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A Wind Energy Ramp Tool and Metric for Measuring the Skill of Numerical Weather Prediction Models
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    A wind energy Ramp Tool and Metric (RT&M) has been developed out of recognition that during significant ramp events (large changes in wind power Delta p over short periods of time Delta t) it is more difficult to balance the electric load with power production than during quiescent periods between ramp events. A ramp specific metric is needed because standard metrics do not give special consideration to ramp events and hence may not provide an appropriate measure of model skill or skill improvement. This RT&M has three components. The first identifies ramp events in the power time series. The second matches in time forecast and observed ramps. The third determines a skill score of the forecast model. This is calculated from a utility operator's perspective, incorporates phase and duration errors in time as well as power amplitude errors, and recognizes that up and down ramps have different impacts on grid operation. The RT&M integrates skill over a matrix of ramp events of varying amplitudes and durations.

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      Monthly Weather Review, 144(4), 1649-1668.
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      CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
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      2016
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      Monthly Weather Review, 144(5), 1851-1865.
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      CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
      Description:
      The land surface model (LSM) described in this manuscript was originally developed as part of the NOAA Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model development effort; with ongoing modifications, it is now used as an option for the WRF community model. The RUC mod...
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      2016
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      Journal of Climate, 29(18), 6581-6596.
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      CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
      Description:
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      Monthly Weather Review, 144(6), 2395-2420.
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      CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
      Description:
      Pathways to the production of precipitation in two cloud microphysics schemes available in the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model are investigated in a scenario of tropical cyclone intensification. Comparisons of the results from the WRF Mo...
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      Journal of Climate, 29(18), 6783-6804.
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      CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
      Description:
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      CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
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      Series:
      CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
      Description:
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      Jackson, D. L.; Hughes, M.; Wick, G. A.;
      Published:
      2016
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      Series:
      CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
      Description:
      An intercomparison of landfalling atmospheric rivers (ARs) between four reanalysis data sets using one satellite-derived AR detection method as a metric to characterize landfalling atmospheric rivers (ARs) along the U.S. West Coast is performed over ...
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      Personal Author:
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      Published:
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      Source:
      Weather and Forecasting, 31(3), 763-786.
      Series:
      CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
      Description:
      This study documents a very rapid increase in convective instability, vertical wind shear, and mesoscale forcing for ascent leading to the formation of a highly unusual tornado as detected by a ground-based microwave radiometer and wind profiler, and...
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