Table 4 Statistical characteristics of mean annual wind speed (m/s) for 1984–2004 and 2005–2022.
Periods | Full area | North Caspian | Middle Caspian | South Caspian | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Std. dev. | Mean | Std. dev. | Mean | Std. dev. | Mean | Std. dev. | |
1984–2004 | 5.23 | 0.75 | 5.646 | 0.28 | 5.625 | 0.465 | 4.461 | 0.643 |
2005–2022 | 5.27 | 0.81 | 5.648 | 0.33 | 5.709 | 0.544 | 4.479 | 0.720 |
Difference | 0.04 | 0.002 | 0.084 | 0.018 | ||||