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Wind energy, which is a clean energy source and does not disrupt the natural balance, is today's one of the most popular renewable energy sources. In this paper, the factors which are utilized to determine a suitable site for wind farms have been analyzed by using the FUCOM (Full Consistency Method) method which is a relatively new subjective weighting method. FUCOM is a linear programming-based method and needs less pairwise comparisons than other weighting methods. The evaluation model in the study takes three main dimensions and twelve factors into consideration. The findings showed that the preference of a wind farm site depends largely on the wind potential and distance from residential areas. Furthermore, a sensitivity analysis was performed to demonstrate the consistency and usefulness of the suggested method. The results of this study could be used to determine the wind energy policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A variety of air force comparison models have been developed in order to evaluate the relative air superiority of friendly and enemy forces. Even though these models are actively utilized in force structuring and operational planning processes, all of the models neglect the location of the air force assets and therefore fail to provide a regional superiority comparison of friendly and enemy air forces, but rather provide an overall assessment. With a new aspect on force comparison, a novel model is developed in this paper that puts forward the regional differences in air superiority of the friendly and enemy forces. Evaluating the effects of air assets with Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) on each geographical point in the area of operations, the importance of each point, namely "Air Power Value", is calculated under several different criteria. By plotting the Air Power Value of each point on the situation map, called "Air Superiority Map", situational awareness is substentially increased and operations are planned using numerical superiority values. Furthermore, a tool is developed in order to test the model in real-world applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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