ICAMS

Interagency Council for Advancing Meteorological Services

July 19, 2005 - Uncertainty in Atmospheric Transport and Diffusion (ATD) Models

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• Opening Remarks by Session Co-Chairs [Mr. Bruce Hicks, Director, Air Resources Laboratory, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and Mr. Mark W. Miller, CAMEO Program Manager, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Welcoming Remarks [Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator for Meteorology]
• Keynote Presentation – JAG/ATD(R&DP) Findings on Uncertainty [Dr. Walter D. Bach, Jr., Cochair of the Joint Action Group for Atmospheric Transport and Diffusion Modeling (Research and Development Plan) and Program Manager, Environmental Sciences Division, Army Research Office, United States Army]
• Panel Discussion: Uncertainty in Atmospheric Transport and Diffusion Models [Moderator: Dr. Steven R. Hanna]
  • Accounting for Uncertainties in NWPs using the Ensemble Approach for Inputs to ATD Models (Dr. Dave Stauffer, PSU)
  • Overview of Uncertainty in ATD Models (Dr. John Wyngaard, PSU)
  • An ATD Model that Incorporates Uncertainty (Dr. Ian Sykes, Titan/ARAP)
  • Uncertainty in Urban-scale ATD (Dr. Michael Brown, LANL)
  • Recovery and Use of Existing ATD and Associated Meteorological Data (Dr. Joseph Chang, Homeland Security Institute)
• Wrap Up: Mr. Bruce Hicks and Mr. Mark Miller