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Mountain-valley wind systems

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-010630

Localized wind circulations that form within mountainous terrain due to the differential heating and cooling of valley floors and mountain slopes. During the day, anabatic winds flow up the slopes and valleys, while at night, katabatic winds flow down. These winds are a type of thermally driven local circulation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-010630
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-010630",
  "term": "Mountain-valley wind systems",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "Localized wind circulations that form within mountainous terrain due to the differential heating and cooling of valley floors and mountain slopes. During the day, anabatic winds flow up the slopes and valleys, while at night, katabatic winds flow down. These winds are a type of thermally driven local circulation.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/mountain-valley-wind-systems/"
}

Record 6,301 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.