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DAYTIME DOWN-CANYON FLOWS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
Craig B. Clements
; Institute for Multidimensional Air Quality Studies, University of Houston, TX 77204
Sharon Zhong
; Institute for Multidimensional Air Quality Studies, University of Houston, TX 77204
Sažetak
Climatological analyses have been conducted to determine the characteristics of frequently occuring daytime down-canyon flows during summer in the lee of the Sierra Nevada. While these flows have been documented in a historical context, very little is known on the mechanisms that drive these flows. Analyses using longterm climatological data from sites in the lee of the Sierra Nevada, suggest that these westerly flows are thermally driven due to regional pressure differences rather than the downward mixing of upper-level momentum.
Ključne riječi
Sierra Nevada; Thermally-Driven Flows
Hrčak ID:
64399
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.12.2005.
Posjeta: 564 *