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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/was.2017.24.6.637

Review of downslope windstorms in Japan  

Kusaka, Hiroyuki (Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba)
Fudeyasu, Hironori (College of Education, Yokohama National University)
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Wind and Structures / v.24, no.6, 2017 , pp. 637-656 More about this Journal
Abstract
In Japan, at least 28 local winds are known by name, most of them associated with downslope windstorms and gap winds. To review these windstorms, we categorize them based largely on the atmospheric conditions and formation mechanisms, and then focus on representative examples. These representative cases include the "Yamaji­kaze", a typical downslope windstorm, the "Hirodo-­kaze", a downslope windstorm induced by a nearby typhoon (intense tropical cyclone), and the "Karak-kaze", a downslope wind with a clear diurnal variation. Other downslope winds such as the "Inami-kaze" and the gap wind "Kiyokawa­dashi" are also described. Among these winds, the "Yamaji-kaze", "Hirodo-kaze", and "Kiyokawa-dashi" are considered the three most notorious due to their destructive power. After describing and comparing these winds, we discuss remaining issues to be considered in future studies.
Keywords
downslope windstorm; gap wind; local wind; Yamaji-kaze; Hirodo-kaze; Karak-kaze; Kiyokawa-dashi; numerical simulation; complex terrain;
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