Definition of Along-slope Wind System

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Along-slope Wind System

The term 'Along-slope Wind System' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' A closed, thermally driven diurnal mountain wind circulation whose lower branch blows up or down the sloping sidewalls of a valley or mountain. The upper branch blows in the opposite direction, thereby closing the circulation'.

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