<p>I recently learn about &quot;global stilling&quot;, i.e. the fact that surface wind speed tends to decrease since the 80s. It was in <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo979" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this article</a>, but it's from 2010. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_terrestrial_stilling" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia page</a> also seems a bit outdated, as it mentions the STILLING project as &quot;current&quot; (it ended in 2018). Said project has only <a href="https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/703733/results" rel="nofollow noreferrer">one publication</a>, although interesting (it suggests that part of the trend is an artefact from anemometers not ageing well!). So I was wondering what were the latest developments in this field? Do we now have a better idea of what could cause this phenomenon?</p>

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What are the latest developments about global stilling?
Jean-Marie Prival
# What are the latest developments about global stilling?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-26)

I recently learn about "global stilling", i.e. the fact that surface wind speed tends to decrease since the 80s. It was in [this article](https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo979), but it's from 2010. The [Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_terrestrial_stilling) also seems a bit outdated, as it mentions the STILLING project as "current" (it ended in 2018). Said project has only [one publication](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/703733/results), although interesting (it suggests that part of the trend is an artefact from anemometers not ageing well!). So I was wondering what were the latest developments in this field? Do we now have a better idea of what could cause this phenomenon?

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