Center for Global Change Science: Recent submissions

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    • Characterization of Wind Power Resource in the United States and its Intermittency 

      Gunturu, U.B.; Schlosser, C.A. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2011-12)
      Wind resource in the continental and offshore United States has been reconstructed and characterized using metrics that describe, apart from abundance, its availability, persistence and intermittency. The Modern Era ...

    • Influence of Air Quality Model Resolution on Uncertainty Associated With Health Impacts 

      Thompson, T.M.; Selin, N.E. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2011-12)
      We evaluate the uncertainty associated with regional air quality modeling grid resolution when calculating the health benefits of proposed air quality regulations. Using a regional photochemical model (CAMx), we ran two ...

    • The Influence of Shale gas on U.S. Energy and Environmental Policy 

      Jacoby, H.D.; O'Sullivan, F.M.; Paltsev, S. (MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2011-11)
      The emergence of U.S. shale gas resources to economic viability affects the nation’s energy outlook and the expected role of natural gas in climate policy. Even in the face of the current shale gas boom, however, questions ...