Program Chairs:
Reviewers:
David John Gagne II
, NCAR
;
Jessie C. Carman
, OAR
;
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Sunday, 7 January 2018
4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 7 January 2018
Plenary Session
1
18th Presidential Forum: Transforming Communication in the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise—Focusing on Challenges Facing Our Sciences
Location: Ballroom D (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Monday, 8 January 2018
8:30 AM-8:45 AM: Monday, 8 January 2018
8:45 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 8 January 2018
Session
1
New Projects and Opportunities for Renewable Energy Research
Location: Room 15 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: Ninth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair:
10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 8 January 2018
Coffee Break
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 8 January 2018
Session
2
The Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2): Part I
Location: Room 15 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: Ninth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Monday, 8 January 2018
Lunch Break
2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Monday, 8 January 2018
Lecture
1
2:00 PM-4:15 PM: Monday, 8 January 2018
Session
3
The Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2): Part II
Location: Room 15 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: Ninth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
4:15 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 8 January 2018
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Poster Session
1
Monday Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: Ninth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Poster 260 has been moved. New paper number is 1.3A
6:00 PM-8:00 PM: Monday, 8 January 2018
Exhibits Opening and Reception
Location: Exhibit Hall 4 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
8:00 PM-10:00 PM: Monday, 8 January 2018
Ryan Symposium Reception
Location: The Reverbery at the Hilton (Austin, Texas)
Tuesday, 9 January 2018
8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 9 January 2018
Session
4
New Methods for Wind Forecasting
Location: Room 15 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: Ninth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 9 January 2018
Coffee . Break
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 9 January 2018
Themed Joint Session
3
Communicating Information and Risk in the Energy Sector
Location: Room 15 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Ninth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy;
and the Eighth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
Panelists:
Joint Session
28
MJO Impacts on Global Weather and the Energy Sector
Location: Room 2 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Sixth Symposium on the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Sub-Seasonal Monsoon Variability;
the Ninth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy;
and the Sixth Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
)
Cochairs:
2:00 PM-3:45 PM: Tuesday, 9 January 2018
Session
5
Wind and Solar Forecasting
Location: Room 15 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: Ninth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair:
3:45 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 9 January 2018
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Poster Session
2
Tuesday Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: Ninth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Poster 751 has been moved. New paper number is 5.2A.
Poster 754 has been moved. New paper number is 9.3A.
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
8:15 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 10 January 2018
Session
6
Verification and Validation on the Subseasonal to Seasonal Time Scale to support the National Earth System Prediction Capability
Location: Room 15 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: Ninth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 10 January 2018
Coffee Break
10:30 AM-11:30 AM: Wednesday, 10 January 2018
Session
7
Wind Resource Assessment
Location: Room 15 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: Ninth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 10 January 2018
Lunch Break
12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Wednesday, 10 January 2018
9ENERGY Town Hall: Communicating Energy Information in the State of Texas: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Location: Room 15 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: Ninth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 10 January 2018
Lecture
2
1:30 PM-3:45 PM: Wednesday, 10 January 2018
Session
8
Resilient Business Decisions in the Midst of Weather and Climate Uncertainty
Location: Room 15 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: Ninth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
2:45 PM
8.5
Thursday, 11 January 2018
8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Thursday, 11 January 2018
Session
9
Operational and Financial Considerations in the Energy Sector
Location: Room 15 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: Ninth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
9:30 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 11 January 2018
Exhibit Hall Breakfast
Location: Exhibit Hall 4 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
10:30 AM-11:45 AM: Thursday, 11 January 2018
Joint Session
52
Machine Learning Applications in the Energy Sector
Location: Room 15 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Ninth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy;
and the 17th Conf on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences
)
Cochairs:
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 11 January 2018
Lunch Break
1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Thursday, 11 January 2018
Lecture
3
Session
10
Renewable Energy in Austin: A Regional Leader with the AMS Committee on Environmental Stewardship
Location: Room 15 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: Ninth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 11 January 2018
Coffee Break
3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 11 January 2018
Session
11
Big Data Analytics Providing Decision Support
Location: Room 15 (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: Ninth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
CoChair: