Comparison of bivariate distribution construction approaches for analysing wind speed and direction data

Wind Energy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-41

  Erdem, E ^a   Shi, J ^a  

^a North Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

angular linear approach; anisotropic lognormal model; bivariate statistical distribution; Farlie Gumbel Morgenstern approach; wind direction; wind speed

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; ANISOTROPY; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MIXTURES; SPEED; WIND; WIND POWER;

FARLIE-GUMBEL-MORGENSTERN APPROACH; LINEAR APPROACH; LOG-NORMAL MODEL; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND SPEED;

WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

ANISOTROPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; NUMERICAL MODEL; WIND DIRECTION; WIND POWER; WIND VELOCITY;

NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651243155     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: 10991824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.400     Document Type: Article

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