A Multivariate and Multimodal Wind Distribution model

Renewable Energy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 436-447

  Zhang, Jie ^a   Chowdhury, Souma ^a   Messac, Achille ^b   Castillo, Luciano ^c  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Syracuse University   (United States)

^c Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Kernel density estimation; Multimodal; Offshore; Wind distribution; Wind power density

Indexed keywords

ENERGY; KERNEL DENSITY ESTIMATION; MULTI-MODAL; OFFSHORE; WIND DISTRIBUTION; WIND POWER DENSITY;

AIR; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; STATISTICS; WIND POWER;

WIND EFFECTS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; WIND POWER; WIND VELOCITY;

NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868333869     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.09.026     Document Type: Article

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