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Conceptual models of thermally induced valley winds are described. First, an account is given of Gill’s work on two-dimensional flow in a cavity with differentially heated sidewalls. Second, we focus on models of flow along heated (cooled) slopes. Third, we discuss in detail the work by Vergeiner and Brehm on cross-valley circulations. Finally, highly simplified models of three-dimensional valley flows are discussed and a novel approach to this problem is presented.
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Egger, J. (1990). Thermally Forced Flows: Theory. In: Blumen, W. (eds) Atmospheric Processes over Complex Terrain. Meteorological Monographs, vol 23. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-935704-25-6_3
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