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T.R. Risner
Staff Reporter
Issue date: 3/31/08 Section: News
Bill Proenza and Dr. Phil Klotzbach were the keynote speakers for the fifth annual Southeastern Coastal and Atmospheric Processes Symposium that was held on March 28 and 29 in the Student Center Ballroom.
The agenda also included a panel discussion on "Public Perception of Severe Weather Warnings," a poster session and an introduction that highlighted the 20th anniversary of the Coastal Weather Research Center.
Dr. Bill Williams started the conference off with a look back on 20 years of the success of the CWRC. The center was started in 1988 and is "a self-supporting operation that uses the latest in radar and satellite data to provide forecasts and warnings to industries and governments all across the Southeast," Williams said. "The CWRC also supports the meteorology program on campus that started in 1991when there was only one major."
After John Gordon gave students "a reality check on the tightening job market in The National Weather Service," John Haynes of NASA spoke about ongoing research at NASA involving public health and coastal management.
"The Earth is changing on all spatial and temporal scales," Haynes said. "NASA's purpose is to develop a scientific understanding of Earth's system to improve prediction of climate, weather and natural hazards."
Patrick Gatlin spoke next about the use of a new radar design that could improve rainfall estimation across the Tennessee River Valley. The UAH researcher is attempting to find a new way the TVA to estimate rainfall in order to decrease the number of rain gauges in the area.
The keynote speaker for Friday night was Bill Proenza, who is the director of the Southern region of the National Weather Service.
Proenza spoke about the status of the NWS and the future for the governmental agency. The former National Hurricane Center director showed the crowd how the NWS has improved over the past years and what is in its future. The plan for new radars throughout the southern region was explained after Proenza displayed the new GIS capabilities of the NWS.
The agenda also included a panel discussion on "Public Perception of Severe Weather Warnings," a poster session and an introduction that highlighted the 20th anniversary of the Coastal Weather Research Center.
Dr. Bill Williams started the conference off with a look back on 20 years of the success of the CWRC. The center was started in 1988 and is "a self-supporting operation that uses the latest in radar and satellite data to provide forecasts and warnings to industries and governments all across the Southeast," Williams said. "The CWRC also supports the meteorology program on campus that started in 1991when there was only one major."
After John Gordon gave students "a reality check on the tightening job market in The National Weather Service," John Haynes of NASA spoke about ongoing research at NASA involving public health and coastal management.
"The Earth is changing on all spatial and temporal scales," Haynes said. "NASA's purpose is to develop a scientific understanding of Earth's system to improve prediction of climate, weather and natural hazards."
Patrick Gatlin spoke next about the use of a new radar design that could improve rainfall estimation across the Tennessee River Valley. The UAH researcher is attempting to find a new way the TVA to estimate rainfall in order to decrease the number of rain gauges in the area.
The keynote speaker for Friday night was Bill Proenza, who is the director of the Southern region of the National Weather Service.
Proenza spoke about the status of the NWS and the future for the governmental agency. The former National Hurricane Center director showed the crowd how the NWS has improved over the past years and what is in its future. The plan for new radars throughout the southern region was explained after Proenza displayed the new GIS capabilities of the NWS.
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