September 8, 2010Preliminary Schedule
JAWF Seminar Series
2010 Schedule of Speakers
Seminars are from10:00 -11:00 am on Wednesday unless otherwise noted.
One hour is reserved afterwards for discussion.
# / Date / Location / Speaker / Title1 / 24-Feb / NCEP / Brian Morris
(JAWF/USDA) / An overview of the JAWF/USDA and its Agricultural Assessments
2 / 17-Mar
@ 12:30 pm / USDA / Jon Gottschalck
(CPC) / The Madden-Julian Oscillation: What is it and how can it be used for USDA applications.
3 / 31-Mar / NCEP / Curt Reynolds (FAS)
Edward Allen (ERS) / An Overview of the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and Economic Research Service (ERS)and how do they use weather/climate Information
4 / 20-Apr
(Tuesday) / NCEP / Clyde Fraise
University of Florida / From AgroClimate to Open-AgroClimate: Reducing Climate Risks in Agriculture
5 / 30-Jun
@ Noon / USDA / Huug van den Dool (CPC) / The NCEP Climate Forecast System (CFS) and the CPC Soil Moisture Monitoring
6 / 27-Oct / USDA / Felix Kogan
NESDIS-STAR / Agricultural, Water, and Health-Related Satellite Products from NESDIS-STAR
7 / 17-Nov
Room 209 / NCEP / Harlan Shannon & Eric Luebehusen (JAWF/USDA) / Geospatial Applications in Agrometeorology – An Overview of the USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board Geographic Information System
September 8, 2010Preliminary Schedule
NCEPWorldWeatherBuilding5200 Auth Road, Room 707
Camp Springs, MD 20746
Contacts: Viviane Silva,
Phone: (301) 763-8000, x7515 or
David Miskus,
Phone: (301) 763-8000,x7751 / USDA/WAOB
WAOB Board Room - Washington, DC
1400 Independence Ave. 4th Floor, 4th Wing
Contact: Brian Morris,
Phone: (202) 720-3062
Driving Directions:
Directions to NCEP from Capital Beltway I-495: Take exit 7B (Branch Ave. N.), make right at first light (Auth Road). The 8-story building is immediately on the left. At security barrier, push button on box to talk to guard. Security procedures require you to have a valid photo ID for entry into NOAA Science Center (WWB). Please allow time for security clearance procedures. Bring the seminar notice to facilitate entry to WWB.
Metro: The NCEP building is 10 minutes (or less) walking from the Branch Avenue Metro station (Green line). When leaving the Metro station, take a left (head west) and continue walking on the side walk to the left until you need to cross – cross to the sidewalk of the new apartment building complex (Tribeca) and keep going west, until you see the 8-story NOAA building (across from the Sheehy Mazda Car Dealership).
To enter the USDA building someone needs to sign you in, so please contact Brian Morris or Viviane Silva/David Miskusif you plan to attend the Seminar.