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Telvent GIT, S.A., announced today that it has formed a strategic alliance with Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER) to provide the industry’s most advanced solar forecasts to generators and distributors of solar power. Telvent’s highly accurate solar irradiance forecasts — powered by AER™ Solance™ technology — incorporate cloud cover forecasts based on real-time satellite imagery, providing utilities with critical insights into fluctuations in supply.

Scientists from AER are contributing 11 presentations and posters at the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting, January 23-26, 2012, in New Orleans, LA, USA. Research topic areas addressed by our presentations throughout the 5-day event cover:

I gave two talks at the 2011 AGU Fall Meeting-- one was invited and one contribution. Both talks were well received by "the world’s largest gathering of Earth and space scientists" of 21,000 attendees and were followed by interesting discussions. I was also invited to serve as a judge in the Outstanding Student Paper Award, which brought up fond memories of my own wins a few years ago.

Dr. Arindam Samanta just got back from the AGU Fall Meeting . He had a great time at the meeting, which hosted some 20K people. He presented two posters and was second author on an invited talk that highlighted his most recent paper on the Amazon, which co-incidentally was accepted for publication in Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences this week. He also enjoyed judging 7 student...

8 Atmospheric and Environmental Research scientists are presenting over 20 posters covering research from "the mud to the sun" throughout the 5-day American Geophysical Union's Fall meeting. View the research highlights by AER scientists at this year's meeting.

Snow Advance Index: A New Tool for Predicting Winter’s Severity Researchers at AER have developed a new Snow Advance Index that could greatly improve the accuracy of winter seasonal forecasts. Based on research and testing, this index for the first time can accurately predict the severity of the upcoming winter. What makes this discovery so significant is that advances in seasonal forecasting have remained elusive, and for much of the United States seasonal forecasts are no more accurate today then they were decades ago.

Utilities in North America will learn the current state of solar power forecasts, what innovations can be expected in the future, and how utilities are benefiting from these solutions to better meet the demands of the Smart Grid. Kyle Beatty, AER VP Business Solutions, will discuss the state of solar power forecasting during Telvent’s Smart Grid Online Seminar Series, on Nov. 9, 2011.

The Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) awarded AER Vice President of Space Weather and Principal Scientist, Dr. Robert Morris, with the Outstanding Civilian Career Service award on September 28, 2011. Dr. Morris was awarded with the Outstanding Civilian Career Service Award (OCCSA) for his accomplishments in plasma chemistry of the ionosphere, atmospheric reentry, and combustion chemistry, along with his leadership contributions to AFRL branches and divisions.

AER Staff Scientist John M. Henderson has earned the Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) designation by the American Meteorology Society (AMS).

Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, assistant secretary of commerce for environmental observation and prediction, and deputy administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), emphasized the vital role played by NOAA satellite programs in providing timely weather data that can save lives during severe weather. "Our polar and geostationary satellites are the backbone of the nation's weather enterprise," said Sullivan, discussing the next generation of NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES).