Assessing the impacts of droughts and heat waves at thermoelectric power plants in the United States using integrated regression, thermodynamic, and climate models

Cook, Margaret A.; King, Carey W.; Davidson, F. Todd; Webber, Michael E.

doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2015.10.002

Title: Assessing the impacts of droughts and heat waves at thermoelectric power plants in the United States using integrated regression, thermodynamic, and climate models

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; King, Carey W.; Davidson, F. Todd; Webber, Michael E.

Publication Date:: Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1228392

Grant/Contract Number:: 1086665; DGE-0966298

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Energy Reports

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Energy Reports Journal Volume: 1 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2352-4847

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Cook, Margaret A., King, Carey W., Davidson, F. Todd, and Webber, Michael E. Assessing the impacts of droughts and heat waves at thermoelectric power plants in the United States using integrated regression, thermodynamic, and climate models.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Cook, Margaret A., King, Carey W., Davidson, F. Todd, & Webber, Michael E. Assessing the impacts of droughts and heat waves at thermoelectric power plants in the United States using integrated regression, thermodynamic, and climate models.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2015.10.002

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  title        = {Assessing the impacts of droughts and heat waves at thermoelectric power plants in the United States using integrated regression, thermodynamic, and climate models},

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