Understanding the persistence in time series is of crucial importance relating to the reliable
forecast of wind speed. It has been widely acknowledged that fractal analysis is a useful tool
to evaluate the persistence in wind speed time series using the fractal dimension (D) as a
quantitative indicator. This paper aims to unveil the persistent characteristics of wind speed
time series recorded under various terrain conditions based on 6-year continuous
anemometric data. Fractal dimension analysis is carried out using box-counting method. The …