Union Sessions and Presentations


SESSION U11A
CC:Hall , Mon
Education and Public Outreach in Geophysical Sciences - Posters (joint with H)
PRESIDING: D M L Mas, BEC, Inc.

0830h
U11A-01 POSTER
Studying Soil and Soil Moisture in the Public Schools Through the GLOBE Project
E R Levine, J Washburne, S A Stockman

0830h
U11A-02 POSTER
Land-Surface Processes - An Example of the Use of Numerical Models in a Teaching Environment
*D A J Ripley, R R Gillies, T N Carlson

0830h
U11A-03 POSTER
Prototype of Automated Data Analysis and Visualization Database for Student Research in Earth System Science
*M Keeler, F Mahootian

0830h
U11A-04 POSTER
Status of the Princeton Earth Physics Project (PEPP)
*R H Clouser, G Nolet, R A Phinney

0830h
U11A-05 POSTER
Public Education as a Tool for Watershed Management
*D M L Mas

0830h
U11A-06 POSTER
Presenting Daily United States Precipitation on the World Wide Web
*W R Moninger, E I Tollerud

0830h
U11A-07 POSTER
Hourly Precipitation Data on CD-ROM: Display, Access, and Quality Control
*M W Govett, E I Tollerud, R S Collander

0830h
U11A-08 POSTER
The "Arctic Observatory" Educational CD-ROM: Using Remote Sensing to Explore the Arctic
*F Mahootian, M Keeler


SESSION U12A
CC:317 , Mon
Natural Disaster Reduction: Geophysical, Social, and Policy Components (joint with A,S,SA,SH,SM)
PRESIDING: W H Hooke, NOAA

1400h
U12A-01 INVITED
Recent National Attention to the Challenge of Natural Disaster Reduction
*D J Baker

1430h
U12A-02 INVITED
Natural Disaster Reduction: The Insurance Dimension
*F W Nutter

1455h
U12A-03 INVITED
Escalating Catastrophic Losses from Hurricanes: Will the Trend Continue?
*R C Sheets

1540h
U12A-04 INVITED
Storms in Space: Understanding, Consequences, Issues
*E Hildner

1600h
U12A-05 INVITED
The International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR): A Status Report
*R M Hamilton

1625h
U12A-06 INVITED
Natural Disaster Reduction: The Societal Dimension
*J M Nigg


SESSION U21A
CC:Hall , Tues
Natural Disaster Reduction: Geophysical, Social, and Policy Components II - Posters (joint with A,S,SA,SH,SM)
PRESIDING: C Meade, National Research Council

0830h
U21A-01 POSTER
Can We STOP Earthquake Disasters and Hear the "Fat Lady" Sing?
*W W Hays

0845h
U21A-02 POSTER
Earthquake Research, Implementation, and Policy: Effective Implementation Requires Tailored Research Efforts
P S Komor, *W C Tao

0900h
U21A-03 POSTER
The Science of Earthquakes: A National Research Council Initiated Study on Earthquake Science and Seismic Hazard Mitigation
C Meade, T H Jordan

0915h
U21A-04 POSTER
The National Drought Mitigation Center
D A Wilhite, M D Svoboda, *M J Hayes

0930h
U21A-05 POSTER
Global Drought Watch From NOAA Polar-Orbiting Satellites
*F N Kogan

0945h
U21A-06 POSTER
Overview and Impacts of Hurricane Opal on the Florida Coast
*G W Stone

1000h
U21A-07 POSTER
The Role of Satellite Remote Sensing in Natural Disaster Reduction
*L S Walter


SESSION U21B
CC:308 , Tues
Earth Gravity Field Modeling and Its Applications to Ocean and Earth Sciences I (joint with G,O)
PRESIDING: B Bills, NASA/GSFC; C K Shum, University of Texas, Austin

0835h
U21B-01 INVITED
NASA's Program for Spaceborne Gravity Field Measurement
*M Baltuck, J L LaBrecque

0855h
U21B-02 INVITED
General Status of Gravity Field Mission Preparations Within Europe
*K H Ilk, J Mueller, N J Sneeuw

0915h
U21B-03
Requirements on Marine Geoid Accuracy for Significant Improvement in Knowledge of the Ocean Circulation
*C Wunsch

0935h
U21B-04 INVITED
Implication of Future Precise Gravimetric Geoids on the Estimation of Ocean Transports
*J F Minster, P Legrand, H Mercier

0955h
U21B-05 INVITED
Exploration Applications of Satellite Gravity
*E K Biegert, A T Herring

1030h
U21B-06 INVITED
GEOID Mission: Gradiometer Views of Static and Dynamic Gravity Signals
*B G Bills, H J Paik

1045h
U21B-07 INVITED
GRACE: An SST Mission for Gravity Mapping
E S Davis, *W G Melbourne, C Reigber, B D Tapley, M M Watkins

1100h
U21B-08 INVITED
CHAMP - A Minisatellite Mission for Geopotential and Atmospheric Research
*C Reigber, Z Kang, R Konig, P Schwintzer

1115h
U21B-09
COLIBRI: A Low-Cost Spacecraft Design for Gravity Change Studies
*T A Clark, D R Skillman, F H Bauer, J R O'Donnell, E C Pavlis, D I Liberman, F Bisiacci

1130h
U21B-10 INVITED
Gravity Modeling With the Hummingbird Constellation
*E C Pavlis, T A Clark, B Bills

1145h
U21B-11 INVITED
Global Gravitational Changes and the Mission Concept of TIDES
*B F Chao, O L Colombo, P L Bender


SESSION U22A
CC:308 , Tues
Earth Gravity Field Modeling and Its Applications to Ocean and Earth Sciences II (joint with G,O)
PRESIDING: K-H Ilk, Universitaet Bonn; F G Lemoine, NASA/GSFC

1330h
U22A-01
GEOID Mission: Instrument and Error Budget
*E R Canavan, M Vol Moody

1345h
U22A-02 INVITED
GEOID Mission: Spacecraft and Dewar Design
*P Shirron, M DiPirro, S Castles

1400h
U22A-03 INVITED
Assessments of Future Geopotential Mapping Missions
*S V Bettadpur, B D Tapley

1415h
U22A-04 INVITED
The Development of a Global Gravity Anomaly Data Base Used in the DMA/GSFC Geopotential Model
*S Kenyon, R Salman, R Trimmer, N K Pavlis

1430h
U22A-05 INVITED
Latest Results From the Joint NASA GSFC and DMA Gravity Model Project
*F G Lemoine, E C Pavlis, S M Klosko, N K Pavlis, J C Chan, S Kenyon, R Trimmer, R Salman, R H Rapp, R S Nerem

1450h
U22A-06 INVITED
Recent Improvements in the High Degree Representation of the Earth's Gravitational Potential
*N K Pavlis, J C Chan, R H Rapp, D E Smith

1525h
U22A-07 INVITED
An Improved Earth Gravity Field Model
*B D Tapley, C K Shum, J C Ries, S R Poole, P A M Abusali, R J Eanes, M C Kim, H J Rim, B E Schutz

1545h
U22A-08
GRIM4-S4/C4 Global Gravity Field Model and Recent Extensions Exploiting GFZ-1 and ERS-2/PRARE Tracking Data
*C Reigber, P Schwintzer, A Bode, Z Kang, R Konig, F H Massmann, J C Raimondo, G Balmino, R Biancale, J M Lemoine, B Moynot, J C Marty, F Barlier, Y Boudon

1600h
U22A-09
Earth Gravity Model Improvement From GPS Tracking of TOPEX/Poseidon, GPS/MET and Explorer Platform
*E C Pavlis, F G Lemoine, T R Olson, D D Rowlands, J C Chan

1615h
U22A-10
The Contribution of GPS Data to Modern Gravity Model Improvement
*H J Rim, B E Schutz, P A Abusali, Y S Nam, S R Poole, J C Ries, C K Shum, B D Tapley

1630h
U22A-11
External Potential Love Number Dispersion at 18.6-Year Period From LAGEOS-1
*R J Eanes

1645h
U22A-12 INVITED
The Free Air Gravity Constraint on Subcontinental Mantle Dynamics
*G Pari, W R Peltier


SESSION U41A
CC:309 , Thurs
Earth System Dynamics From High Frequency to Global Change Time Scales I (joint with A,G,O)
PRESIDING: D A Salstein, Atmos and Environ Research, Inc.; B D Tapley, University of Texas, Austin

0840h
U41A-01 INVITED
Production and Evaluation of Dynamic Parameters With the GEOS-1 Data Assimilation System
*S Schubert, W Min, Y Chang

0900h
U41A-02 INVITED
The Global Angular Momentum Budget as Seen by NWP Analyses
*G H White, M Iredell

0920h
U41A-03
Angular Momentum in Atmospheric and Oceanic Models
*R D Rosen, D A Salstein, R M Ponte

0935h
U41A-04
Oceanic Induced Global Changes to Geodetic Parameters
*D J Steinberg, J A Marshall, B F Chao

0950h
U41A-05 INVITED
Monitoring Winds in the Stratosphere by HRDI
*D A Ortland, P B Hays

1025h
U41A-06 INVITED
Scatterometer Measurements of Near-Surface Marine Winds: Techniques and Recent Results
*M H Freilich

1045h
U41A-07 INVITED
Assessing Torque Balances in Atmospheric Models and in Observations
*R A Madden

1105h
U41A-08 INVITED
Intraseasonal Oscillations in Atmospheric Angular Momentum
*K Weickmann, G Kiladis, P Sardeshmukh

1125h
U41A-09 INVITED
Linkages on ENSO Time Scales: Length of Day, Atmospheric Angular Momentum, and the Southern Oscillation
*J O Dickey

1145h
U41A-10
Analysis and Modeling of the Natural Variability of Climate
*J D Pelletier


SESSION U42A
CC:309 , Thurs
Geophysical Research and the Smithsonian Institution: 1846-1996 (joint with A,SA,SM)
PRESIDING: J R Fleming, Colby College

1330h
U42A-01 INVITED
The Smithsonian Meteorological Project, 1848-1874
*J R Fleming

1400h
U42A-02
Auroral Research at the Smithsonian Institute
*S M Silverman

1430h
U42A-03 INVITED
The Smithsonian in the Stratosphere: C. G. Abbot's Quest for the Solar Constant
*D H DeVorkin


SESSION U51A
CC:308 , Fri
Earth System Dynamics From High Frequency to Global Change Time Scales II (joint with A,G,O)
PRESIDING: B D Tapley, University of Texas, Austin; D A Salstein, Atmos and Environ Research, Inc.

0830h
U51A-01 INVITED
Impact of the Hydrosphere on Polar Motion
*C R Wilson, J Kuehne

0850h
U51A-02
Observations of Polar Motions Induced by an Atmospheric Normal Mode
*T M Eubanks, D D McCarthy, B J Luzum, J R Ray

0905h
U51A-03
Aseismic Excitation of the Chandler Wobble
*Y He, S R Dickman

0920h
U51A-04 INVITED
Astronomy and Space Geodesy for Geophysics, Support and Challenge
M Feissel, D Gambis

0940h
U51A-05
Continuous Earth-Orientation Parameter Measurements by VLBI
*J M Gipson, C Ma, R D Ray, B F Chao

1015h
U51A-06 INVITED
Constraints on Zonally Averaged Mass Redistribution From Satellite Orbit Analysis
*R J Eanes, S V Bettadpur

1035h
U51A-07
Detection of Tidal Dissipation in the Solid Earth
*R D Ray, R J Eanes, B F Chao

1050h
U51A-08 INVITED
Geodynamic Impacts of the Glacial Cycle: Sea Level, Gravity and Earth Rotation
*W R Peltier

1110h
U51A-09 INVITED
Interaction of Oceanic Activities in the Pacific With Earth Rotation
D Zheng, H Yu

1125h
U51A-10
Late Quaternary Variations in Relative Sea Level Due to Glacial Cycle Polar Wander
*B G Bills, T S James

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