Estimations of Wind Speed Frequency Distributions Using Only the Monthly Average and Fastest Mile Data

1 March 1977

journal article
Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of Applied Meteorology

Vol. 16 (3) , 244-247
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1977)016<0244:eowsfd>2.0.co;2

Abstract

Average wind speed frequency distributions appear to be adequately approximated based on the use of only the monthly average and fastest mile data. The method is based on a square-root transformation of the speeds to an approximately normal distribution.

Keywords

APPROXIMATELY
FASTEST MILE
MILE DATA
NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
SPEED FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS
WIND SPEED FREQUENCY

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