Geographic effect on winds
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geographic effect on winds
The relationship between topography and winds.
There are two main mechanisms: 1) topographically modified flow, where existing synoptic- scale winds are modulated or redirected by the presence of mountains or terrain features; and 2) geographically generated flow, where solar heating and nocturnal cooling generate anabatic and katabatic flows and mountain and valley circulations during conditions of weak synoptic winds.
