Temperature inversion buildup in Colorado's Eagle Calley
Tóm tắt
The development of temperature inversion and wind structure in Colorado's Eagle Valley was investigated by means of tethered balloon ascents made during the late aftermoon and evening of 15 October 1978. Strong cooling of the valley atmosphere began after 1630 MST. The mean rate of energy loss from a 1 m-thick cross section of the valley atmosphere during the 4 h period of observations was 1.23 MW. The zone of maximum rate of energy loss propagated upwards from the valley floor after 1630 MST and was accompanied by distinctive structures in both the temperature and wind fields. Transport of cold air in the downslope flows over the sidewalls is thought to play a major role in causing the rapid growth (250 m/h) in temperature insersion depth and the strong cooling of the atmosphere in the early stages of the evening transition period.
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