Table 4 Statistical characteristics of mean annual wind speed (m/s) for 1984–2004 and 2005–2022.

From: Impact of changes in the wind regime on the Caspian sea level fluctuation and its relationship with SOI and NAO

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