Variations in Monthly Maximum Gust Speed at St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (UK)
Long-term variations in maximum gust speeds have been analyzed using wind measurements recorded at St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, UK, and possible drivers of recent changes have been investigated. A rigorous homogenization procedure has been applied to the wind records to remove discontinuities ma...
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ftucl:oai:eprints.ucl.ac.uk.OAI2:10169983 2023-12-24T10:23:14+01:00 Variations in Monthly Maximum Gust Speed at St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (UK) Masina, M D’Ayala, D Antonini, A 2022-11 application/pdf https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10169983/1/Earth%20and%20Space%20Science%20-%202022%20-%20Masina%20-%20Variations%20in%20Monthly%20Maximum%20Gust%20Speed%20at%20St%20Mary%20s%20%20Isles%20of%20Scilly%20%20UK.pdf https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10169983/ eng eng American Geophysical Union (AGU) https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10169983/1/Earth%20and%20Space%20Science%20-%202022%20-%20Masina%20-%20Variations%20in%20Monthly%20Maximum%20Gust%20Speed%20at%20St%20Mary%20s%20%20Isles%20of%20Scilly%20%20UK.pdf https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10169983/ open Earth and Space Science , 9 (11) , Article e2022EA002380. (2022) gust speed data homogenization trend wind stilling climate indices Isles of Scilly Article 2022 ftucl 2023-11-27T13:07:36Z Long-term variations in maximum gust speeds have been analyzed using wind measurements recorded at St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, UK, and possible drivers of recent changes have been investigated. A rigorous homogenization procedure has been applied to the wind records to remove discontinuities mainly caused by non-climatic changes. Trends in magnitude of the homogenized annual and monthly maximum gust speeds have been subsequently estimated. A significant (p < 0.10) decreasing trend of −0.102 m s−1/10 years is exhibited by the annual maximum gust speeds over the period 1928–2011, while a non-significant (p > 0.10) positive trend characterizes the entire period 1928–2020 of wind measurements. A turning point has been detected in the monthly maximum gust speed series in 2012, followed by a trend reversal. Distinctive differences in the gust trend pattern have been observed among the seasons, with increasing trend in summer, and winter gust speeds exhibiting decline in 1969–2011 and strengthening since 2012. Variations in the monthly maximum gust speeds appear closely related to changes in air temperature and latitudinal pressure gradients. Furthermore, the monthly maximum gust speeds show significant correlation with the main oceanic-atmospheric circulation patterns in the North Atlantic region. A synergistic effect among the phases of the dominant patterns of climate variability appears to explain the observed decline and recovery trends in winter gusts. Summer gust speeds show a positive correlation with the global land-ocean temperature deviations from the corresponding 1951–1980 base period mean. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic University College London: UCL Discovery |
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Long-term variations in maximum gust speeds have been analyzed using wind measurements recorded at St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, UK, and possible drivers of recent changes have been investigated. A rigorous homogenization procedure has been applied to the wind records to remove discontinuities mainly caused by non-climatic changes. Trends in magnitude of the homogenized annual and monthly maximum gust speeds have been subsequently estimated. A significant (p < 0.10) decreasing trend of −0.102 m s−1/10 years is exhibited by the annual maximum gust speeds over the period 1928–2011, while a non-significant (p > 0.10) positive trend characterizes the entire period 1928–2020 of wind measurements. A turning point has been detected in the monthly maximum gust speed series in 2012, followed by a trend reversal. Distinctive differences in the gust trend pattern have been observed among the seasons, with increasing trend in summer, and winter gust speeds exhibiting decline in 1969–2011 and strengthening since 2012. Variations in the monthly maximum gust speeds appear closely related to changes in air temperature and latitudinal pressure gradients. Furthermore, the monthly maximum gust speeds show significant correlation with the main oceanic-atmospheric circulation patterns in the North Atlantic region. A synergistic effect among the phases of the dominant patterns of climate variability appears to explain the observed decline and recovery trends in winter gusts. Summer gust speeds show a positive correlation with the global land-ocean temperature deviations from the corresponding 1951–1980 base period mean. |
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Variations in Monthly Maximum Gust Speed at St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (UK) |
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Variations in Monthly Maximum Gust Speed at St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (UK) |
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Variations in Monthly Maximum Gust Speed at St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (UK) |
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Variations in Monthly Maximum Gust Speed at St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (UK) |
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Variations in Monthly Maximum Gust Speed at St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (UK) |
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variations in monthly maximum gust speed at st mary's, isles of scilly (uk) |
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American Geophysical Union (AGU) |
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https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10169983/1/Earth%20and%20Space%20Science%20-%202022%20-%20Masina%20-%20Variations%20in%20Monthly%20Maximum%20Gust%20Speed%20at%20St%20Mary%20s%20%20Isles%20of%20Scilly%20%20UK.pdf https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10169983/ |
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Earth and Space Science , 9 (11) , Article e2022EA002380. (2022) |
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