Climate forecast information for energy system analysts
The following two presentations provide excellent background for energy system modelers wishing to incorporate climate forecast information into their models — and particularly operational models:
- Manrique-Suñén, Andrea (4 December 2020). A brief practical introduction to the use of climate forecast data — Presentation. Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC).
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2020-manrique-brief-practical-introduction-to-use-climate-forecast-data.pdf (3.5 MB)
- Hannah Bloomfield (4 December 2020). Converting climate forecast information to energy and understanding weather drivers — Presentation. Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom: University of Reading. CC‑BY‑4.0 license.
- 2020-bloomfield-converting-climate-forecast-information-and-understanding-weather-drivers.pdf (8.9 MB)
The following diagram (adapted from Andrea’s presentation) shows where the sub-seasonal to seasonal time horizons fit:
Recordings of the two presentations mentioned above should be available shortly and I will post back here when they are published.