On the algorithms used to compute the standard deviation of wind direction

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2144-2151

  Farrugia, Pierre S ^a   Borg, James L ^a   Micallef, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANGULAR DISTANCE; ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY CLASS; COMMONLY USED; HORIZONTAL WINDS; MATHEMATICAL COMPLEXITY; MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; STANDARD DEVIATION; TAYLOR EXPANSIONS; WIND DIRECTIONS;

AIR POLLUTION; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FOURIER SERIES; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

EID: 77649087947     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAMC2050.1     Document Type: Letter

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