The quasi-steady state of the valley wind system

The quasi-steady-state limit of the diurnal valley wind system is investigated overidealized three-dimensional topography. Although this limit is rarely attained inreality due to ever-changing forcings, the investigation of this limit canprovide valuable insight, in particular on the mass and heat f...

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Main Authors: Juerg eSchmidli, Richard eRotunno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/feart.2015.00079/full