Long-Term Wind Characteristics at Selected Locations in Mauritius for Power Generation

Table 5

Weibull parameters for yearly wind data at Plaisance and Vacoas at 10 m above ground level.

Year	Parameter	Plaisance	Vacoas
2003	(—)	2.19	2.24
	(m/s)	4.45	4.37
2004	(—)	2.32	2.50
	(m/s)	4.41	4.21
2005	(—)	2.10	2.44
	(m/s)	4.71	4.07
2006	(—)	2.44	2.40
	(m/s)	5.10	4.36
2007	(—)	2.14	2.19
	(m/s)	5.26	4.16
2008	(—)	2.18	2.42
	(m/s)	5.02	4.16
2009	(—)	2.05	2.51
	(m/s)	4.84	4.07
2010	(—)	2.17	2.59
	(m/s)	4.77	3.85
2011	(—)	2.00	2.51
	(m/s)	4.25	3.82
2012	(—)	2.30	2.80
	(m/s)	5.07	4.19
2013	(—)	1.97	2.17
	(m/s)	4.71	3.88