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From Weather Observation to Forecasting, ENSCO Presents the Latest in Meteorological Technology and Applications at the 89th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society

Falls Church, Va., October 30, 2008—ENSCO scientists will unveil the latest in meteorological technology and applications at the American Meteorological Society (AMS) meeting, Jan. 11-15, 2009 in Phoenix, Ariz. The following ENSCO experts will present papers and/or presentations:

Jonathan L. Case, ENSCO scientist, will present the following papers, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

• Impact of Lake Okeechobee Sea Surface Temperatures on Numerical Predictions of Summertime Convective Systems over South Florida
• Examining the Impacts of High-Resolution Land Surface Initialization on Local Model Predictions of Convection in the Southeastern U.S.

Scientist Joe Barrett will present:

• Anvil Forecast Tool in the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System

Senior scientist Joe Dreher and staff scientist Winnie Crawford will present:

• Statistical Short-Range Guidance for Peak Wind Speed Forecasts at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

Senior scientists Leela Watson and Bill Bauman will present:

• Observation Denial and Performance of a Local Mesoscale Model
• Weather Research and Forecasting Model Wind Sensitivity Study at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

As part of the Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium  on Weather-Air Traffic management Integration, James Stobie and Robert Gillen will present “An enhanced convective forecast (ECF) for the New York TRACON area,” Jan. 13, 2009. In the afternoon session of the same symposium, Stobie and Gillen will present a follow-up paper titled: “Integrating convective weather forecasts with the traffic management advisor" J. G. Bailey and I. A. B. Wilson contributed to both papers. Abstracts of these reports can be found at: http://ams.confex.com/ams/89annual/techprogram/programexpanded_526.htm

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ENSCO, Inc. provides engineering, science and advanced technology solutions for the defense, security, transportation, environment, and aerospace industries. Founded in 1969, with revenues of more than $100 million, ENSCO is an 800-person, privately owned corporation. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., ENSCO has major offices in Springfield, Va., Endicott, N.Y., Melbourne, Fla. and Cocoa Beach, Fla.; field offices throughout the United States; and sales representatives in 15 countries selling ENSCO products to a wide range of customers.  More about ENSCO