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David A. Coates, John Edward Uehling, Olivier Prat: Evaluation of IMERG and CMORPH Satellite Precipitation Products with Respect to Extreme Precipitation from Subdaily to Multi-day Accumulation Scales Against in-situ Reference Network, 3–4:30, Hall B3

Carl J. Schreck (co-chair): Response of High-Impact Tropical Weather to a Warming Climate: Bridging Weather and Climate II, 10:45–12, 352D

Liz Cox (moderator), Laura E. Stevens (panelist): Navigating Climate Futures: Fast and Slow Thinking in Applied Climatology, 10:45–12, 381A

Anand K. Inamdar: Extending the HIRS Data Record from the NOAA’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellites, 8:45–9, 370D

Carl J. Schreck: Observed Trends in Tropical Cyclone Intensities Using an Updated Homogeneous Dataset: ADT-HURSAT, 9:30–9:45, 352D

NCICS at #AMS2026 today (Thursday): 🧵

Carl J. Schreck (co-chair): Response of High-Impact Tropical Weather to a Warming Climate, 8:30–10, 352D

Yuhan (Douglas) Rao (co-chair): Satellite-Based Long-Term and Climatological Earth Observations II, 8:30–10, 370D

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Yuhan (Douglas) Rao: Putting Helene in Context with Long-Term Satellite Data Records, 5–5:15, 370D

Garrett Graham, Alethia Kielbasa, Shuhai Li: Daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature (DOISST) V3: Improvements in Input Data, Preprocessing Methods, and Cloud Computing, 5:45–6, 370D

Shuhai Li, Carl Schreck, Kyle Wodzicki: Improving Density Altitude Projections for Aircraft Operations Using Statistical Downscaling, 3–4:30, Hall B3

Yuhan (Douglas) Rao, Aashish Malik, Anand Inamdar: Towards the Creation of GOES Fundamental Climate Data Record, 4:45–5, 370D

Alethia Kielbasa, John Uehling, Carl Schreck, Kyle Wodzicki: Bias Correcting GFDL-SPEAR for Use in Near-Future Global Climate Projections with Military Applications, 3–4:30, Hall B3

Emma Scott: The Accumulated Climate Extremes Index: How Weird Was Your Year?, 3–4:30, Hall B3

Jenny Dissen, Aashish Malik: Visualizing and Quantifying the Economic Value of NOAA Solar Data Across the Renewable Energy Value Chain, 3–4:30, Hall B3

Yuhan (Douglas) Rao (co-chair): Digital Twins for Cities: Advancing Urban Intelligence for Adaptation and Resilience, 1:45–3, 371B

Emma Scott, Ronald Leeper: Rapid Drought Change Relationships to Intra- and Interseasonal Modes of Variability Across Drought Indices, 2:15–2:30, 332A

Ken Kunkel (panelist): Town Hall Meeting – A Discussion on the U.S. Climate Collection, 12:15–1:15, 351B

Liz Cox: Tools and Products for Real-Time Monitoring of the Climate III,
1:45–3, 381A

Ronald Leeper, Emma Scott: Exploring the Relationship between Vegetation Health and Soil Moisture–Based Drought Indices, 9:30–9:45, 332A

Liz Cox: Tools and Products for Real-Time Monitoring of the Climate II, 10:45–12, 381A

NCICS at #AMS2026 today (Wednesday) 🧵

Liz Cox: Tools and Products for Real-time Monitoring of the Climate, 8:30–10, 381A

Carl Schreck, Shuhai Li, Kyle Wodzicki: Global Station-Based Downscaling with STAR, 8:45–9, 381A

NCICS at #AMS2026 today (Tuesday):

Jenny Dissen, Liz Cox: The Critical Role of Data in Wildfire Preparedness, 3–4:30, Hall B3

Jenny Dissen, Otis Brown, Jonathan Brannock: NODD’s Evolving Ecosystem, 5:30–5:45, 372A

Xiangdong Zhang, Circulation Dynamics Driving Extreme Heatwaves, 5:30–5:45, 310C

NCICS at #AMS2026 today (Monday). All times Central:

Ken Kunkel: Extreme Precip and Helene, 8:45–9, 332B; NOAA Atlas-15, 11:30–11:45, 332B

Jenny Dissen: NOAA Data in Retail Industry Approach, 8:45–9, Grand Ballroom C

Liz Cox: Climate Engagement, 5:15–5:30, 351A

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NCICS at the AMS 2026 Annual Meeting :: North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies Twenty-three NCICS staff are contributing to presentations, posters, and other activities at the 106th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, being held in Houston, Texas, January 25–29,…

NCICS staffers will travel to Houston—weather permitting!—for the annual meeting of @ametsoc.org next week. Details here:
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Tomorrow (Jan. 6) from 2–3:15, NCICS presents a CISESS webinar, “Advancing Open Artificial Intelligence for Earth Observation and Climate Modeling,” featuring experts from the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2). Register and read the abstract: ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Today at #AGU25, NCICS’s Laura Stevens presents “When Climate Change Hits Home: Empowering Western North Carolina Students with Cross-Curricular Weather and Climate Content,” 16:40–16:50 CST, Room 338-339 agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...

This afternoon, a talk: “Leveraging NOAA Data for Dollar Tree’s Climate Resilience and Supply Chain,” 15:09–15:17 CST, Room 348-349
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This morning, a poster: “Cloud-Enabled Environmental Intelligence: The Impact of NOAA Open Data Dissemination,” 8:30–12 CST, Poster Hall EFG

Today at #AGU25, NCICS’s Jenny Dissen makes two presentations. 🧵

Olivier Prat, “Evaluation of IMERG and CMORPH Satellite Precipitation Products with Respect to Extreme Precipitation from Sub-Daily to Multi-Day Scales Against In-Situ Reference Network"

Two from Pavel Groisman:
“North Eurasian Future Initiative” and
“Environmental, Socioeconomic, and Climatic Changes in Northern Eurasia"

Jenny Dissen, “Engagement and Data in Wildfire Preparedness"

Today at #AGU25, see four posters from NCICS staff members, 14:15–17:45 CST, Poster Hall EFG: 🧵

Today at #AGU25, NCICS’s Olivier Prat presents “Spatial and Temporal Drought Patterns Derived from Long-Term High-Resolution Daily SPI Dataset Over CONUS Using Unsupervised Machine Learning Clustering Algorithms,”
14:45–15 CST, Room 217-219
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This morning at #AGU25, Ronald Opio presents “Development of Gridded Climate Data Using Neural Process for CONUS,” 8:30–12 CST, Poster Hall EFG.
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Today at #AGU25, NCICS’s Pooja Hari Ambrish presents “From Archives to Analysis: Making NOAA Climate Data Records Cloud-Optimized and Accessible,” 14:15–17:45 CST, Poster Hall EFG.
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This morning at #AGU25, NCICS’s Laura Stevens presents “State Climate Summaries: Providing Relevant and Reliable State-Level Climate Information,” 9:20–9:30 CST, Room 346-347.
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Today at #AGU25, NCICS’s Xiangdong Zhang is a convener for “Cyclones in the Polar Regions: Dynamics, Impacts, and Future Changes,” 16:15–17:45 CST, Room 267-268
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