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ISET Calendar Item DetailsISETCSC COLLOQUIUM, Dr. TOM Warner; Scientist National Center for Atmospheric ResearchResearch Applications Laboratory; Professor University of Colorado; Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Boulder, CO., 10-11AM, IRC Bldg. # 410 04-01-2010 Title: "
Regional-climate and wind-energy modeling activities at NCAR Speaker: Dr. TOM Warner; Research Applications Laboratory; Professor University of Colorado; Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Boulder, CO. Abstract Regional-climate modeling, and the application of mesoscale models for wind-energy prediction and resource assessment, are two activities in which atmospheric models are being used to respond to concerns about the climate effects of greenhouse-gas emissions. This talk will discuss research and development activities in both areas at NCAR. The climate downscaling is being performed for future climates and current climates. The regional climatographies that are produced by current-climate downscaling can be used in many ways, including the forensic analyses of source-receptor relationships for air-quality applications, for long-term physical process studies, and for assessing the best locations for the installation of wind farms. The same models that are used for climate downscaling are employed in a predictive mode to provide energy companies with the forecasts of wind-energy production that are needed for integration of the wind energy into the rest of the system. The NCAR work to develop an operational WRF-model-based prediction system for Xcel Energy will be highlighted. BIO: Dr. Warner received a PhD in Meteorology from The Pennsylvania State University in 1976. Subsequently, he was on the faculty of the Department of Meteorology at Penn State for twenty-three years. Since taking a position at the National Center for Atmospheric Research about fifteen years ago, he has been the lead scientist for the National Security Applications Program in the Research Applications Laboratory of NCAR. Dr. Warner is also a Professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he teaches courses in atmospheric dynamics, numerical weather prediction, desert meteorology and climate, and general meteorology. Place: IRC 410 Time: 10-11 AM |