Review: Mountain-Valley Breeze
Ahrens, Older Ed.
Sun warms
slopes Density decreases Air rises
IR
cools slopes Density
increases Air drains
Rising
Sinking
DIV
CON
Heat
Heat
CON
DIV
¥ Differential
heating along mountain slopes Gives
diurnal reversal in temperature contrast Upslope winds PM - Downslope winds AM Valley Breeze PM - Mountain Breeze AM