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Journal Article
Observations of Thermally Driven Circulations in the Pyrenees
2019
Overview
The atmospheric composition measured at the Pic du Midi high-altitude observatory (2875 m MSL) in the French Pyrenees is frequently affected by upward transport of boundary layer air during anabatic circulations at different scales. The Pyrenean Platform for Observation of the Atmosphere (P2OA) includes two observatories located 28 km apart: at the Pic du Midi and at a low-altitude site (580 m MSL) located in the plain north of the mountain chain. From a 10-yr-long data series collected at P2OA, three different methods are used to detect thermally induced circulations. The methods are based on observations collected independently at three key locations in the plain–mountain circulation cell: within the altitude return flow above the plain, close to the surface in the plain, and at the mountaintop. The main aims are 1) to present and compare the three detection methods and 2) to evaluate the impact of thermally driven circulations on in situ air composition measurements at the Pic du Midi. The first method uses radar wind measurements at 3000 and 5000 m above the plain to detect the return flow of the plain–mountain circulation. The second, which is based on surface wind data from the plain site, reveals days during which surface thermally induced winds occur locally. The third method, which is based on surface data at the mountaintop, focuses on diurnal moisture cycles to rank days with decreasing anabatic influence. We then compare the three independent detection methods, discuss possible connections among thermal circulations at different scales and locations, and present an evaluation of their impact on in situ atmospheric composition measurements at Pic du Midi.
