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