NASA Disasters Program, Coastal Hazards Initiative
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WHAT and WHY: This workshop will identify challenges and gaps in the incorporation of remote sensing and modeling into coastal hazards decision-making, and will assist NASA to build capacity for research and disaster response related to individual and cascading coastal hazards.
WHEN: Friday, April 28, 2017, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
WHO: This workshop is by invitation only for members of the disasters science community, including federal, state and local government representatives and academia.
WHERE: Room 101, National Institute of Aerospace 100 Exploration Way, Hampton, VA 23666. Ample parking is available. Workshop participation also via WEBEX.
Meeting number: 990 762 628
Meeting password: SH3a8X6$
AGENDA: The workshop will consist of morning presentations followed by a working lunch and two working sessions in the afternoon.
8:00AM Registration and Coffee
8:30 Welcome, Rosemary Baize, Deputy Director for Science, NASA LaRC
8:40 NASA Disasters Program Overview, John Murray, NASA Disasters Program
9:00 Local and Regional Efforts, Michelle Hamor, USACE Norfolk District
9:30 Weather Forcing and Precipitation, Andrew Molthan, NASA MSFC
10:00 NC and VA Flood Manager’s Perspective, John Dorman, NC EM, Mark Slauter VDEM
10:15 Coffee Break
10:30 Coastal Storm Surge Modeling, Derek Loftis, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
11:00 Optical Flood Mapping, John Murray and Lillian Sun, NASA & George Mason University
11:15 SAR Flood Mapping and Change Detection, Jordan Bell, NASA MSFC
11:30 Land Subsidence Mapping, Ben Hamlington, Old Dominion University
11:45 Infrastructure Impacts, Brad Ball, NASA LaRC
12:00 Working Lunch (Sandwich Delivery)
12:00 Cascading Hazards 1, Oil Spill, Jordan Bell and John Murray, NASA
12:15 Cascading Hazards 2, Transportation Impacts, Alan Strasser, DOT
12:30 Cascading Hazards 3, Public Health Hazards, Kent Ross, NASA DEVELOP Program
12:45 Coffee Break
1:00 Charge to Working Sessions, Mark Slauter, VA Department of Emergency Management
1:15 Working Session 1: Identify core demonstration capabilities and representative cases.
2:30 Working Session 2: Overall concept development & proposal development assignments
3:45 Discussion and consensus
4:30 Adjourn
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