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Mountain-Plain Wind System

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-017857

A closed, large-scale, thermally driven circulation between the mountains and the surrounding plain. The mountain-to-plain flow making up the lower branch of the closed circulation usually occurs during nighttime, while the plain-to-mountain flow occurs during daytime.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-017857
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNOAA National Weather Service Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017857",
  "term": "Mountain-Plain Wind System",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A closed, large-scale, thermally driven circulation between the mountains and the surrounding plain. The mountain-to-plain flow making up the lower branch of the closed circulation usually occurs during nighttime, while the plain-to-mountain flow occurs during daytime.",
  "references": [
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/mountain-plain-wind-system/"
}

Record 17,857 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.