On the fitting of low mean windspeed data to the Weibull distribution

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 169-178

  Deaves, D M ^a   Lines, I G ^a  

^a ATKINS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; CURVE FITTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; VENTILATION; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

MEAN WINDSPEED; PAUCITY; WIND ENERGY;

WIND;

DATA; WIND LOAD; WIND SPEED;

WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0031086905     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(97)00013-5     Document Type: Article

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