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    Mesoscale Influences on Nocturnal Valley Drainage Winds in Western Colorado Valleys

    Source: Journal of Applied Meteorology:;1992:;volume( 031 ):;issue: 002::page 121
    Author:
    Orgill, Montie M.
    ,
    Kincheloe, John D.
    ,
    Sutherland, Robert A.
    DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1992)031<0121:MIONVD>2.0.CO;2
    Publisher: American Meteorological Society
    Abstract: The mesoalpha-scale upper-level sounding network data collected during the 1984 ASCOT meteorological and tracer experiments provided a unique opportunity to analyze the nocturnal drainage wind in four different valleys in western Colorado, and to examine the effects of the synoptic-and mesoscale ambient conditions on these valley drainage winds. The six experimental periods, although biased because of a ?fair weather? selection process, provided an additional opportunity to examine ?good? and ?poor? drainage scenarios. The results show that drainage winds fill all four valleys up to 80%?l00% of their valley depths under favorable nocturnal radiative longwave cooling (1.0°?1.5°C h?1) and light (<5 m s?1) ambient winds. Valley drainage, once established, is rather resistant to erosion from above because of the large source regions of these valleys, their large volume fluxes and inertia, and the persistent stable conditions inside these valleys. Wind erosion was observed on three nights when the drainage depth was reduced to less than half of the valley depth. The principal contributing factors to wind erosion processes were above-valley along-valley wind component opposing the drainage, valley stability, height of the 5 m s?1 isotach above the valley, and total above-valley wind acceleration. Generally, wind erosion processes appear to be especially active when above-valley wind speeds exceed 5 m s?1 and accelerations exceed 0.00040 m s?1. Other contributing factors that cause variable or terminated drainage depths are precipitation-evaporation effects causing nonradiative drainage events, wind shear above the valley, cloudiness, frontal passages, and synoptic winds directed in the down-valley direction.
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    contributor authorOrgill, Montie M.
    contributor authorKincheloe, John D.
    contributor authorSutherland, Robert A.
    date accessioned2017-06-09T14:03:48Z
    date available2017-06-09T14:03:48Z
    date copyright1992/02/01
    date issued1992
    identifier issn0894-8763
    identifier otherams-11755.pdf
    identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4147018
    description abstractThe mesoalpha-scale upper-level sounding network data collected during the 1984 ASCOT meteorological and tracer experiments provided a unique opportunity to analyze the nocturnal drainage wind in four different valleys in western Colorado, and to examine the effects of the synoptic-and mesoscale ambient conditions on these valley drainage winds. The six experimental periods, although biased because of a ?fair weather? selection process, provided an additional opportunity to examine ?good? and ?poor? drainage scenarios. The results show that drainage winds fill all four valleys up to 80%?l00% of their valley depths under favorable nocturnal radiative longwave cooling (1.0°?1.5°C h?1) and light (<5 m s?1) ambient winds. Valley drainage, once established, is rather resistant to erosion from above because of the large source regions of these valleys, their large volume fluxes and inertia, and the persistent stable conditions inside these valleys. Wind erosion was observed on three nights when the drainage depth was reduced to less than half of the valley depth. The principal contributing factors to wind erosion processes were above-valley along-valley wind component opposing the drainage, valley stability, height of the 5 m s?1 isotach above the valley, and total above-valley wind acceleration. Generally, wind erosion processes appear to be especially active when above-valley wind speeds exceed 5 m s?1 and accelerations exceed 0.00040 m s?1. Other contributing factors that cause variable or terminated drainage depths are precipitation-evaporation effects causing nonradiative drainage events, wind shear above the valley, cloudiness, frontal passages, and synoptic winds directed in the down-valley direction.
    publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
    titleMesoscale Influences on Nocturnal Valley Drainage Winds in Western Colorado Valleys
    typeJournal Paper
    journal volume31
    journal issue2
    journal titleJournal of Applied Meteorology
    identifier doi10.1175/1520-0450(1992)031<0121:MIONVD>2.0.CO;2
    journal fristpage121
    journal lastpage141
    treeJournal of Applied Meteorology:;1992:;volume( 031 ):;issue: 002
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