State University, Jessica Losego – Univ of North Carolina, James Correia – University of Oklahoma, Rachel Riley – University of Oklahoma; Wed. 7 January 2015: 11:00 AM; 221A-C (Phoenix Convention Center – West and North Buildings); 2015 AMS Conference
- They Had the Facts, Why Didn’t They Act: Understanding and Improving Public Response to National Weather Service’s Coastal Flood Forecast, Burrell E. Montz (East Carolina University), Rachel Hogan Carr (NNC), Keri Maxfield (NNC), Stephanie Hoekstra (East Carolina University), Kathryn Semmens (NNC), Liz Goldman (RMC) and Susan Frankel (RMC); 5 January 2015: 2:30PM – 4PM; 6 January 2015: 9:45AM – 11AM; Poster Session -10th Symposium on Societal Applications; 2015 AMS Conference
- Fact, Fiction, or Somewhere in Between: Assessing the Quality of Severe Weather Information in the Twitterverse, Makenzie J. Krocak, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; H. E. Brooks; and J. T. Ripberger; Wednesday, 7 January 2015: 1:30 PM; 226AB (Phoenix Convention Center – West and North Buildings); 2015 AMS Conference
- Public, Publics, and Social Media: Ethnographic Observations on Forecasts Navigating Uncertainty Regarding Social Media, Jack R. Friedman, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; C. Silva, H. Jenkins-Smith, and P. Spicer; Wednesday, 7 January 2015: 4:45 PM; 226AB (Phoenix Convention Center – West and North Buildings); 2015 AMS Conference
