Several RUCOOL affiliates attended and presented at the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) in Phoenix, AZ from January 7 through 10, 2019. This meeting gathers more than 4000 scientists and policymakers to discuss the latest in weather and ocean-related operations and research, with this year’s annual theme focused on Understanding and Building Resilience to Extreme Events by Being Interdisciplinary, International, and Inclusive. This year, Dr. Joseph Brodie presented on Utilizing Climatological Analysis to Improve Forecasting of Offshore Wind Ramps, while undergraduate intern Brian Frei presented a poster on his Hollings summer project with the NOAA National Weather Service Forecast Office in Oxnard, CA on Sundowner Winds of Santa Barbara County. Additionally, Dr. Brodie and Dr. Travis Miles were co-authors on the presentation Validation and Comparison of Mesoscale Model Setups for Offshore Wind Resource Assessment: A New Jersey Case Study, by lead author Andrew Kumler of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
PDFs of these presentations are available from our Presentations page!