Application of the spectral correction method to reanalysis data in south Africa

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 133, Issue , 2014, Pages 110-122

  Larsén, Xiaoli Guo ^a   Kruger, Andries ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Extreme wind estimation; Mesoscale; Reanalysis data; Spectral correction method

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; WIND; WIND POWER;

CLIMATE FORECASTS; EXTREME WINDS; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; MESOSCALE; REANALYSIS; SPECTRAL CORRECTION; SPECTRAL INFORMATION; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION;

EID: 84906725522     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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