Improved extreme wind prediction for the United States

• Published in: Journal of wind engineering and industrial aerodynamics Vol. 41; no. 1-3; pp. 533 - 541
• Main Author: Peterka, J.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.1992

An investigation of sampling error due to short data records was investigated for the fastest mile of wind records used to form design wind speeds for the U.S. The data for 29 stations in the midwest were checked for statistical independence and for trend over the geographical area. A superstation w...