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wind systems |
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| • | Slope
winds- driven by horizontal temperature |
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| contrasts
between air over valley sidewalls and air |
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| over
center of valley |
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| • | Along-valley
winds- driven by contrasts along |
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| valley’s
axis and nearby plain |
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| • | Cross-valley
winds- driven by contrasts between |
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| opposing
sidewalls |
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| • | Mountain-plain
winds- driven by contrasts |
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| between
plateau and nearby plains |
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