Modeling anabatic flow

Abstract

As a result of direct insolation to a hill slope, adjacent air is able to be warmed quicker than the air at the same level over nearby lowlands.  The density variations, or buoyancy, of the warmed air produces an anabatic wind up the hillside.  Such flows are of importance in the ventilation of valleys, to understanding the formation of cumulus over mountaineous terrain and to the gliding enthusiast.