Articles | Volume 19, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-4615-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-4615-2019
Research article
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08 Apr 2019
Research article |  | 08 Apr 2019

From weak to intense downslope winds: origin, interaction with boundary-layer turbulence and impact on CO2 variability

Jon Ander Arrillaga, Carlos Yagüe, Carlos Román-Cascón, Mariano Sastre, Maria Antonia Jiménez, Gregorio Maqueda, and Jordi Vilà-Guerau de Arellano

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Thermally driven downslope winds develop in mountainous areas under a weak large-scale forcing and clear skies. In this work, we find that their onset time and intensity are closely connected with both the large-scale wind and soil moisture. We also show how the distinct downslope intensities shape the turbulent and thermal features of the nocturnal atmosphere. The analysis concludes that the downslope–turbulence interaction and the horizontal transport explain the important CO2 variability.
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