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WSU Weather School 2022
February 4, 2022 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Weather School helps industry improve collection and use of public and private weather data used in agricultural models and decision systems.
Goal
Improve stakeholder understanding on how weather data is collected, QA/Qc’ed and how to use the data & (model-) data products in their crop production management decision making or resource conservation. Improve basic know-how (i.e. knowledge base) on private weather station installs, maintenance and data crowd-sourcing through AWN ecosystem for greater good.
Target Audience
Agricultural decision makers; Crop consultants & service providers; Conservation district representatives; Researchers & Policy Makers; Weather Enthusiasts & General Public
Full Day Conference
February 4, 2022 (Virtual)
- Climate Trends
- How AWN acquires weather data?
- Weather sensing
- Principles; Site/Sensors selection
- Installation and maintenance
- Data quality and products
- AWN hardware and web portal navigation
- Private station options
When: February 4, 2022
Where: Virtual Conference
Registration Fee: $0/ attendee
Register at: Registration – Opens Dec 22, 2021
Draft Agenda
7:50 AM: REGISTRATION OPEN.
8:00 AM: Welcome. Welcome, Announcements, and Statement of Objectives.
8:10 AM: Keynote Address. Climate, Why does it matter? – Speaker Nicholas Bond
8:45 AM: Meteorology Basics Speaker Joe Boomgard-Zagrodnik
9:15 AM: AgWeatherNet Overview Speaker Lav Khot
9:40 AM: Weather Sensing: Principals & AWN Tiers Speaker Jon Contezac
10:15 AM: Break
10:30 AM: Weather Sensing: Principals & AWN Tiers Speaker Jon Contezac
10:55 AM: Soil Water Potential & Temperature Sensing Speaker R. Troy Peters
11:25 AM: AgWeatherNet Web Portal Speaker Sean Hill
11:45 AM: Questions and Answers Moderator Gwen Hoheisel
12:00 PM: Lunch
12:30 AM: Weather Sensing: Adding Private Stations to AWN Speakers Jon Contezac & Sean Hill
12:50 AM: Weather Data Quality Assurance Speaker Bryan Curtis
1:15 PM: Private Weather Station Options Speaker William Corsi
1:50 PM: Concurrent Sessions Key weather data driven products.
Choose 1:
- Breakout Session 1:
- Cold Hardiness of Grapes, Blueberries, and Cherries, Speaker Gwen Alyn Hoheisel
- Breakout Session 2:
- DAS – Potatoes, Speaker Carrie Wohleb
2:10 PM: Concurrent Sessions Key weather data driven products.
Choose 1:
- Breakout Session 3:
- DAS Overview, Speaker Dave Crowder
- Breakout Session 4:
- Forecasting station specific weather (cold/heat stress), Speaker Matt Cann
2:30 PM: Questions and Answers Moderator Karen Lewis
2:45 PM: Conclusions, Survey, Adjourn