Session 8 Offshore Wind

Tuesday, 14 January 2020: 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
256 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 11th Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
Angel McCoy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Sterling, VA and Joseph F. Brodie, Rutgers University, Center for Ocean Observing Leadership, New Brunswick, NJ

Latest research in offshore wind energy development including met-ocean observations and modeling

Papers:
1:30 PM
8.1
Mesoscale-to-Microscale Coupling for Wind Energy Applications: What Features of the Offshore Environment Are Needed for Multiscale Modeling?
Sue Ellen Haupt, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Kosovic, W. J. Shaw, L. K. Berg, M. J. Churchfield, and J. D. Mirocha
1:45 PM
8.2
Validation of Offshore Wind Fields Using Hub-Height Buoy Observations
Lindsay M. Sheridan, PNNL, Richland, WA; and W. J. Shaw, R. K. Newsom, and L. K. Berg
2:15 PM
8.4
Air–Sea Interaction Challenges for Offshore Wind Energy
Will Shaw, PNNL, Richland, WA; and L. K. Berg, C. Draxl, V. P. Ghate, J. D. Mirocha, P. Muradyan, M. Optis, D. D. Turner, and J. M. Wilczak
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