mountain and valley winds
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mountain and valley winds
(′mau̇nt·ən ən ′val·ē ′winz)
(meteorology) A system of diurnal winds along the axis of a valley, blowing uphill and upvalley by day, and downhill and downvalley by night; they prevail mostly in calm, clear weather.
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