mountain-valley breeze convection cells
Mountain-valley breeze convection cells refer to the circulation patterns of air caused by differential heating between mountain slopes and valley floors. During the day, the warm air on the valley floor rises, creating an upslope breeze. At night, the mountains cool down faster, causing cooler air to flow downslope, known as a downslope breeze. This alternating pattern of rising warm air during the day and sinking cooler air at night forms a convection cell between the mountains and valleys.
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