- Luca Centurioni — Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SCRIPPS)
- Eric Chassignet — Florida State University (FSU)
- Chelle Gentemann — Earth and Space Research
- Klaus-Werner Gurgel — University of Hamburg
- George Halliwell — Physical Oceanography Division (PHOD) of The Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
- John Kaplan — Hurricane Research Division at AOML
- Rick Lumpkin — Physical Oceanography Division (PHOD) of The Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
- Carlos Lozano — National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)
- Eileen Maturi— National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- David Nolan — Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science
- William Teague — Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center
- Eric Uhlhorn — AIR Worldwide
- Jun Zhang — Hurricane Research Division - Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)
