Doppler Lidar Observations of Nocturnal Flows from a Tributary Valley near Vancouver, B.C.


R. M. Banta, P. B. Shepson (Purdue University), J. W. Bottenheim (Atmospheric Environment Service) and K. G. Anlauf (AES)

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Figure 5. Nearly-horizontal azimuth scans from lidar showing:
(a), (b): 7-8 m s-1 outflow jet from Pitt Lake valley; (c), (d) rapidly changing flow pattern between 0100 and 0230 PST; (e) return to nocturnal outflow pattern; and (f) typical afternoon flow into tributary valley the next day. Greens and blues (negative values) indicate flow toward the lidar; yellows, browns, and reds (positive) are away. North is up, and range rings at 5 km. H marks the Harris Road site, the lidar is in the center at L, and M and N show the locations of two mountain ranges intercepted by the lidar (see map, Fig. 1).


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