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• #### A 32-year Perspective on the Origin of Wind Energy in a warming Climate ﻿

(2015-02-04)
• #### A Climate-friendly Energy Future: Prospects for Wind ﻿

(2014-06-06)
The objective of this thesis is to evaluate the potential for wind as an alternative energy source to replace fossil fuels and reduce global CO2 emissions. From 1995 to 2007, fossil fuels as the major energy source accounted ...
• #### The Contemporary and Historical Budget of Atmospheric $CO_2$ ﻿

(NRC Research Press, 2012)
Observations of $CO_2$ and $O_2$ are interpreted to develop an understanding of the changes in the abundance of atmospheric $CO_2$ that have arisen over the period 1995–2007. Fossil fuels accounted for an addition ...
• #### Contributions of the Hadley and Ferrel Circulations to the Energetics of the Atmosphere over the past 32-years ﻿

(American Meteorological Society, 2014)
The Hadley system provides an example of a thermally direct circulation, the Ferrel system in contrast an example of a thermally indirect circulation. In this study, we develop an approach to investigate the key thermodynamic ...
• #### Meteorologically Defined Limits to Reduction in the Variability of Outputs from a Coupled Wind Farm System in the Central US ﻿

(Elsevier, 2013-08-26)
Studies suggest that onshore wind resources in the contiguous US could readily accommodate present and anticipated future US demand for electricity. The problem with the output from a single wind farm located in any ...
• #### Optimal Integration of Offshore Wind Power for a Steadier, Environmentally Friendlier, Supply of Electricity in China ﻿

(Elsevier, 2013)
Demand for electricity in China is concentrated to a significant extent in its coastal provinces. Opportunities for production of electricity by on-shore wind facilities are greatest however in the north and west of the ...
• #### Thermodynamic disequilibrium of the atmosphere in the context of global warming ﻿

(Springer Science + Business Media, 2015)
The atmosphere is an example of a non-equilibrium system. This study explores the relationship among temperature, energy and entropy of the atmosphere, introducing two variables that serve to quantify the thermodynamic ...