Symposium on the 50th
Anniversary
of
Operational Numerical
Weather Prediction

14-17 June 2004
University of Maryland
University College Inn and Conference Center

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Monday, June 14

Evening    

5:00-8:30pm

 

Registration

5:00pm

 

Ice Breaker Reception

6:00-8:00pm

 

Historical Overview of Operational NWP
Moderator:   Jim Fleming, President, International Commission on the History of Meteorology

Presenters
The Backbone of Forecasting
Al Moyers, Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA)

History: Joint Numerical Weather Prediction Unit
Joe Irwin, National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)

Bridging the Gap: The U.S. Move from Research to Operational NWP
Kris Harper, American Meteorological Society (AMS) History Committee

The 1954 Start of Operational Numerical Prediction in Sweden
Anders Persson, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute