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Research article
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16 Jan 2025
Research article |  | 16 Jan 2025

Valley floor inclination affecting valley winds and transport of passive tracers in idealised simulations

Johannes Mikkola, Alexander Gohm, Victoria A. Sinclair, and Federico Bianchi

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This study investigates the influence of valley floor inclination on diurnal winds and passive tracer transport within idealised mountain valleys using numerical simulations. The valley inclination strengthens the daytime up-valley winds but only up to a certain point. Beyond that critical angle, the winds weaken again. The inclined valleys transport the tracers higher up in the free troposphere, which would, for example, lead to higher potential for long-range transport.
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