I had a look around and didn’t find much more than a lot of hints: berms (ridges built up from the ground), man-made shade, rows of wind-foiling tougher plants, containers of various kinds, more mulching, more roots and low spots. ...might be a hint or two in the following, but I reckon that you’ve already done much research.
Wind and Heat in Desert Gardens
http://desertgardens.suite101.com/article.cfm/wind_and_heat_in_desert_gardens
All good ideas, I have to laugh at the mulch, as it is gone from my yard by day break.
I solved my gardening problems with an attached solar greenhouse, which has over the years managed to blow away too, along with a roof or two and the stove pipe.
Yes, I would like to move, but I won’t I waited too long and am now a shut in, so no moving for me in this life.
Thanks for the link, I will dig around there for more ideas.