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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-295-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-295-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Utilizing physics-based input features within a machine learning model to predict wind speed forecasting error
Daniel Vassallo
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
Raghavendra Krishnamurthy
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Washington, USA
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
Harindra J. S. Fernando
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
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Short summary
Machine learning is quickly becoming a commonly used technique for wind speed and power forecasting and is especially useful when combined with other forecasting techniques. This study utilizes a popular machine learning algorithm, random forest, in an attempt to predict the forecasting error of a statistical forecasting model. Various atmospheric characteristics are used as random forest inputs in an effort to discern the most useful atmospheric information for this purpose.
Machine learning is quickly becoming a commonly used technique for wind speed and power...
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