Poster Session 1 Energy Poster Session

Monday, 7 January 2013: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy

Papers:
Poster 424 has been moved. New paper number 8.3A

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Ocean Observations in Support of Offshore Renewable Energy Development
Angel McCoy, McCoy Environmental Group, Inc., Hyattsville, MD; and C. M. Hall and M. C. Boatman

401
Extrapolation of Wind Speed Data for Wind Energy Applications
Jennifer F. Newman, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. M. Klein
Manuscript (2.1 MB)

Handout (474.4 kB)

Poster 403 has been moved. New paper number 8.2A.

404
Weather Central LP Wind Power Yield Forecast System
Justin Joseph Traiteur, Weather Central, LP, Madison, WI; and A. Rice, B. A. Wilt, S. J. Reinke, and R. Runnheim

405
Climate-Induced Changes in Peak Energy Demands in California
Jorge Gonzalez, City College of New York, New York, NY; and Y. Molina, P. Sequera, and R. Bornstein

406
Towards an Enlightened Wind Power Industry: Utilizing Popular Media
Jeffrey M. Freedman, AWS Truewind LLC, Albany, NY; and E. Klicka, J. K. Lundquist, M. Marquis, and K. E. Moore

Handout (789.8 kB)

407
Verification of Hub-Height Wind Forecasts from the NCAR-Xcel Ensemble-RTFDDA System
Gregory Roux, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and Y. Liu, L. Delle Monache, T. M. Hopson, W. Y. Y. Cheng, and Y. Liu

408
Assessing the Economic Value of Wind Derivatives for Wind Project Finance
Richard Oduntan, Nephila Capital Ltd, Hamilton, Bermuda; and M. Coleman and B. Schauble

409
Advanced Data Assimilation for Short-term Renewable Power Prediction: a Complex Terrain Case
Meng Zhang, IBM Research, Beijing, China; and H. Du, X. Rui, X. Bai, H. Wang, W. Yin, and J. Dong

410
Improving the Wind Power Forecast Quality by Combining Numerical Weather Models and Applying Scaling Techniques
Yvonne Hinnsen, Meteo Consult B.V., Wageningen, Netherlands; and D. Malda and R. Mureau

413
The Impact of Various Forecasting System Components on Short-Term Wind Forecasts
Isidora Jankov, Precision Wind, Boulder, CO; and D. Zupanski, S. Gregory, B. Beechler, M. Rothstein, B. Cote, and N. Vickers

414
The Gaussian Predictability of Wind Speeds
Adam H. Monahan, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

415
Forecasting the Marine Layer Front through Physical Inputs and Machine Learning Techniques
Lukas Nonnenmacher, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; and R. Schwartz, V. Kostylev, and C. F. M. Coimbra

Handout (3.2 MB)

416
The Relationships Between Synoptic and Meso-Scale Weather Features and Wind Turbine Icing Events
Heath W. Corder, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC; and A. S. Adams

421
Wind Ramp Events at Turbine Height – Spatial Consistency and Causes at two Iowa Wind Farms
Renee Walton, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and W. A. Gallus Jr. and E. S. Takle
Manuscript (591.9 kB)

Handout (472.3 kB)

425
- Indicates paper has been withdrawn from meeting
- Indicates an Award Winner