Nonparametric density estimation for wind speed data: Seferihisar, Turkey

Energy Education Science and Technology Part A: Energy Science and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-62

  Gurler, Selma ^a   Ucer, Burcu ^a   Ozler, Burcin Seyda ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Kernel density estimation; Seferihisar; Wind speed distribution

Indexed keywords

KERNEL DENSITY ESTIMATION; LACK-OF-FIT; MODEL FITTING; NONPARAMETRIC APPROACHES; NONPARAMETRIC DENSITY ESTIMATION; OPTIMAL CAPACITY; PARAMETRIC MODELS; POWER DENSITIES; SEFERIHISAR; STATISTICAL MODELING; UNKNOWN PARAMETERS; WIND CHARACTERISTICS; WIND SPEED; WIND SPEED DATA; WIND SPEED DISTRIBUTION;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MODELS; STATISTICS;

WIND EFFECTS;

EID: 84861128656     PISSN: 1308772X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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