Urban-Induced Changes on Local Circulation in Complex Terrain: Central Mexico Basin
Land use land cover (LULC) significantly impacts local circulation in the Mexico Basin, particularly wind field circulations such as gap winds, convergence lines, and thermally induced upslope/downslope wind. A case study with a high-pressure system over the Mexico Basin isolates the influence of la...
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| author | Lourdes P. Aquino-Martínez Arturo I. Quintanar Carlos A. Ochoa-Moya Erika Danaé López-Espinoza David K. Adams Aron Jazcilevich-Diamant |
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| description | Land use land cover (LULC) significantly impacts local circulation in the Mexico Basin, particularly wind field circulations such as gap winds, convergence lines, and thermally induced upslope/downslope wind. A case study with a high-pressure system over the Mexico Basin isolates the influence of large-scale synoptic forcing. Numerical simulations reveal a wind system composed of meridional circulation and a zonal component. Thermal pressure gradients between the Mexico basin and its colder surroundings create near-surface convergence lines as part of the meridional circulation. Experiments show that the intensity and organization of meridional circulations and downslope winds increase when LULC changes from natural and cultivated land to urban. Zonal circulation exhibits a typical circulation pattern with the upslope flow and descending motion in the middle of the basin. Large values of moist static energy are near the surface where air parcels pick up energy from the surface either as fluxes of enthalpy or latent heat. Surface heat fluxes and stored energy in the ground are drivers of local circulation, which is more evident in zonal circulation patterns. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-83c74df24ae24e8f924febab1da0b4f72023-11-22T03:14:31ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332021-07-0112790410.3390/atmos12070904Urban-Induced Changes on Local Circulation in Complex Terrain: Central Mexico BasinLourdes P. Aquino-Martínez0Arturo I. Quintanar1Carlos A. Ochoa-Moya2Erika Danaé López-Espinoza3David K. Adams4Aron Jazcilevich-Diamant5Posgrado en Ciencias de la Tierra, UNAM, Mexico City 04510, MexicoCentro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, UNAM, Mexico City 04510, MexicoCentro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, UNAM, Mexico City 04510, MexicoCentro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, UNAM, Mexico City 04510, MexicoCentro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, UNAM, Mexico City 04510, MexicoCentro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, UNAM, Mexico City 04510, MexicoLand use land cover (LULC) significantly impacts local circulation in the Mexico Basin, particularly wind field circulations such as gap winds, convergence lines, and thermally induced upslope/downslope wind. A case study with a high-pressure system over the Mexico Basin isolates the influence of large-scale synoptic forcing. Numerical simulations reveal a wind system composed of meridional circulation and a zonal component. Thermal pressure gradients between the Mexico basin and its colder surroundings create near-surface convergence lines as part of the meridional circulation. Experiments show that the intensity and organization of meridional circulations and downslope winds increase when LULC changes from natural and cultivated land to urban. Zonal circulation exhibits a typical circulation pattern with the upslope flow and descending motion in the middle of the basin. Large values of moist static energy are near the surface where air parcels pick up energy from the surface either as fluxes of enthalpy or latent heat. Surface heat fluxes and stored energy in the ground are drivers of local circulation, which is more evident in zonal circulation patterns.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/7/904local circulationsurban heat islandland cover changes |
| spellingShingle | Lourdes P. Aquino-Martínez Arturo I. Quintanar Carlos A. Ochoa-Moya Erika Danaé López-Espinoza David K. Adams Aron Jazcilevich-Diamant Urban-Induced Changes on Local Circulation in Complex Terrain: Central Mexico Basin Atmosphere local circulations urban heat island land cover changes |
| title | Urban-Induced Changes on Local Circulation in Complex Terrain: Central Mexico Basin |
| title_full | Urban-Induced Changes on Local Circulation in Complex Terrain: Central Mexico Basin |
| title_fullStr | Urban-Induced Changes on Local Circulation in Complex Terrain: Central Mexico Basin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban-Induced Changes on Local Circulation in Complex Terrain: Central Mexico Basin |
| title_short | Urban-Induced Changes on Local Circulation in Complex Terrain: Central Mexico Basin |
| title_sort | urban induced changes on local circulation in complex terrain central mexico basin |
| topic | local circulations urban heat island land cover changes |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/7/904 |
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