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China's Wind Speeds Decreasing, Strong Winds Vanishing, Weak Winds Rising

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The Analysis of the Spatiotemporal Variations and Mechanisms for the Near-Surface Wind Speed Over China in the Last 40 Years
X. Li, Yongjie Pan, Yingsha Jiang

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