| Time |
Title |
Presenter |
| 10:00 - 6:00 pm |
Exhibit Open |
| 10:00 - 10:30 am |
NOAA Research - extends from the surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean floor. View animated images of atmospheric storms, climate change, and ocean temperatures - a few of the many data sets that can be shown on SOS. |
Beth Russell, Meteorologist and SOS Educator, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado |
| 10:30 - 11:00 am |
Using GPU's to run the NIM weather model. NOAA is breaking new ground by investigating GPUs as a way to get the massive computing power needed for advancing new science. |
Mark Govett, Chief, Advanced Computing Section, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado |
| 11:00 - 11:30 am |
NOAA Weather Briefing - What is the weather forecast for SC11? Get an overview of the current weather patterns in real-time for Seattle, WA area and across the Nation. |
Kirby Cook, Meteorologist, National Weather Service Forecast Office, Seattle, Washington |
| 11:30 - 12:00 pm |
High Performance Computing (HPC) and Weather Forecasting - the importance of HPC in delivering more accurate and timely forecasts to save lives and property. |
Paul Schultz, Meteorologist, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado |
| 12:00 - 12:30 pm |
The Vast Ocean - 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans. Come see a collection of datasets about the oceans on Science On a Sphere. |
Beth Russell, Science On a Sphere Educator, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado |
| 12:30 - 1:00 |
NOAA's National Climatic Data Center recently initiated a satellite Climate Data Record program to continuously provide objective climate information derived from weather satellite data that NOAA has collected for more than 30 years |
Brian Newport & Wagner Parente, Global Science and Technology, Climate Data Record Program |
| 1:00 - 1:30 |
Natural Disasters - visualize hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters on Science On a Sphere. |
Beth Russell, Science On a Sphere Educator, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado |
| 1:30 - 2:00 |
NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer - Scientists from the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) and NOAA's Office of Exploration explore the deep sea around Indonesia from an Exploration Command Center in Seattle, Washington. |
Craig Russell, Program Manager, Okeanos Explorer Program, NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research |
| 2:00 - 2:30 |
NOAA Weather Briefing - What is the weather forecast for SC11? Get an overview of the current weather patterns in real-time for Seattle, WA area and across the Nation. |
Kirby Cook, Meteorologist, National Weather Service Forecast Office, Seattle, Washington |
| 2:30 - 3:00 |
High Performance Computing (HPC) and Weather Forecasting - the importance of HPC in delivering more accurate and timely forecasts to save lives and property. |
Paul Schultz, Meteorologist, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado |
| 3:00 - 3:30 |
Solar System - come to the NOAA booth for a close-up view of our solar system. |
Beth Russell, Science On a Sphere Educator, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado |
| 3:30 - 4:00 |
Space Weather Affects You - Critical systems on which you depend - electric power, satellite navigation, air travel, etc. - feel the impact of space weather. Critical data, a new physics-based prediction model, and affected technologies will be highlighted in this presentation from Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). |
Joe Kunches, Scientist, NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), Boulder, Colorado |
| 4:00 - 4:30 |
NOAA Center for Tsunami Research - developing operational methods and tools to reduce Tsunami hazard and protect life. |
Chris Moore, Research Scientist, NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle Washington |
| 4:30 - 5:00 |
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Wave Heights,
March 11, 2011 - On March 11, 2011 at 2:45 local time, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred 81 miles (130 km) off the east coast of Sendai, Japan, triggering a massive tsunami. View several data sets related to this event on SOS.
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Chris Moore, Research Scientist, NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle Washington |
| 5:00 - 5:30 |
NOAA Research - extends from the surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean floor. View animated images of atmospheric storms, climate change, and ocean temperatures - a few of the many data sets that can be shown on SOS. |
Beth Russell, Meteorologist and SOS Educator, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado |
| 5:30 - 6:00 |
Space Weather Affects You - Critical systems on which you depend - electric power, satellite navigation, air travel, etc. - feel the impact of space weather. Critical data, a new physics-based prediction model, and affected technologies will be highlighted in this presentation from Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). |
Joe Kunches, Scientist, NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), Boulder, Colorado |
