The article "An analytic solution for time-periodic thermally-driven slope flows" has been published in "Notes and Correspondence" of the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society and presents an analytical approach to the description of thermally-driven slope flows. Slope flows represent an important category of airflow in mountainous terrain; knowledge of their dynamics is essential to further our understanding of (turbulent) exchange processes in the atmosperic boundary layer over complex terrain.
In future studies, thermally-driven flows will be modelled with high-performance computer simulations in order to extend predictions by analytical solutions to varying thermal forcings and real-world topography.
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