AMS conferences involving decision support systems

Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science

Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Coastal Environment

Hydrology

Interactive Information and Processing Systems

Probability and Statistics

Radar Meteorology

Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Severe Local Storms

Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones

Weather Analysis and Forecasting

The following AMS Committee descriptions are excerpted from the AMS Scientific and Technological Activities Commission wepbage.

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Crops and trees are the special interest of this committee, since plants are nearly always exposed to variable weather conditions while animals are often sheltered. The seal of the Society displays "agriculture," as this is both the fundamental industry upon which our survival depends and an undertaking particularly subject to the whims of weather. This committee bears the Society’s responsibility for advancing the application of meteorology to agriculture and forestry.

The biological and physical characteristics of vegetated surfaces affect the atmosphere on both large and small scales. Agricultural and forest meteorology is concerned with the fundamental processes that govern the exchange of energy, mass, and momentum between plants and the environment. It seeks an understanding of the meteorology of all factors that aid, harm, or destroy plants. Frost and drought are classic concerns of agricultural and forest meteorology. So, too, are evaporation, rainfall, weather variability, and the aerobiology implications of the diffusion of insects, pollutants, and microbes.

Systematic methods employed by climatologists and micrometeorologists are applicable to this multidisciplinary field. Methodology now draws heavily upon recent advances in microcomputer-controlled acquisition of environmental and plant data, and in numerical modeling of microscale phenomena. Remote sensing from aircraft and satellites has also added to the diversity of information available to agricultural and forest meteorologists, and offers the potential for assessment and monitoring of surface conditions on both large and small spatial scales. Integration of multidisciplinary approaches is an important objective of the committee. Results from fundamental and applied research are transferred to operational programs in agriculture and forestry. More relevant information will increase precision and expedite the decision making process.

The goals of the committee are advanced through national conferences on agricultural and forest meteorology, through special publications, and through studies by committee members.

Source: http://www.ametsoc.org/stacpges/CommitteeDisplay/CommitteeDisplay.aspx?CC=AGFOR

Applied Climatology

Committee Web Site: http://www.ametsoc.org/stacpges/cac

Climate affects almost all human endeavors. Its inherent variability, including extreme meteorological events (such as floods, droughts, and hurricanes), also affects the terrestrial and biological systems on which society depends for survival. Public awareness of and concern with climate impacts places demands on the meteorological profession to provide pertinent climatic information to a diverse user group in a timely and effective manner. The applied climatologist often combines a broad background in the social sciences with detailed knowledge of the physical sciences, theory from the research community, and model-generated and monitored environmental data to answer specific client questions. The objective of the Committee on Applied Climatology is to further the application of state-of-the-art knowledge, information, and technology to real-world socioeconomic and environmental problems.

Committee concerns include, but are not restricted to, the following:

· development of methods and techniques that identify and describe climatic patterns and relationships, including such traditional descriptors of climate as normals;

· assessment of societal and biological climate impacts and the historical changes in this impact because of past climate variations;

· availability of climate information that enhances understanding of the impact of climate on managed and unmanaged systems;

· oversight of observational and measurement techniques to maintain the integrity and representativeness of short- and long-term databases to permit an accurate and unbiased evaluation of climate change;

· increased availability of data, particularly on local and regional scales;

· development of climatic models for tailored applications to human endeavors from micro- to macrospatial scales and from immediate to long-term temporal scales; and

· development of improved linkages between applied climatologists and users of climate data products to facilitate the application of climatic information in decision making.

The committee recognizes the broad variety of scientific disciplines concerned with applied climatology and encourages stronger interactions of climatologists with other scientists and climate data users through national and international conferences. Many of these conferences should be planned jointly with other American Meteorological Society (AMS) committees on related disciplines, such as the Committees on Probability and Statistics, Climate Variations, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, and Biometeorology and Aerobiology, as well as the Program Committee on Global Change Studies.

The committee also recognizes its responsibility to provide advice on the capabilities and needs of the applied climatologist to other AMS committees concerned with technique and method development; analysis, diagnosis, and prediction of climatic variations; and climatic impact assessment.

Source: http://www.ametsoc.org/stacpges/CommitteeDisplay/CommitteeDisplay.aspx?CC=APPLIEDCLIM

Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science

Committee Web Site: http://www.ametsoc.org/stacpges/ai

The term artificial intelligence denotes a large body of advanced computer techniques that are useful to meteorologists and those working in related disciplines. Society members concerned with artificial intelligence include forecasters who wish to improve forecast skill; psychologists who wish to improve the human forecasting environment by using intelligent and human computer assistance; statisticians who are interested in evaluating the performance of both humans and machines; researchers who wish to create an organized, modified base of current meteorological knowledge; and computer scientists who wish to develop sophisticated and useful computer programs.

The functions of the Committee on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science are:

· to encourage the use of artificial intelligence techniques to advance those fields of endeavor of interest to the society;

· to support the publication in the Society’s journals of high quality publications on the use of artificial intelligence;

· to assess new results from the field of artificial intelligence for efficacy and for relevance to meteorology, oceanography, and hydrology;

· to encourage researchers in the field of artificial intelligence to address problem areas that are of interest to the Society;

· to serve as a communications link and focal point for discussions among Society members who are using, or who would like to use, artificial intelligence techniques;

· to interact with other AMS committees and other societies in matters involving artificial intelligence;

· to encourage and support, as appropriate, sessions focusing on the use of artificial intelligence in the Society’s topical meetings; and

· to cosponsor, on behalf of the Society, topical meetings on the applications of artificial intelligence to environmental science.

Source: http://www.ametsoc.org/stacpges/CommitteeDisplay/CommitteeDisplay.aspx?CC=AI

Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Committee Web Site: http://www.faa.gov/aua/sankey/open.htm

The mission of this committee is to serve the Society by helping to ensure that advances in meteorology and related technology are applied to the research and development and operational activities of the aviation, range, and aerospace communities. These activities include general, commercial, and military aviation; missile testing; launch and recovery of space vehicles; experimental aircraft; and hot air balloons.

The committee believes that a significant opportunity exists to further improve the accuracy, timeliness, and utility of today’s warning and forecast products for operational decision makers. This opportunity is afforded by the many observations made by new operational sensors and by advances in data assimilation, data processing, and understanding of meteorological processes.

Tasks that the committee undertakes to accomplish its mission include the following:

· maintaining awareness of advances and important issues in meteorology and technology that apply to aviation, range, and aerospace activities;

· facilitating the dissemination and application of these advances to benefit the aviation, range, and aerospace communities;

· preparing (as appropriate) policy statements or statements of concern for publication by the AMS;

· understanding the needs of the users of meteorological information and helping to ensure that those needs are met;

· facilitating interaction between the meteorological community and the aviation, range, and aerospace communities by sponsoring conferences, workshops, and educational short courses;

· promoting the publication of relevant research results and technological advances in scientific and engineering journals;

· promoting the publishing of relevant informative articles in the popular literature; and

· fostering interdisciplinary interaction by coordinating with other AMS and external committees.

In order to represent a broad spectrum of the meteorological community, committee members are selected from educational institutions, the government, the military, and private industry

Source: http://www.ametsoc.org/stacpges/CommitteeDisplay/CommitteeDisplay.aspx?CC=AVIATION

Coastal Environment

Committee Web Site: http://www.met.fsu.edu/mocz

Society’s increasing involvement with coastal and offshore areas through population-related and industrial pressures has accelerated and accentuated an awareness of the impact of natural processes on the coastal zones and offshore areas of the world.

The barriers to our ability to respond to society’s needs for information about the coastal atmosphere and its interactions with water and land are essentially the following: inadequately defined requirements for meteorological information; inadequate datasets and measurement techniques in the coastal zone on both sides of the land–water boundary; inadequate knowledge of coastal atmospheric and related ocean processes; and inadequate consolidation and exchange of available technology and data with problem solvers and decision makers working on problems in coastal and offshore areas.

This committee will consider the coastal zone to be that region that is appreciably altered by the common intersection of land, water, and air. This definition has no dimensional restrictions and, thus, includes continental coastal areas and adjacent waters of the continental shelf, and in addition those regions near islands, lakes, and large rivers, all of which exhibit coastal-related meteorological phenomena and are also subject to societal pressures.

The Committee on Meteorology and Oceanography of the Coastal Zone will facilitate and promote communication about and awareness of coastal zone meteorological and related oceanographic processes as a primary objective.

The functions of the committee are to

· advise the Society concerning significant problems in understanding coastal meteorological and related oceanographic processes and their impacts;

· promote the dissemination of information related to the science and technology of meteorological processes in coastal zones, including publication in relevant journals of the Society;

· stimulate interaction with other AMS committees and related professional societies involved in the physical science of coastal areas;

· stimulate improvements in the scientific aspects of weather warnings and forecasts for coastal and offshore areas;

· facilitate an effective exchange among coastal zone scientists, engineers, oceanographers, planners, operational meteorologists, and managers by planning and supporting national and international conferences, workshops, symposia, and seminars; and

· promote an increased awareness of the need for sponsorship of basic as well as applied meteorological and interdisciplinary research in coastal zones.

Source: http://www.ametsoc.org/stacpges/CommitteeDisplay/CommitteeDisplay.aspx?CC=COASTAL

Hydrology

Water is essential for sustaining life on earth and is the only substance to occur naturally in a gaseous, liquid, and solid phase. The movement of water in these phases across the earth’s surface constitutes the global hydrological cycle, and the exchanges of energy associated with phase changes are fundamental in driving weather and climate. The atmospheric transport of water vapor is embedded in the local, regional, and global regimes of atmospheric motion, which are themselves partly forced by spatial and temporal variations in the surface available heat and moisture. While water brings the earth’s land, oceans, and atmosphere together into an integrated physical system, some of the underlying mechanics of the global hydrological cycle are still poorly understood. This lack of knowledge necessitates interdisciplinary investigation of hydrological fluxes and storage terms and their feedbacks across a variety of spatial and temporal scales.

The AMS Committee on Hydrology is charged with promoting events and activities that support the integration of expertise in the hydrological and meteorological sciences. Analyses of the resultant two-way coupling between surface/subsurface hydrologic processes and atmospheric physical/dynamical processes requires the integration of scientific knowledge from many scientific disciplines. Interdisciplinary studies of snow and ice, oceanic and biospheric influences and other physical factors affecting hydrologic and atmospheric processes are important constituents of the integrated earth science approach.

Emerging issues in both research and operational hydrology are the focus of activities for the AMS Committee on Hydrology. Investigations into land–atmosphere interaction, monitoring environmental variables by remote sensing, field experimentation, and modeling are areas of emerging research interest. Development of tools, techniques, and expertise in forecasting hydrometeorological events such as river flooding, flash floods, and other weather-related hazards is among the primary set of priorities for the activities sponsored by the committee. These activities will increase our understanding of the important role of hydrology in the earth system and its relationship to climate change.

The Committee on Hydrology shall realize its goals and missions through the following:

· encouraging interactions among hydrologists, meteorologists, and others at regular meetings of the AMS and affiliated professional societies;

· sponsoring special sessions and workshops in topical problems of interest to AMS;

· supporting public and private sector and interagency initiatives that relate to research and operational hydrology;

· reporting the status and results of significant observational and modeling problems to the AMS;

· representing the AMS, upon request of the Council, in matters concerning the field of hydrology; and

· recommending to the Awards Committee annually a nominee to be designated "The Robert E. Horton Lecturer in Hydrology of the American Meteorological Society."

Source: http://www.ametsoc.org/stacpges/CommitteeDisplay/CommitteeDisplay.aspx?CC=HYDROLOGY

Interactive Information and Processing Systems

Call for Papers 21st International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, 9–13 January 2005, San Diego, California

The 21st Conference on IIPS, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on IIPS, will be held 9–13 January 2005 as part of the 85th AMS Annual Meeting in San Diego, California. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (www.ametsoc.org) in mid-September 2004. The 85th Annual Meeting is being organized around the broad theme of "Building the Earth Information System" and the role that science can play in decision-making for society. With one-third or more of the economy being sensitive to weather and climate variability and changes, decisions involving resource management, economic development, hazard response, and policy all require the development of observing systems, science knowledge, and products that provide information across multiple spatial and temporal scales in the atmospheric and related sciences. Two integrating subthemes that will be highlighted are “Living with a Limited Water Supply” and “Living in the Coastal Zone”. Papers for this conference are solicited on all aspects of IIPS related to the earth information system; global meteorological and hydrological service updates; european and other international applications satellite IIPS and applications including satellite ocean remote sensing; radar IIPS and applications; AWIPS and related systems and applications; applications in meteorology, oceanography, hydrology and climatology; GIS applications; internet applications, Web portals and cyberinfrastructure; and advances and applications in transportation weather.

Source: http://www.ametsoc.org/MEET/ANN/annualcall.pdf

Probability and Statistics

Committee Web Site: http://www.esig.ucar.edu/ams/ams_ps.html

Probability and statistics play an important role in all observational sciences, especially in atmospheric science. Whether an atmospheric scientist is concerned with designing an experiment, evaluating an experiment, or analyzing, modeling, or forecasting climate, assessing the impact of environmental events, statistically or dynamically predicting weather, or characterizing its extremes, probability and statistics are an integral and inescapable aspect of his or her profession.

Therefore the Society should ensure that

· there is encouragement for support of research in the theory and application of statistical and probabilistic methods applied to atmospheric problems,

· its membership remains cognizant of the trends and advances in modern probabilistic and statistical methodology and concepts,

· the use of probabilistic and statistical methods in atmospheric science continues to meet the highest standards, and

· public information concerning the probabilistic and statistical interpretation of atmospheric data and predictions is accurate and sufficient.

Source: http://www.ametsoc.org/stacpges/CommitteeDisplay/CommitteeDisplay.aspx?CC=PROBSTAT

Radar Meteorology

Committee Web Site: http://www.amsradar.org

The Committee on Radar Meteorology serves as the focus of the Society’s national and international activities concerning the use of radar for atmospheric-science applications and research. The committee stimulates and supports the use of radar techniques to study the atmosphere by participating in the plans for and conduct of conferences within North America and abroad, including the series of radar meteorology conferences. It recognizes the broad spectrum of remote sensing techniques and encourages coordinated development and application. The committee also recognizes rapid growth in the operational use of radar by weather forecasting and warning services and seeks to foster the transfer of new technology and techniques. It promotes both research in radar meteorology and wider use of radar in research through interactions with related disciplines. The committee fosters the study of radar meteorology by students in the atmospheric sciences and related engineering disciplines. In addition, the committee advises the Society on matters relevant to the field of radar meteorology by producing statements on technical matters or recommendations regarding policy viewpoints.

Source: http://www.ametsoc.org/stacpges/CommitteeDisplay/CommitteeDisplay.aspx?CC=RADAR

Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography

Committee Web Site: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/ams_satmet

The Committee on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography fosters scientific discussion and professional activity regarding new concepts, research, regular operations, and practical application of satellite measurements to meteorological and oceanographic problems. Measurements from both manned and unmanned satellites and from aerospace platforms, probes, and vehicles fall within this committee’s terms of reference.

Major areas of committee interest and responsibility include the atmospheric factors influencing the design and operation of satellites and satellite instrumentation for observing the atmosphere, oceans, and the earth; the development of innovative methods of processing and analyzing the observations from satellites; and the display and use of the satellite data for both research and operational purposes, including weather forecasting and ocean monitoring.

Satellites provide an increasingly important data source for atmospheric research. A current research area is the retrieval of vertical profiles of temperature and water vapor from passive infrared and microwave sounding systems; longer-term programs are exploring the use of satellite-based active sensors such as lidar and radar for monitoring of the ocean, wind, and precipitation. There are many research groups involved in the difficult task of incorporating satellite data into numerical weather analysis and predictive models. With the advent of weather satellites, operational forecasters now have access to frequent updates of storm patterns over large regions of the globe. The satellite images have been indispensable for the identification and tracking of hurricanes and other storm systems, which occur in data-sparse areas, and for improving the prediction of mesoscale storm features. As new computer systems become available in the future, more satellite data will be incorporated into the weather and oceanic products that are generated operationally.

In discharging its responsibilities, the committee is guided by the objectives of the Society. To promote its goals, the committee will plan technical programs for conferences, seminars, symposia, and workshops; prepare or suggest the preparation of papers, reviews, handbooks, and statements for publication by the Society; and coordinate activities in this field both within the Society and with other groups.

In particular, the committee will

· encourage discussions among meteorologists, oceanographers, and related scientists on the problems and opportunities in satellite meteorology and oceanography; and

· try to enhance the appreciation of satellite measurements for the advancement of scientific knowledge related to the structure and motion of the atmosphere and oceans.

These objectives will be met in part by cosponsoring scientific meetings with the AMS Committees on Cloud Physics, Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere, Atmospheric Radiation, Radar Meteorology, Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones, and Weather Analysis and Forecasting.

Source: http://www.ametsoc.org/stacpges/CommitteeDisplay/CommitteeDisplay.aspx?CC=SATMET

Severe Local Storms

Committee Web Site: http://www.stormeyes.org/ams

Severe local storms are by definition localized meteorological events that have the potential to affect mankind adversely through loss of life and/or the destruction of property. All aspects of such events fall within the purview of this committee.

The most common types of severe local weather are produced by strong thunderstorms. A severe thunderstorm may occur as an isolated entity, as a component of a squall line or convective cluster, or as an element within a large-scale system such as a hurricane. In addition to lightning, a severe thunderstorm may produce one or more of the following: a tornado, downbursts, very strong surface winds, extremely heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and/or large or abundant hailstones. Further, turbulence and wind shears frequently accompany a thunderstorm.

Other localized meteorological phenomena that can pose a threat to life and property include heavy snowstorms and blizzards, ice storms, dust storms, and violent winds such as the Chinook. While much weaker than those associated with tornadoes, the winds occurring in waterspouts and large dust devils also have occasionally resulted in injuries and property damage.

The objective of the AMS Committee on Severe Local Storms are threefold.

1) To encourage high quality research aimed at understanding the structure and predicting the behavior of severe local storms. The meteorology associated with severe local storms and the mechanisms by which such storms produce adverse effects are such that both observational and theoretical studies are required. Many locally severe weather events have been shown to be a response to regional and/or synoptic-scale forces. Because of the range of scales involved, data from a variety of sources must be integrated to provide a complete picture of the phenomena. Mesoscale analysis of surface observations, upper-air soundings, and the fields of temperature, moisture, and wind obtained from satellite observations are key to predicting the onset of severe weather. Observations by conventional and Doppler radars, visible and infrared imagery from satellite platforms, and data from airborne lidars and radiometers are used to follow the evolution of severe weather in real time. Numerical modeling of thunderstorms and related phenomena such as downbursts, gust fronts, and tornadoes is necessary to reveal the full range of dynamic and microphysical processes that may occur. Mesoscale models may reveal the details of the interactions between a storm and its environment and may form the basis for future operational forecast tools. Careful postevent analyses of severe weather events provide useful clues concerning the damage-producing mechanisms.

2) To promote the exchange of information among basic researchers, operational meteorologists, and government officials with responsibilities for emergency management. A clear physical understanding of severe local weather phenomena serves to foster the development of improved forecasting and detection techniques, and so leads to better warning services. More complete climatologies of severe local weather allow quantitative risk assessments to be made and assist in the mitigation of adverse effects by providing a solid basis for flood-control programs, land-use planning, and building-code formulation.

3) To support the development of educational programs directed toward increasing public awareness concerning the threat posed by these natural phenomena and the proper responses to their occurrence.

The committee shall accomplish these objectives by

· sponsoring scientific programs for, and participating in, meetings or symposia, including special or joint sessions at conferences of a more general nature;

· encouraging the publication of high quality journal articles, reviews, and monographs in the scientific literature and of informative, accurate articles in the popular literature;

· working jointly with other AMS committees on topics related to severe local storms;

· assisting in efforts to educate the general public about severe local storms and the impact of such phenomena on life and property; and

· providing advice and recommendations to the Council on matters relevant to severe local storms.

Source: http://www.ametsoc.org/stacpges/CommitteeDisplay/CommitteeDisplay.aspx?CC=SLS

Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones

Committee Web Site: http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/AMSHomepage.htm

The tropical atmosphere plays a vital role in the earth system. It interacts with the ocean and landmasses to undergo variabilities that have widespread effects extending to high latitudes in both hemispheres. One of the most notable of these is the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, or ENSO. This oscillation involves an interaction of motion scales from that of convective clouds up to large wind systems. Tropical cloud clusters are a major source of global water resources. Particularly in equatorial regions, these cloud systems are primary energy converters in the global heat and energy budgets; their effects and "parameterization" are receiving increasing attention in large-scale circulation and climate models, and in observational field programs. About 80 oceanic tropical cloud systems annually develop strong circulations that intensify into tropical cyclones with winds of gale or hurricane force (greater than 33 m s -1). Upon landfall, these storms can produce severe flooding, accompanied by major destruction of life and property. While realistic computer simulation of these systems is well advanced, forecasting their tracks and understanding and prediction of their development and intensification remain major challenges.

The committee serves as an authority on tropical meteorology and tropical cyclones for the Society and is the communication channel for the Society with the national and international organizations for tropical meteorological and related activities.

The general functions of the committee are to stimulate research activities in problems of the tropical atmosphere and its relationships to other parts of the atmosphere–ocean–earth system represented by other committees, to encourage the exchange of ideas and information, and to promote the application of acquired knowledge to operational problems related to the Tropics.

Toward these ends, specific tasks are to

· sponsor national and international scientific and technical conferences and coordinate special sessions on topics in tropical meteorology at other meetings of the Society (e.g., the Committees on Climate Variations, Cloud Physics, Radar Meteorology, Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere, and others);

· inform the Society on major tropical meteorological activities and aid in transmitting such information to the Society membership;

· arrange the recommendation of awards for outstanding contributions in tropical meteorology;

· encourage the effective use of weather forecasts and climatological data in tropical regions for planning and operational problems: any major prediction problems in the Tropics shall be identified and the Society shall be informed of their existence;

· encourage public education and preparation of comprehensive disaster-preparedness plans for areas susceptible to tropical cyclone occurrences; and

· assists the Council in preparing official policy statements of the Society concerning tropical meteorology and tropical cyclones.

Source: http://www.ametsoc.org/stacpges/CommitteeDisplay/CommitteeDisplay.aspx?CC=TROPICAL

Weather Analysis and Forecasting

Committee Web Site: http://ametsoc.org/stacpges/waf

Weather forecasting is the most important function of the science of meteorology. Weather forecasts help safeguard life and property, and play a crucial role in planning the activities of government, industry, and the public. In addition, public perception of the value of weather forecasts forms an important basis for national support of the atmospheric sciences and programs designed to improve forecast and warning services.

The aims and specific tasks of the Committee on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, which follow, have been formulated with the goal of improving forecast accuracy and public understanding and perception of the value of forecasts and warnings. The specific aims of the committee are the following:

· to provide information, through the Council of the Society, to the scientific community and the general public on the present status and accuracy of weather forecasting and numerical prediction, and the possibilities for future improvement;

· to promote a mutually beneficial cooperation between the operational and research communities by maintaining a balance of representation on the committee from both the research and operational environments, by encouraging dialogue and interaction during the committee-run conferences, and promoting publications on weather analysis and forecasting in society journals;

· to encourage research and advanced education and training in weather analysis and prediction as a means of raising the level of forecast accuracy and usefulness, and to recommend through the Council, to the appropriate government and private agencies, those topical areas that need to be emphasized in both basic and applied research areas;

· to encourage the effective application of meteorological information to practical problems in planning, management, and operation of industrial, governmental, and other human activities;

· to recommend adequate standards of professionalism in the practice of weather forecasting;

· to promote publications of papers on weather analysis and forecasting in appropriate journals of the Society and other scientific publication media; and

· to examine unusual claims of forecast accuracy that appear to be well beyond the accepted present state of the science and to report results to the Council.

The specific tasks include the following:

· to recommend to the AMS Council, each year, a nominee for Annual Awards for Outstanding Service by a Weather Forecaster and special awards as appropriate;

· to review annually and suggest changes to the AMS Policy Statement on Weather Forecasting;

· to support a national conference on weather analysis and forecasting at regular intervals; and

· to support a national conference on numerical weather prediction at regular intervals.

Source: http://www.ametsoc.org/stacpges/CommitteeDisplay/CommitteeDisplay.aspx?CC=WAF

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