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James M. wilczak

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Publications

Corresponding Articles: 9

James M. Wilczak authored and/or contributed to the following articles/publications.

Simultaneous prediction of weather and air quality during NEAQS2004 using the WRF-chemistry model

The 2004 New England Air Quality Study (NEAQS) was an intensive effort to investigate the chemical and meteorological factors that contribute to poor air quality in the New England region. The campaign combined efforts of numerous educational institutions as well as federal, state, and local agencies. Observational data were collected from an ex...

James M. wilczak

Evaluating the WFIP2 updates to the HRRR model using scanning Doppler lidar measurements in the complex terrain of the Columbia River Basin

The wind-energy (WE) industry relies on numerical weather prediction (NWP) forecast models as foundational or base models for many purposes, including wind-resource assessment and wind-power forecasting. During the Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2) in the Columbia River Basin of Oregon and Washington, a significant effort was made...

James M. wilczak
Institutions Earth System Research Laboratory - ESRL National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA

The Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2): Observational Field Campaign

The Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2) is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)- and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-funded program, with private-sector and university partners, which aims to improve the accuracy of numerical weather prediction (NWP) model forecasts of wind speed in complex terrain for wind energ...

James M. wilczak
Institution National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA

Data assimilation impact of in situ and remote sensing meteorological observations on wind power forecasts during the first Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP)

During the first Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP), new meteorological observations were collected from a large suite of instruments, including wind velocities measured on networks of tall towers provided by wind industry partners, wind speeds measured by cup anemometers mounted on the nacelles of wind turbines, and wind profiles by netwo...

James M. wilczak
Institutions Earth System Research Laboratory - ESRL National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA

The Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP): A Public-Private Partnership Addressing Wind Energy Forecast Needs

The Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP) is a public-private research program, the goal of which is to improve the accuracy of short-term (0–6 hr) wind power forecasts for the wind energy industry. WFIP was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), with partners that included the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...

James M. wilczak
Institutions Earth System Research Laboratory - ESRL National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA

Model Evaluation by Measurements from Collocated Remote Sensors in Complex Terrain

Model improvement efforts involve an evaluation of changes in model skill in response to changes in model physics and parameterization. When using wind measurements from various remote sensors to determine model forecast accuracy, it is important to understand the effects of measurement-uncertainty differences among the sensors resulting from di...

James M. wilczak
Institutions Earth System Research Laboratory - ESRL National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA

Scientific challenges to characterizing the wind resource in the marine atmospheric boundary layer

With the increasing level of offshore wind energy investment, it is correspondingly important to be able to accurately characterize the wind resource in terms of energy potential as well as operating conditions affecting wind plant performance, maintenance, and lifespan. Accurate resource assessment at a particular site supports investment decis...

James M. wilczak
Institution National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA

Evaluation of a cloudy cold-air pool in the Columbian River Basin in different versions of the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) model.

The accurate forecast of persistent orographic cold-air pools in numerical weather prediction models is essential for the optimal integration of wind energy into the electrical grid during these events. Model development efforts during the Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2) aimed to address the challenges also related to this. We e...

James M. wilczak
Institution National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA

Impact of Seasonal Snow-Cover Change on the Observed and Simulated State of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in a High-Altitude Mountain Valley

The structure and evolution of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) under clear-sky fair weather conditions over mountainous terrain is dominated by the diurnal cycle of the surface energy balance and thus strongly depends on surface snow cover. We use data from three passive ground-based infrared spectrometers deployed in the East River Valley ...

James M. wilczak
Institution National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA