Energy, Fire, and Changing Landscapes – Satellite Applications: Agenda

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Thursday

9:00 am – 9:10 am | Welcome

9:10 am – 10:25 am | Panel 1: Industry Perspectives

10:25 am – 10:45 am | Coffee + Networking

10:45 am – 12:00 pm | Panel 2: Community Impacts

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch

1:15 pm – 2:30 pm | Panel 3: Observations

2:40 pm – 3:55 pm | Panel 4: Predictability

3:55 pm – 4:15 pm | Coffee + Networking

4:15 pm – 5:30 pm | Panel 5: Power Infrastructure

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm | Networking Reception

Friday

9:00 am – 10:15 am | Panel 6: Mitigation

(** Virtual Panel w/ Screening in Mesa Lab **)

10:15 am – 10:45 am | Coffee + Networking

10:45 am – 12:15 pm | Early Career Flashtalks

10:50 am | Kimberley Corwin (Colorado State University): Local and Transported Wildfire Smoke’s Impact on U.S. Solar Energy Resources under Extreme and Historical Conditions

11:00 am | Timothy Juliano (NCAR): August Complex Wildfire Smoke Effects on Solar Power Production in California

11:10 am | Maggie Bruckner (UW-Madison): Utilizing HRRR-Smoke to Infer the Impact of Wildfire Smoke on Solar Energy

11:20 am | Osinachi Ajoku (Howard University): Radiative Impacts from Biomass Burning Aerosols and Potential Implications for Solar Energy

11:30 am | Elizabeth Wiggins (NASA): Utilizing Geostationary Satellite Observations of Fires to Mitigate Risk

11:40 am | Wenfu Tang (NCAR): Global expansion of WUI and Wildland-Urban Interface Fires

11:50 am | Shima Shams (NCAR): The Impact of Land Management Activities on Post Wildfire Recovery

12:00 pm – 12:15 pm | Discussion

12:15 pm – 12:45 pm | Closing Discussion & Audience Feedback