Articles | Volume 19, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-221-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-221-2019
Research article
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25 Jan 2019
Research article |  | 25 Jan 2019

The selection of directional sectors for the analysis of extreme wind speed

Pedro Folgueras, Sebastián Solari, and Miguel Ángel Losada

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Directional effects are often relevant when studying the extreme values of natural agents, such as wind, waves, or currents. The use of a priori defined divisions is a common but subjective way to address the problem and may not fit data well in certain cases. In this work, a rational method is presented for the selection of directional sectors that, taking into account statistical indicators of the data, leads to the definition of independent and statistically homogeneous sectors.
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