Gap Winds: Re: Great

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In response to message posted by biogardener:

Thanks,

I haven't yet written a regular article on urban winds, though it was once part of my Applied Climatology class notes. I worked for a few years for an engineering firm that looked on street canyon winds and potential ones for architects.

Actually toweatherwiserwise, such a painting would not seem unusual. I have even seen photographs of vertical layering with smoke plumes going three different directions.

Toronto's wind tunnel can also get quite bad when winds blow off the lake. Chicago's reputation as the windy city is likely due to the same factors, though the moniker has an interesting history which I discuss on my "The Weather Doctor" site.

I'll add the topic of urban winds to my list of future "Science of the Sky" articles. Thanks for your interest.

-- posted by weather_doctor