extreme weather

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Accounting for extreme weather to boost energy system reliability

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A computer model that factors in extreme weather events offers insights to improve the design of NEOM’s integrated renewable power, water and heating sectors.

How extreme weather exacerbates air pollution

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Simultaneously modeling of air pollutants and weather under extreme conditions highlights the potential for serious health risks.

Reining in computational complexity

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A more efficient approach to modeling spatial data involving thousands of variables keeps computation time in check.

New paper accepted in JABES

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New accepted paper: Castro-Camilo, D., Huser, R., and Rue, H. (2019+), A spliced Gamma-generalized Pareto model for short-term extreme wind speed probabilistic forecasting, Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics, to appear [ PDF preprint]

Steep learning in mathematics of big waves

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A better mathematical understanding of how big waves form could lead to better prediction of tsunami impacts.

Heatwave model shows it is hotter in more places, more often

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New modeling shows that heatwaves across Europe have increased in both frequency and spatial extent over the past century.

Finding Terra Incognita

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A new study addresses the difficulty in modeling atmospheric turbulence at sub-kilometer resolution, which is challenging due to atmospheric variability, meteorology and changeable terrain such as mountains and cities.