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Atlanta, USA

Mitigation of weather risk through direct action is an operational reality, even if hedging and insurance options have been put in place. This meeting will survey the application of current and future sources of weather information towards the active management of weather risk in practice. The aim is to provide a realistic evaluation of what is possible with current forecast information, and what is likely to be available in the near future. This includes combining observations, multiple forecasts, and historical information in the context of specific user applications. The value of weather forecast information depends on the particular user application. We will use case studies as spring boards for discussing problems of interest to the participants.

In 2002 Dr Leonard Smith was awarded the Selby Fellowship and invited to tour Australia to present a series of public lectures and seminars. What follows was taken from the Australian Academy of Science website. The Selby Fellowship is financed through the generosity of the Selby Scientific Foundation. Fellowships are awarded to distinguished overseas scientists to visit […]