Improving the Gumbel analysis by using M-th highest extremes

Wind and Structures, An International Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-42

  Cook, Nicholas J ^a  

^a Wind Engineering Consultant   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anemometers; Extreme value analysis; Gumbel analysis; Recurrence; Statistical independence; Sub annual extremes

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EXTREME VALUE ANALYSIS; GUMBEL ANALYSIS; WIND SPEED;

WIND EFFECTS;

EID: 0032025638     PISSN: 12266116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/was.1998.1.1.025     Document Type: Article

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