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Wind Extremes and Scales: Multifractal Insights and Empirical Evidence

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Tchiguirinskaia, I., Schertzer, D., Lovejoy, S., Veysseire, J.M. (2007). Wind Extremes and Scales: Multifractal Insights and Empirical Evidence. In: Peinke, J., Schaumann, P., Barth, S. (eds) Wind Energy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33866-6_17

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