• Project No. and Title: WERA1022 - Meteorological and Climate Data to Support ET-Based Irrigation Scheduling, Water Conservation, and Water Resources Management (from WDC18)
• Dates: 09/25/2018 to 09/27/2018
• Contacts: [James Adkins] [Ed Martin]

This authorizes the annual meeting: .
The meeting will be held on 09/25/2018 at University of Delaware Cooperative Extension/Delaware State Climate Office - Holiday Inn Ocean City, 6600 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, Maryland. :

Admin Advisor: Edward C Martin (ecmartin@email.arizona.edu)

Greetings,<br /> <br /> We're happy to announce that registration for the 2018 WERA 102 Meeting is now open!<br /> <br /> • The meeting will be hosted by the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension and the Delaware State Climate Office. This year's meeting will take place at the Holiday Inn Ocean City, 6600 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, Maryland. The main meeting will take place September 25th-26th (Tuesday and Wednesday); with an optional third-day visit to Wallops Island Flight Facility on September 27th (more information below). Depending on attendance and time needed for state reports, we will also tour: <br /> o UD Warrington Irrigation Research Farm (soil moisture, variable rate sprinklers, and meteorological research)<br /> o Processing and fresh market vegetable operation to discuss how they use weather station data to schedule plantings, forecast disease, and schedule irrigation<br /> o UD – Marine Studies Campus – Ocean-going research vessels, autonomous submarines and buoy stations.<br /> o Assateague Island National Seashore – wild ponies and barrier island ecology.<br /> <br /> Please be sure to register for the meeting and reserve your lodging as soon as possible. It helps us a great deal, as we prepare for the meeting.<br /> <br /> Registration: $100.00/person (make checks payable University of Delaware). Registration form and payment are due by Friday, August 31, 2018. Mail registration form and payment to Karen Adams, University of Delaware, 16483 County Seat Highway, Georgetown, DE 19947<br /> <br /> Accommodations: Holiday Inn Ocean City, 6600 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, Maryland<br /> (410) 524-1600. We have reserved a block of rooms under the University of Delaware ($109.00/night+tax). Please make reservations by Friday, August 31, 2018.<br /> <br /> Local Airlines (distance from hotel):<br /> Salisbury Regional Airport, Salisbury, Maryland, Phone: 410-548-4827 (32 miles)<br /> Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Baltimore, Maryland, 410-859-7111 (121 miles)<br /> Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 215-937-6937 (130 miles)<br /> Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C., 703-572-2700 (139 miles)<br /> <br /> About the Visit to Wallops Island Flight Center<br /> Wallops Island Flight Facility is a NASA launch and testing facility located in Wallops Island, Virginia directly on the Atlantic Ocean. Located about an hour south of Ocean City, Maryland, Wallops conducts various types of rocket experiments as well as various types of weather monitoring missions. Wallops houses NASA's Balloon Launch program, which measures various atmospheric constituents in support of NASA's research mission. NOAA also operates an upper air balloon launch station out of Wallops Island Flight Facility, which we hopefully will be able to visit as well. Currently, NASA is testing and operating its Sounding rocket program out of Wallops Island. Combined, a great deal of upper-level data are collected, which are critical to accurate weather forecasts. Other potentially interesting work being done by NASA and NOAA scientists at Wallops include validation studies of the NASA's satellite-based Global Precipitation Mission, some cubes at work, as well as ozone monitoring technology. The tour will consist of visiting the various facilities at Wallops where they house these missions and opportunities to interact with NASA and NOAA scientists on their projects. <br /> <br /> We look forward to seeing you in Ocean City in September!<br />