Valley winds in the mount Rainier area

A Model for the Surface Wind Field in Complex Terrain.

“…Their conclusions are further verified by the observations of Buettner and Thyer (1965) for winds in a mountain valley near Mt. Rainier.…”

Observations of Anti-winds in a Deep Alpine Valley, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

“…In this study, anti-winds were observed to blow approximately in the opposite direction to the valley and mountain winds, but were found also to deviate considerably due to the influence of the gradient wind, mixing with other anti-winds, or when they took ''shortcuts'' across valley bends (Buettner and Thyer, 1966). They were found to be of similar thickness as the surface limb of the valley and mountain winds and were occasionally depressed below ridge level, typically at night.…”

“…They were found to be of similar thickness as the surface limb of the valley and mountain winds and were occasionally depressed below ridge level, typically at night. However, no mass or volume flux calculations of the valley/mountain winds and their associated anti-winds were performed by Buettner and Thyer (1966).…”

“…The study of Buettner and Thyer (1966) of anti-winds in the Carbon River valley, which descends from Mount Rainier, Washington State, U.S.A., is commonly referred to in the literature when anti-winds are reported. In this study, anti-winds were observed to blow approximately in the opposite direction to the valley and mountain winds, but were found also to deviate considerably due to the influence of the gradient wind, mixing with other anti-winds, or when they took ''shortcuts'' across valley bends (Buettner and Thyer, 1966).…”

The interaction of katabatic winds and mountain waves

“…Using the ratio of valley width to cross sectional area they find that wid-ening and narrowing of valleys along their course can strongly influence, and even dnminate, the along-valley pressure gradient generated by radiative cooling. Davidson Buettner and Thyer (1965) found that the transition occurs at approximately the same time everywhere in the valley, about one hour after sunset and that both the slope winds and the katabatic valley winds begin simultaneously. However.…”