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Modelling of weather characteristics and wind power in the eastern part of Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
AlGarni Ahmed Z.,
Sahin Ahmet Z.,
AlFarayedhi Abdulghani
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-114x(199907)23:9<805::aid-er516>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - wind speed , meteorology , environmental science , storm , wind power , relative humidity , humidity , climatology , linear regression , regression analysis , atmospheric sciences , geography , engineering , mathematics , statistics , geology , electrical engineering
In this work, the weather conditions and wind power in the eastern part of Saudi Arabia over a period of 36 years (1961–1996) are studied and modelled. The study involves temperature, relative humidity, fog, wind speed, wind power and dust storms. A regression analysis is carried out by using the linear regression technique to model the weather parameters. The models developed can be used in any study related to weather and its effect on the environment and energy. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.