Estimation of persistence and trends in geostrophic wind speed for the assessment of wind energy yields in Northwest Europe

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 767-782

  Bakker, Alexander M R ^a   van den Hurk, Bart J J M ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change; ECA D; ESSENCE; Geostrophic wind speed; Hurst; Long term persistence; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; ESTIMATION METHOD; FUTURE PROSPECT; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND FIELD; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EUROPE; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84864391008     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1248-1     Document Type: Article

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