Analysis of Wind Roses Using Hierarchical Cluster and Multidimensional Scaling Analysis at La Plata, Argentina

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 477-492

  Ratto, Gustavo ^a,b   Maronna, Ricardo ^c   Berri, Guillermo ^d,e  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES OPTICAS   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

^d Ministerio de Defensa Republica Argentina   (Argentina)

^e NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Multidimensional scaling; Wind rose analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR MONITORING NETWORKS; AIR POLLUTION MODELLING; ARGENTINA; CLUSTERING PROCESS; DATA QUALITY; DIURNAL WIND; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTERS; HIGH DIMENSIONAL DATA; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SCALING; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL METHOD; PAIR-WISE COMPARISON; SEA-LAND BREEZE; WEATHER STATIONS; WIND ANALYSIS; WIND PATTERNS;

AIR QUALITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; VISUALIZATION; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES; WIND;

MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA QUALITY; LAND BREEZE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WEATHER STATION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; LA PLATA;

ROSA;

EID: 78449304531     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-010-9539-3     Document Type: Article

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