Articles | Volume 22, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-6559-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-6559-2022
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20 May 2022
Research article |  | 20 May 2022

Energy and mass exchange at an urban site in mountainous terrain – the Alpine city of Innsbruck

Helen Claire Ward, Mathias Walter Rotach, Alexander Gohm, Martin Graus, Thomas Karl, Maren Haid, Lukas Umek, and Thomas Muschinski

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This study examines how cities and their surroundings influence turbulent exchange processes responsible for weather and climate. Analysis of a 4-year observational dataset for the Alpine city of Innsbruck reveals several similarities with other (flat) city centre sites. However, the mountain setting leads to characteristic daily and seasonal flow patterns (valley winds) and downslope windstorms that have a marked effect on temperature, wind speed, turbulence and pollutant concentration.
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