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A Note on Vertical Extrapolation Formulas for Weibull Velocity Distribution Parameters

J. C. Doran Atmospheric Sciences Department, Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland, Wash. 99352

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M. G. Verholek Atmospheric Sciences Department, Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland, Wash. 99352

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Print Publication:
01 Mar 1978
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1978)017<0410:ANOVEF>2.0.CO;2
Page(s):
410–412
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Abstract

The adequacy of a vertical extrapolation scheme for Weibull wind speed distribution parameters proposed by Justus and Mikhail is examined. While useful for ensemble averages, the technique can lead to significant errors in individual cases.

Abstract

The adequacy of a vertical extrapolation scheme for Weibull wind speed distribution parameters proposed by Justus and Mikhail is examined. While useful for ensemble averages, the technique can lead to significant errors in individual cases.

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