Comparison of Weibull Estimation Methods for Diverse Winds

Table 6

Comparison results from four different groups.

Sector	Power density measured (W/m^2)	Method	k	A (m/s)	RMSE [10^−3]	R^2 (%)	Power density fitted (W/m^2)
All	341	EM	1.64	6.9	3.16	84.80	327
		MLM	1.53	6.8	2.93	86.20	350
		MMLM	1.68	7.3	3.08	83.80	381
		LSM	1.42	6.9	2.79	86.40	394
		WAsP	1.79	7.2	3.49	81.70	330
1-2	460	EM	1.91	8.1	2.23	91.00	444
		MLM	1.82	8.1	2.19	90.80	460
		MMLM	1.95	8.6	2.07	91.50	505
		LSM	1.68	8.2	2.21	89.30	513
		WAsP	2.02	8.3	2.3	90.80	448
6-7	275	EM	1.53	6.1	5.03	66.30	252
		MLM	1.39	6.1	4.51	71.60	269
		MMLM	1.55	6.6	5.04	60.50	296
		LSM	1.34	6	4.36	72.80	279
		WAsP	1.71	6.5	5.82	54.40	260
8–12	155	EM	1.82	5.5	5.62	71.80	146
		MLM	1.63	5.5	5.33	71.50	158
		MMLM	1.85	6	5.21	71.20	179
		LSM	1.42	5.6	5.19	67.00	188
		WAsP	2.06	5.8	5.95	70.60	149