Wind Speed Estimation: Incorporating Seasonal Data Using Markov Chain Models

Table 3

General statistical parameters in m/s for observed wind speed time series (Yalova, TR 30 m).

	Actual data (m/s)
	Winter	Spring	Summer
Mean	6.68	5.56	5.91
St. deviation	4.01	2.97	3.25
Variance	16.09	8.80	10.58
Coef. of variation	60.04	53.37	55.06
Minimum	0	0	0.01
First quartile	3.78	3.37	3.32
Median	6.19	5.17	5.50
Third quartile	9.17	7.24	8.19
Maximum	23.23	17.83	18.34
Weibull shape Parameter (ML)	1.596	1.945	1.868
Weibull shape Parameter (WAsP)	1.785	1.917	1.976
Weibull scale Parameter (ML)	7.378	6.263	6.645
Weibull scale Parameter (WAsP)	7.561	6.241	6.736