Abstract: Mean monthly wind speed at 70 m above ground level is investigated for 11 sites in Minnesota for the period 1995?2003. Wind speeds at these sites show significant spatial and temporal coherence, with prolonged periods of ...

Abstract: Near-surface wind speed variability is investigated at seven stations in and surrounding Minnesota for recent climate records of 22?35 yr in length. Analyses focus on mean annual wind speeds and on the 10th, 25th, 50th, ...

Abstract: rban heat islands (UHIs) are one of the best-recorded incidences of anthropogenic climate change. Studies from across the globe have examined this phenomenon, but relatively few have focused on cold-winter cities and the ...

Abstract: ntific assessment examines changes in three climate extremes?extratropical storms, winds, and waves?with an emphasis on U.S. coastal regions during the cold season. There is moderate evidence of an increase in both ...