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Local wind circulation on the slopes of Mauna Loa

Author:
Mendonca, Bernard
Title:
Local wind circulation on the slopes of Mauna Loa
Periodical:
Journal of Applied Meteorology
Year:
1969
Volume:
8
Pages:
533-541
Subject:
Meteorological data Mauna Loa Temperature Orographic airflow Numerical simulations
Summary:
Using a captive balloon system, measurements of the diurnal local winds at the Mauna Loa Observatory showed a 600 meter deep upslope flow and 55 meter deep downslope flow. The model calculation of mass flux of air in the region showed that six times more air is transported by the upslope flow than by the nocturnal downslope flow. The diurnal wind circulation on the slopes of the mountain are controlled by the temperature and radiation of the lava surface, the strength of the free airflow, and the trade wind inversion.
Label:
Weather & Climate
URL:
http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/1520-0450%281969%29008%3C0533%3ALWCOTS%3E2.0.CO%3B2
Date:
August 1969
Collection:
Periodicals