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valley wind

(′val·ē ′wind)

(meteorology) A wind which ascends a mountain valley (up-valley wind) during the day; the daytime component of a mountain and valley wind system.

 
 
Geography Dictionary: valley wind

An anabatic air flow generated as a valley floor is heated by the sun. The warm air moves upslope. Valley winds are at their strongest in valleys of a north-south orientation.

 
 

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