Cross-correlation modeling of European windstorms: A cokriging approach for optimizing surface wind estimates

Maximum sustained and peak gust winds from eighteen European windstorms over the last 25 years were analyzed previously to develop surface-level wind predictions across a large and topographically varied landscape based on an anisotropic kriging interpolation methodology for meteorological station data. Results suggested that coastal and mountainous areas experience the highest wind speeds and highest variability over short distances, resulting...