Identification and implications of biases in U.S. surface wind observation, archival, and summarization methods

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 60, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 151-162

  DeGaetano, A T ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy assessment; Surface wind; United States; Wind direction; Wind velocity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WIND; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032466492     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007040050040     Document Type: Article

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