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