Extreme Wind Speed Probability Analysis Script
Abstract
This script is designed to process and visualize the probability distribution of extreme wind speeds from WRF simulation outputs. It operates in two primary modes: calculation "cal"and plotting "plot" Data Porcessing ("cal" mode) It filters out missing values and performs a quicksort to rank the data. It calculates mean wind speed values for specific extreme percentile ranges (e.g., the 90th, 99th, or 99.9th percentiles) based on the user-defined threshold Visualization ("plot" mode) The script generates bar charts comparing the historical (HIST) baseline with different future scenarios. It features automated coordinate scaling for different percentile ranges (90-100%, 99-100%, etc.) to ensure the extreme tails of the distribution are clearly visible. Output is generated as high-quality Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files for publication.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Climate variability and models
Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Wind Energy Research and Development
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 27 January 2026