A nonparametric deterministic-stochastic hybrid model for nonstationary wind speeds

10th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering, ACWE 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Chen, L ^a   Letchford, C W ^b  

^a ABS CONSULTING   (United States)

^b Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AKAIKE'S INFORMATION CRITERIONS; EXTREME WINDS; MODEL IDENTIFICATION; NON-PARAMETRIC; NONSTATIONARY; PHYSICAL MEANINGS; STATISTICAL APPROACH; TIME-VARYING MEANS;

STATE SPACE METHODS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WIND EFFECTS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 84886912201     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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