Societal Impacts Program
(aka Collaborative Program on the Societal
and Economic Benefits of Weather
Information)
WAS*IS Summer 2007
Jeffrey K. Lazo
July 18, 2007
lazo@ucar.edu
www.sip.ucar.edu
The Mission and Work of SIP
The Collaborative Program on the Societal
and Economic Benefits of Weather
Information (also called the Societal Impacts
Program or SIP) aims to improve the societal
gains from weather forecasting by infusing
social science and economic research,
methods, and capabilities into the planning,
execution, and analysis of weather
information, applications, and research
directions.
Program Overview
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Research
WAS*IS
Outreach and Education
Community Support
Program Overview
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Research
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Overall US Sector Sensitivity Assessment
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Communicating Forecast Uncertainty
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Kathleen Tierney – CU Natural Hazards Center
Ann Bostrom – University of Washington
Hydro-Met Testbed
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Alan Stewart – University of Georgia – Athens
Individual Sector Sensitivity Assessments - Transport
Warning Decisions in Extreme Weather Events: An
Integrated Multi-Method Approach
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Megan Harrod – Stratus Consulting
Don Waldman – University of Colorado
Pete Larson – University of Alaska – Anchorage
Jenifer Martin – University of Colorado – Communications
User Needs Assessment
Seven Year Plan:
Prioritization of SIP Research
Hurricanes Precipitation
High-Impact
Wx Forecasts
Valuation
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Communicating
Uncertainty
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Characterization Sources,
Perceptions, and Uses of
Weather Information
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Developing or Facilitating
Use of Forecasts and
Forecasts Products
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Legend: l highest priority;
 medium priority;
 lower priority
Program Overview
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WAS*IS – Weather and Society * Integrated Studies
 grassroots movement to change the weather
enterprise by comprehensively and sustainably
integrating social science into meteorological
research and practice
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Workshops
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Original WAS*IS
WAS*IS Norman
WAS*IS Summer 2006
WAS*IS Australia
WAS*IS Summer 2007
Activities
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Conferences / meetings
Research
Network – newsgroup
Edited book
Program Overview
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Outreach and Education
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Website
Extreme Weather Sourcebook
 Societal Aspects Page
 Digital Library
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Weather and Society Watch Newsletter
Economics Primer
WxSoc newsgroup
Program Overview
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Community Support
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Hurricane Forecast Socio-Economic Working Group
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THORPEX
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Societal and Economic Research and Applications (SERA) WG
NAT SERA (Opportunity Fund Workshop)
Madrid Conference on Socio-Economic Benefits of
NHMS
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Special issue Natural Hazards Review – summer 2007
joint NSF-NOAA funding opportunity
White paper
Economics Primer
WMO Public Weather Service Taskforce
WMO CAS Strategic Planning
AMS Annual Partnership Topic on Hurricane Disasters
SIP Personnel
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Barb Brown – RAL
Nate Bushek - ISSE
Julie Demuth – ISSE/RAL
Emily Laidlaw – ISSE
Jeff Lazo – RAL/ISSE
Bill Mahoney – RAL
Jenifer Martin – RAL
Rebecca Morss – MMM/ISSE
Eve Gruntfest – CU “affiliated”
WAS*IS Personnel - aka
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Ailie Gallant, School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University
Alan Baker, Flood Warning Manager, Bureau of Meteorology
Alan Cohn, University of Maryland, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, College Park, MD
Alan Stewart, University of Georgia, Counseling and Human Development, Athens, GA
Alison Cottrell, Centre for Disaster Studies, James Cook University
Amanda Graning (Brandt) , NOAA National Weather Service, Duluth, MN
Amy Griffin, University of New South Wales – Australian Defence Forces Academy
Andrea Bleistein, National Weather Service, Office of Science and Technology
Andrea Ray, NOAA Earth Systems Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO
Andrea Schumacher, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere – CSU
Anita Dwyer, Geoscience Australia
Anna O'Brien, Climate Impact Sciences, Bureau of Rural Sciences
April Raulerson, University of South Florida, Dept. of Geography, Tampa, FL
Ashley Coles, University of Arizona, Dept. of Geography, Tucson, AZ
Barry Goldsmith, National Weather Service - Florida
Beth Clarke, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK
Brent MacAloney, NOAA National Weather Service, Silver Spring, MD
Britt Westergard, NOAA National Weather Service, Jackson, KY
Burrell Montz, Binghamton University, Dept. of Geography, Binghamton, NY
Carlie Lawson, University of Oklahoma
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Chad Omitt, National Weather Service
Chris Lucas, Climate Forecasting Group, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre
Chris Maier, National Weather
Chris Uejio, University of Arizona, Dept. of Geography, Tucson, AZ
Chris Wright, Bureau of Meteorology
Christina Peters, Washington County Emergency Management, Stillwater, MN
Christopher Godfrey, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK
Chuck Vertucci, Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Mexico, NY
Corey Potvin, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK
Craig Schmidt, National Weather Service - Western Region
Dale Morris, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK
Dan O’Hair, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Communication, Norman, OK
Dan Stillman - Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Arlington, Virginia
Daniel Melendez, NOAA National Weather Service, Silver Spring, MD
Daphne Ladue, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Norman, OK
David Call, Syracuse University, Dept. of Geography, Syracuse, NY
David Changnon, Northern Illinois University, Dept. of Geography, DeKalb, IL
David Johnston, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences / Massey University
David Novak, AccuWeather Inc
David Schultz, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Norman, OK
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Donna Woudenberg, University of Nebraska, School of Natural Resources, Lincoln, NE
Elaine Godfrey, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK
Eleonora Demaria, Hydrology and Water Resources - University of Arizona
Emily Laidlaw, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
Eric Holthaus, Columbia University, Earth Institute, New York, NY
Ernie Ostuno, NOAA National Weather Service, Grand Rapids, MI
Frank Davenport, University of California, Santa
Gina Eosco, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC
Greg Stumpf, National Weather Service Meteorological Development Laboratory and Cooperative
Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Norman, OK
Harold Brooks, NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK
Heather Conley, Department of Geography-Geology at Illinois State University
Heather Lazrus, Environmental Anthropology - University of Washington
Ian Macadam, Climate Change Impacts and Risk, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Isabelle Ruin, Joseph Fourier University, Dept. of Geography, Grenoble, France
Ivan Hanigan, School of Environmental Research, Charles Darwin University
Ivan Ramirez, Department of Geography - Michigan State
James Ladue, NOAA Warning Decision Training Branch, Norman, OK
Jared Guyer, NOAA Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK
Jason Samenow, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
Jeff Craven, NOAA National Weather Service, Jackson, MS
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Jeffrey Cupo, NWS San Juan, Puerto Rico WFO
Jenifer Martin – NCAR SIP
Jennifer Cox, City University of New York,
Jessica Rathke, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK
Joel Gratz, University of Colorado, CO
John Ferree, NOAA National Weather Service, Norman, OK
John Tribbia, University of Colorado, Dept. of Sociology, Boulder, CO
Joshua Jans, Minnesota State University, Cross Disciplinary Studies, Mankato, MN
Julia Becker, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
Julie Malmberg
Karen Pennesi, University of Arizona, Dept. of Anthropology, Tucson, AZ
Kathleen Sherman-Morris, Mississippi State University – Geosciences
Katrina Frank, Center for Climatic Research at University of Delaware
Katrina Proust, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University
Keelin Kuipers, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Silver Spring, MD
Kevin Barjenbruch, NOAA National Weather Service, Salt Lake City, UT
Kevin Goebbert, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK
Kevin Ronan, Central Queensland University
Kevin Scharfenberg, NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK
Kim Carsell, David Ford Consulting Engineers, Inc., Sacramento, CA
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Kristen Kuhlman, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK
Lance Jones, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
Laura Clemente, Pennsylvania State University
Lauren Hand
Lindsey Barnes, University of Colorado, Dept. of Geography, Colorado Springs, CO
Liz Quoetone, NOAA Warning Decision Training Branch, Norman, OK
Lynda Chambers, Climate Forecasting Group, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre
Margaret Loughnan, School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University
Margret Sturgis, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK
Marguerite Keesee, University of Oklahoma, Center for Applied Social Research, Norman, OK
Mark Hoekzema, Meteorological Operations Center – WeatherBug
Mark Meo, University of Oklahoma, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science
Mark Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK
Matt Biddle, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Geography, Norman, OK
May Yuan, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Geography and Center for Spatial Analysis, Norman, OK
Melissa Bukovsky, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK
Melissa Nursey-Bray, Australian Maritime College
Melissa Tuttle Carr, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA
Michael Magsig, NOAA Warning Decision Training Branch, Norman, OK
Michael Stavish, NOAA National Weather Service, Medford, OR
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Mike Seaman, National Weather Service - Salt Lake City
Neil Lareau, Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH
Neil Stuart, NOAA National Weather Service, Albany, NY
Olga Wilhelmi, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
Pam Heinselman, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Norman, OK
Pam Shrauger, Big Sky Hazard Management, LLC, Bozeman, MT
Pam Szatanek, NOAA Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, Camp Springs, MD
Patrick Marsh, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK
Paul Gabriel, Emergency Management Policy Office of the Emergency Services Commissioner
Peat Leith, University of Tasmania
Peter Steinle, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre
Randy Peppler, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies and U. of Ok.
Ray Wolf, NOAA National Weather Service, Davenport, IA
Rebecca Jennings, The Weather Channel
Rebecca Moore, University of Wisconsin, Dept. of Economics, Madison, WI
Rebecca Morss, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
Redina Herman, Western Illinois University in the Department of Geography
Renee McPherson, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK
Russ Schumacher, Colorado State University
Russanne Low, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
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Russell Schneider, NOAA Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK
Sam Ng, Meteorology - Metropolitan State College of Denver
Sandra Schuster, Munich Reinsurance Group in Australia
Sarah Stapleton, University of Colorado, Program in Environmental Studies, Boulder, CO
Sheldon Drobot, University of Colorado, Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research, Boulder, CO
Shripad Deo, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Kansas City, KS
Somer Erickson, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK
Stefan Kaufman, Australian National University
Steven Stewart, University of Arizona
Susanne Theis, German Weather Service, Offenbach, Germany
Suzanne Van Cooten, NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK
Tam Hoang, Hydrology and Flood Warning Team, Melbourne Water
Tanja Fransen, NOAA National Weather Service, Glasgow, MT
Todd Crane, Southeast Climate Consortium
Travis Smith, NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK
Valliappa Lakshmanan, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Norman
Walker Ashley, Northern Illinois University
Wendy Pearson, NWS Central Region Headquarters
Yuxiao Duan, Bureau of Meteorology
Helping SIP
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Subscribe to and contribute to Weather and
Society Watch http://www.sip.ucar.edu/news/subscribe.jsp
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Assist with information resources and web site
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Participate in our WAS*IS assessment later this
summer
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Assist with future WAS*IS efforts
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Let your boss know how valuable this program is
to your organization