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Thermally Driven Circulations

Thermally Driven Circulations is a meteorological phenomenon in which local winds are generated due to differential heating between mountain and valley surfaces, creating a pressure gradient that drives air movement upslope during the day and downslope at night.

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6.5K

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248

Authors

140

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2017–2026

9

Variants

Thermally Driven Wind Systems

Parents

Publications

107

On the Dynamics of Droughts in Northeast Brazil: Observations, Theory and Numerical Experiments with a General Circulation Model

Antônio Divino Moura, J. Shukla · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1981 · 735 citations · Full text

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The role of the heat source of the Tibetan Plateau in the general circulation

Ye Duzheng, Guoxiong Wu · Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics · 1998 · 357 citations

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Evaluation of Vegetation Effects on the Generation and Modification of Mesoscale Circulations

M. Segal, Roni Avissar, Michale McCumber et al. · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1988 · 315 citations

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Evaluation of Soil Moisture Effects on the Generation and Modification of Mesoscale Circulations

Yasumasa Ookouchi, M. Segal, R.C. Kessler et al. · Monthly Weather Review · 1984 · 252 citations · Full text

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Convective motions in the sidearm of a small reservoir

Stephen G. Monismith, Jörg Imberger, Michael L. Morison · Limnology and Oceanography · 1990 · 248 citations · Full text

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Authors

248

  1. ML
    Manuela Lehner

    University of Utah, United States

    6 publications · 226 citations

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  2. CD
    C. David Whiteman

    University of Utah, United States

    5 publications · 72 citations

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  3. HJ
    Harindra J. S. Fernando

    University of Notre Dame, United States

    4 publications · 152 citations

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  4. MW
    Mathias W. Rotach

    Universität Innsbruck, Austria

    4 publications · 278 citations

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  5. MS
    M. Segal

    Colorado State University, United States

    4 publications · 766 citations

    4

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Institutions

140

  1. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    2.6K citations

  2. University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, United States

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    259 citations

  3. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    268 citations

  4. Los Alamos National Laboratory

    Los Alamos, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    430 citations

  5. Universität Innsbruck

    Innsbruck, Austria

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    672 citations

  6. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    48 citations

  7. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    202 citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    22 publications

    610 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    14 publications · 2K citations

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  2. Monthly Weather Review

    11 publications · 756 citations

    10

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  3. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

    JAMC · 9 publications · 252 citations

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  5. Journal of Applied Meteorology

    5 publications · 349 citations

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