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The planetary boundary layer (PBL) behavior over flat terrain is relatively well known and represented. However its behavior over mountainous terrain is more complex due to a fast changing local wind system directly linked to topography. A variable land cover that goes from snow to vegetation also has a significant impact on the growth of the PBL.
Understanding the processes inducing changes in the mountain PBL have critical applications for predicting fire weather, local intense thunderstorm events and air pollution transport [1].