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Calendar > Fire
and Climate 2001
Agenda
February
14-16, 2001
Four Points by Sheraton Tucson University Plaza, Tucson, Arizona
| Wednesday | |
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Morning |
Weather, Climate, Fire: The 2000 Fire Season and Beyond |
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7:30-8:15 |
Registration |
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8:15-8:45 |
Welcome and Introductions – Barbara Morehouse and Tom Swetnam |
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8:45-9:15 |
Climate and Fire: Framing the Issues in the Context of the 2000 Fire Season – Tim Brown |
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9:15-9:45 |
Weather and the 2000 Fire Season – Rick Ochoa |
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9:45-10:00 |
Break |
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10:00-10:30 |
NIFC Resource Impacts During the 2000 Fire Season – Rick Ochoa |
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10:30-11:00 |
Climate Forecasts for 2001 – Klaus Wolter |
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11:00-11:30 |
Fire Forecasts for 2001 – Tim Brown |
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11:30-12:00 |
Discussion |
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12:00-1:15 |
Lunch (at Four Points by Sheraton) |
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Afternoon |
Weather, Climate, Fire: The 2000 Fire Season and Beyond (continued) |
| 1:15-1:45 | Climate Information: Recent Developments in Data Access at WRCC – Kelly Redmond |
| 1:45-2:15 | The Cerro Grande Fire • John Snook |
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Beyond the 2000 Fire Season |
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2:15-3:15 |
Open Discussion: Prescribed burns after Cerro Grande |
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3:15-3:30 |
Break |
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3:30-5:00 |
Open Discussion: The 2000 fire season: What can we do better in 2001? |
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5:00-6:00 |
Free Time |
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Evening |
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6:30-10:00 |
Banquet (Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, Tucson, AZ) |
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Thursday |
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Morning |
Climate Prediction |
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8:00-8:20 |
Climate Modeling Overview– Klaus Wolter |
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8:20-8:40 |
Climate Modeling and Diagnostics– Dan Cayan |
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8:40-9:00 |
An Experimental Seasonal Fire Weather Forecast for the Western United States – Anthony Westerling |
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9:00-9:45 |
Climate Prediction: ENSO versus non-ENSO Conditions – Douglas LeComte |
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9:45-10:00 |
Break |
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10:00-12:15 |
Climate Prediction Interpretation and Evaluation Workshop – Holly Hartmann and Tom Pagano |
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12:15-1:30 |
Lunch (on your own at local restaurants) and Free Time |
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Afternoon |
The Use of Climate Information by Fire Managers |
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1:30-2:15 |
Discussion: Identification of Issues around the use of Climate Information by Fire Managers |
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2:15-2:45 |
Breakout Group Planning |
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2:45-3:30 |
Breakout Group Discussion |
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3:30-3:45 |
Break |
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3:45-4:15 |
Breakout Groups Reconvene |
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4:15-5:30 |
Breakout Group Reports |
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Evening |
Free Time |
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Friday |
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Morning |
Integrated Assessments |
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8:00-8:30 |
Interagency Integrated Assessments – Roger Pulwarty |
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8:30-9:00 |
Tools to Improve Fire Risk Management – Barbara Morehouse and Steve Yool |
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9:00-9:30 |
An Overview of CEFA and its Tools for Fire Managers • Tim Brown |
| 9:30-10:00 | Climate, Fire and the Need for a National Climate Service • Jonathan Overpeck |
|
10:00-10:15 |
Discussion |
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10:15-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-12:00 |
Action Plan Development |
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12:00 |
Workshop Adjourns |