“Visualizing Valley Wind Flow” by Schmal, Thomas, Cushing and Orr
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Entry Number: 95
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- Visualizing Valley Wind Flow
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The field of micrometeorology is primarily concerned with smaller-scale meteorological phenomena, specifically those which occur within the lowest atmospheric layer called the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL). The primary defining characteristic of the ABL is that wind dynamics within this layer are influenced by the Earth’s topography, as well as time-dependent temperature changes in the Earth’s surface. In forests and connected valleys, weak-wind flows transport moisture, heat, gases and potential contaminants, directly impacting adjacent ecosystems [Thomas et al. 2012].
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This research was part of the larger Visualizing Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems (VISTAS) Project, funded by the National Science Foundation NSF BIO/DBI 1062572, and was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Physical and Dynamic Meteorology, Career award AGS0955444, and the Army Research Office, contract W911NF-10-1-036.1
