meeting summary : Summary of a Symposium on Cloud Systems, Hurricanes, and TRMM: Celebration of Dr. Joanne Simpson's Career—The First Fifty Years

Abstract

A symposium celebrating the first fifty years of Dr. Joanne Simpson's career took place at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 1?3 December 1999. This symposium consisted of presentations that focused on historical and personal points of view concerning Dr. Simpson's research career, her interactions with the American Meteorological Society, and her leadership in Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM); scientific interactions with Dr. Simpson that influenced personal research; research related to observations and modeling of clouds, cloud systems, and hurricanes; and research related to the TRMM. There were a total of 36 presentations and 103 participants from the United States, Japan, and Australia. The specific presentations during the symposium are summarized in this paper.