In Search of cheap, reliable energy sources. This talk will concentrate on searching for potential locations where wind power can be found in the satellite record over the Maritime Continent during the satellite program’s operational lifetime.  The investigation will focus on along shore locations and will identify how close to shore the measurements can be trusted. Obviously, it is intended for engineers and policy makers so they can identify regions of high wind energy productivity. It is hoped this information can guide government and business efforts to produce cheap, clean, reliable green energy sources while reducing investment risk.

The talk will continue with the description of a satellite altimetry data-processing system. It will outline issues involved in processing satellite altimetry and how this software system addresses those issues.  I will concentrate on the Maritime Continent and discuss special considerations encountered in processing and interpreting results derived from that regional data.

While you may not be interested in the specific topic of energy, the speaker intends for you to get a better appreciation of how satellite altimetry works. From this understanding it is hoped potential new satellite data users can find more applications and more importantly consider its limitations in their roles as decision-makers.