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Research article
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05 Nov 2018
Research article |
| 05 Nov 2018
| 05 Nov 2018
Assessing variability of wind speed: comparison and validation of 27 methodologies
Joseph C. Y. Lee
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
M. Jason Fields
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Julie K. Lundquist
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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To find the ideal way to quantify long-term wind-speed variability, we compare 27 metrics using 37 years of wind and energy data. We conclude that the robust coefficient of variation can effectively assess and correlate wind-speed and energy-production variabilities. We derive adequate results via monthly mean data, whereas uncertainty arises in interannual variability calculations. We find that reliable estimates of wind-speed variability require 10 ± 3 years of monthly mean wind data.
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