Near‐surface mean wind in Switzerland: Climatology, climate model evaluation and future scenarios

Near‐surface seasonal and annual mean wind speed in Switzerland is investigated using homogenized observations, Twentieth Century Reanalysis (20CRv2c) data and raw model output of a 75 member EURO‐ CO o R dinated D ownscaling EX periment regional climate model (RCM) ensemble for present day and future scenarios. The wind speed observations show a significant decrease in the Alps and on the southern Alpine slopes in the period 1981–2010. However,...