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The 2008 Little Alaska Weather Symposium (LAWS '08)

12-13 May 2008
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Call for Participation

The following sponsors (listed alphabetically)

  • Alaska Region, NOAA National Weather Service
  • Arctic Region Supercomputing Center (UAF)
  • College of Natural Science and Mathematics (UAF)
  • Geophysical Institute (UAF)
  • International Arctic Research Center (UAF)
invite you to attend the first Little Alaska Weather Symposium. The Symposium provides a forum for the exchange of operational and research information related to weather in the Alaska environment. Participation from academic, research, government, military and private sectors is encouraged.

Primary areas of focus are

  • Operational forecasting and observational sources in Alaska (Invited speaker - Daniel Petersen, Hydrometeorological Prediction Center)
  • Polar aspects of weather (Invited speaker - John Cassano, CIRES/ATOC, University of Colorado at Boulder)
  • Radar in Mountainous Terrain (Invited speaker Katja Friedrich, University of Colorado at Boulder)
  • Air Quality and Chemistry Transport Modeling (Invited speaker - Georg Grell, CIRES/NOAA/ESRL)

ABSTRACTS (as of 08 May 2008)

Agenda (as of 09 May 2008)
This will be a two-day symposium held at the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus on Monday and Tuesday, 12-13 May 2008. Snacks will be provided and meals will be on-your-own, with an organized evening out at a local establishment.

Special Issue of Atmospheric Research
Nicole Mölders has taken the initiative to arrange for a special issue of Atmospheric Research on polar weather, with contributions coming from this symposium. All presenters are encouraged to submit. The submission deadline is 01 September 2008. Electronic submission is available at http://ees.elsevier.com/atmosres. Authors will need to register, and then when submitting the article, use the Select Article Type button and choose LAWS08 Special Issue.

Registration
Registration is closed. Non-registered people are encouraged to attend the presentations, but food and snacks are allocated to those who have officially registered.

For additional information, please contact Nicole Mölders (Geophysical Institute), Don Morton (ARSC), Greg Newby (ARSC), Eric Stevens (NWS), or Martin Stuefer (ARSC/GI)

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