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Thermally Driven Circulation

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002784

A diurnally reversing closed cellular wind current resulting from horizontal temperature contrasts caused by different rates of heating or cooling over adjacent surfaces; includes along-slope, cross-valley, along-valley, mountain-plain and sea breeze circulations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002784
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002784",
  "term": "Thermally Driven Circulation",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A diurnally reversing closed cellular wind current resulting from horizontal temperature contrasts caused by different rates of heating or cooling over adjacent surfaces; includes along-slope, cross-valley, along-valley, mountain-plain and sea breeze circulations.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/thermally-driven-circulation/"
}

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