Articles | Volume 8, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-1277-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-1277-2023
Research article
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17 Aug 2023
Research article |  | 17 Aug 2023

Bayesian method for estimating Weibull parameters for wind resource assessment in a tropical region: a comparison between two-parameter and three-parameter Weibull distributions

Mohammad Golam Mostafa Khan and Mohammed Rafiuddin Ahmed

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Sample Data for Pentecost, Rakiraki and Rarotonga Mohammed R. Ahmed http://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/14126

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A robust technique for wind resource assessment with a Bayesian approach for estimating Weibull parameters is proposed. Research conducted using seven sites' data in the tropical region from 1° N to 21° S revealed that the three-parameter (3-p) Weibull distribution with a non-zero shift parameter is a better fit for wind data that have a higher percentage of low wind speeds. Wind data with higher wind speeds are a special case of the 3-p distribution. This approach gives accurate results.
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