ISER Lunchtime Talk: 'Climate, water and energy: Observation and valuation,' April 10
by Michelle Saport |
Thursday, April 10, 2-3 p.m.* Diplomacy Building, Fifth Floor, Conference Room
Jessica Cherry, a research associate professor at UAF's International Arctic Research Center, will discuss the physics and economics of climate impacts on hydropower, as well as valuation of observational systems relating to climate and water, using examples from Scandinavia, Alaska and California.
Norway has significant observational infrastructure, allowing researchers to see strong connections between precipitation and supply, air temperature and demand, and electricity price and trade volumes. In Southeast Alaska, which has few such observational systems, there are technological challenges in providing geophysical data to hydropower operators, and additional challenges in measuring the value of improved forecasting.
Jessica Cherry holds a Ph.D. in climate physics from Columbia University in New York. This presentation is open to the public, but Cherry hopes that it will also lead to discussions and potential research relationships with researchers from ISER and other organizations.
*Please note the start time for this event has been changed to 2 p.m.
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