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Weather and Climate Services for the Energy Industry.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Troccoli, Alberto.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2018.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Notes on Contributors
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Chapter 1: Bridging the Energy and Meteorology Information Gap
  • Introduction
  • Forecast Improvements
  • Targeted Model Outputs
  • Enhanced Partnerships
  • Data Sharing
  • Barriers to Data Sharing
  • Benefits of Data Sharing
  • Enhancing the Data-Sharing Arrangements
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Achieving Valuable Weather and Climate Services
  • What's a Service- Never Mind the Weather and Climate?
  • Public versus Commercial Approach-How Does a Service Differ in These Two Contexts?
  • Adding Weather and Climate to the Service
  • Summary
  • Appendix-Definitions of Climate Service
  • The Global Framework for Climate Services Definition
  • The Climate Service Partnership Definition
  • The Climate Europe Definition
  • References
  • Chapter 3: European Climate Services
  • Introduction
  • Energy Users' Requirements for Climate Services
  • Climate Risk Assessment
  • Strategic Planning
  • Corporate Governance, Planning and Communication
  • Operation and Management
  • Trading
  • Good Practice in Climate Services Development, for Energy and Beyond
  • Opportunities for Climate Services, for Energy and Beyond
  • References
  • Chapter 4: What Does the Energy Industry Require from Meteorology?
  • Introduction
  • Overview of the Energy Sector/Business
  • Peculiarities of Energy Systems
  • The Current Global Energy Picture
  • Future Scenarios
  • The Energy Trilemma
  • The Importance of Weather and Climate for the Energy Sector
  • Weather and Climate Impact the Energy Sector on All Timescales
  • Weather Readiness Is Key for Weather-Resilient Business Performance for Electric Utilities
  • Weather-Readiness Assessment-Background and Introduction
  • Rationale for Investing in Weather-Readiness Assessment
  • How Does the Industry Benefit from Being Better 'Weather-Ready'?.
  • Defining Outcomes of Weather-Readiness Assessment
  • Preparation for an Effective Weather-Readiness Assessment Framework
  • Interesting Applications at the Intersection of Energy and Meteorology
  • Next Steps in the Dialogue Between Energy and Meteorology
  • Appendix: Key Documentation on the Energy Sector
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Forging a Dialogue Between the Energy Industry and the Meteorological Community
  • Introduction to the World Energy &amp
  • Meteorology Council
  • Rationale for Creating the Organisation
  • Aims of the Organisation
  • Structure of WEMC
  • Defining Priorities for WEMC: The Users' Survey
  • Rationale for Undertaking a Survey
  • Methodology and Implementation of the WEMC Survey
  • Results from the WEMC Survey
  • Activities Across Sectors
  • Nexus Between Energy and Meteorology
  • Future WEMC Projects and Initiatives
  • Paying for WEMC Services
  • Next Steps for WEMC
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Weather, Climate and the Nature of Predictability
  • Introduction
  • The Nature of Predictability
  • Prediction Strategies
  • Statistical Models
  • Dynamical Models
  • Summary and Discussion
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Short-Range Forecasting for Energy
  • The Need for Short-Range Forecasts
  • Overview of Scales
  • Nowcasting
  • Numerical Weather Prediction
  • Blending the Forecasts and Predicting Power
  • Probabilistic Forecasts and the Analog Ensemble
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Medium- and Extended-Range Ensemble Weather Forecasting
  • Preamble
  • Initial Condition Uncertainties
  • Model Uncertainties
  • Operational Global Medium-Range Ensembles
  • Extended-Range Ensembles
  • Ensemble Weather Forecast Products
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Seasonal-to-Decadal Climate Forecasting
  • Introduction to Climate Forecasting
  • Sources of Predictability
  • The Probabilistic Nature of Climate Forecasting.
  • Assessing the Quality of Climate Forecasts
  • Climate Forecast Tools for the Energy Sector
  • Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • Chapter 10: Regional Climate Projections
  • Introduction
  • What Are Climate Projection and How Do They Differ from Weather Forecasts and Decadal Predictions?
  • Regional Climate Projections
  • The Use of Climate Projections for the Energy Sector
  • References
  • Chapter 11: The Nature of Weather and Climate Impacts in the Energy Sector
  • Weather and Climate Impacts in the Energy Sector
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 12: Probabilistic Forecasts for Energy: Weeks to a Century or More
  • Introduction
  • Subseasonal and Seasonal Climate Prediction
  • Climate Change Probabilities
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 13: Lessons Learned Establishing a Dialogue Between the Energy Industry and the Meteorological Community and a Way Forward
  • Lessons Learned in Energy and Meteorology
  • Improving the Communication Between Providers and Users
  • Improving Decision-Making Processes
  • Looking Ahead in Energy and Meteorology
  • Major Challenges to Be Addressed in a Co-design Approach
  • References
  • Index.

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