CPASW Program
The 2019 Conference theme is “Climate Information for Coastal Risk Reduction.”
Tuesday, June 11
Welcome Address
Building a Weather-Ready Nation: John Murphy, NOAA National Weather Service
Keynote Address
Enhancing the Health of Coastal Ecosystems and Building Community Resilience: Mona Behl, Georgia Sea Grant, University of Georgia
Session 1: Supporting Natural Resources Management
A Coastal Resilience Assessment for the United States: Greg Dobson, UNC Asheville’s NEMAC
Linking Land Use, Climate, and Coastal Ecosystems: a watershed perspective for a changing South Carolina coast: Lloyd Hill, College of Charleston
NOAA and Water: Connecting End User Needs with Decision Support Tools: Brenna Sweetman, NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Building Resilience to Extreme Events and Water Hazard Planning in Rural Communities: Sarah Trainor, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (presented by Richard Thoman, ACCAP)
Identifying Resilient Coastal Sites for Conservation: Mark Anderson & Elizabeth Fly, The Nature Conservancy, South Carolina
Session 2: Informing Sector-Based Decisions
Delivering Broader Impacts through Climate Change Communication: Paula Jasinski, Chesapeake Environmental Communications
Overview of the New Drought.gov Website: Steve Ansari, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Week-2 Probabilistic Forecasts of Wind Hazards and Extremes: Melissa Ou, NOAA Climate Prediction Center
Improvement of Two-week Temperature Forecast of JMA: Shoichiro Miyawaki, Japan Meteorological Agency
NASA Disasters Program: A Partner for Coastal Disaster Response, Resiliency, and Risk Reduction: Jordan Bell, NASA Earth Science Disasters Program
Session 3: Informing Sector-Based Decisions
The Value of Climate Data from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information: Tamara Houston, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Understanding Sector-Based Decisions for Heat-Health Risk Reduction: Hunter Jones, NOAA Climate Program Office
Delivering Climate Services to Rural Alaska: Challenges and Opportunities: Richard Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy
Applications of Satellite Altimetry Mission Assets for Understanding and Assessing Coastal Risk: Margaret Srinivasan, Jet Propulsion Laboratory – Caltech
Development and Applications of Climate Projections in India: Jenny Dissen, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites
Wednesday, June 12
Keynote
Taking Care of Our Own: Public Health Preparedness for Adaptation Professionals: Susanne Moser, Director, Susanne Moser Research & Consulting
Session 5: Guiding Public Health Preparedness
Susceptibility of Public Health Impacts from Flooded Water, Wastewater and Public Health Infrastructure: Susan Lovelace, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
Development of a Web-Based Tool to Forecast Wet Bulb Globe Temperature for Populations Who Engage in Exertional Outdoor Activities: Charles Konrad, Southeast Regional Climate Center (SERCC) / CISA
Subseasonal Forecasting of Heatwaves at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center: Evan Oswald, NOAA Climate Prediction Center
A Framework for Forecasting Indoor Temperatures for Populations at Risk from Heat Waves: Brian Vant-hull, NOAA-CREST / City College of New York
Health Impact Oriented Excessive Heat Forecasting at Sub-seasonal Lead Times: Evaluation of Performance of the Real-time Global Sub-seasonal Excessive Heat Outlook System: Augustin Vintzileos, University of Maryland / ESSIC
Invited Talk
Warning Fatigue? No, U.S. coasts ARE flooding more often: William Sweet, NOAA National Ocean Service
Banquet Talk
The Resilience Imperative: The Importance of Proactively Engaging Vulnerable Populations Impacted by Global Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, and Aquatic Debris: Albert George, Director of Conservation, South Carolina Aquarium
Thursday, June 13
Keynote
Using Climate Data to make a more Climate Resilient City – Wins, Challenges and Needs – A Case Study from Charleston South Carolina: Mark Wilbert, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Charleston
Session 7: Disaster Risk Management (Flooding Hazards)
To Adapt or not to Adapt: Decision-making by residents of urban coastal areas: Malgosia Madajewicz, Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University
Forecasting Seasonal Sea Levels for the U.S. East Coast: opportunities and challenges: Matthew Widlansky, Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, University of Hawaii
A Climatology of Coastal Flooding in New York City, and how NWS New York, NY is evolving its Coastal Hazard and Impact Forecasting Products and Services to Address Current and Future Risks: John Murray, NOAA National Weather Service – New York
Examining Coastal Flood Thresholds for the Southeast South Carolina and Southeast Georgia Coast: Blair Holloway, NOAA National Weather Service Charleston
Developing High-Resolution Data and Neighborhood-Scale Flood Modeling in Charleston County, SC: Landon Knapp, South Carolina Sea Grant & Norman Levine, College of Charleston
Thursday Invited Talk
Record-Breaking Rainfall and Flooding Associated with Hurricane Florence: Is This the New Normal?: Charles Konrad, Southeast Regional Climate Center (SERCC) / CISA
Session 8: Disaster Risk Management (Tropical Hazards)
Hurricane Preparedness and Recovery in Agriculture and Forestry: perspectives from extension, NRCS, and state forestry agencies: Sarah Wiener, USDA Southeast Climate Hub
Increasing Risk Perception and Understanding of Hurricane Storm Tides in Charleston SC Using an Interactive, Web-Based Visualization Approach: Frank Alsheimer, NOAA NWS Columbia / B. Lee Lindner, College of Charleston
Climatology and Variability of Tropical Cyclones Affecting Charleston, South Carolina: B. Lee Lindner, College of Charleston
Tropical Convection Interaction With Alaska Weather: William Ludwig, NOAA National Weather Service Anchorage
Session 9: Disaster Risk Management (Hazards & Extremes)
The CPC Global Tropics Hazards Outlook: Product Overview, Goals and Plans: Jon Gottschalck, NOAA Climate Prediction Center
The Use of Three to Nine-Month NOAA Forecasts for Predicting Southern Pine Beetle Outbreaks Across the Southeastern United States: Steven McNulty, USDA Southeast Climate Hub
Users Perspectives on S2S Forecast Products for Extreme Precipitation Events: Elinor Martin, University of Oklahoma (presented by Paulina Ćwik, University of Oklahoma)
Understanding and Communicating Precipitation Average Return Intervals within South Carolina: Melissa Griffin, South Carolina State Climatology Office
Modeling and Mapping the Advance of Monthly Tidal Flooding, a Threshold of Inhabitability: Philip Orton, Stevens Institute of Technology
Session 10: Disaster Risk Management (Coastal Hazards)
Building Resilience through Risk Management of Climate-Related Coastal Hazards: James Fox, NEMAC + FernLeaf
Developing Coastal Capabilities in the NOAA Local Climate Analysis Tool: Michael Churma, NOAA National Weather Service
A Climatology-based Forecast Tool for Coastal Flooding in the Lowcountry: Joey Coz, College of Charleston