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Mountain waves
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Strong wind across a mountain range sets stable air swinging up and down downwind. Lenticulars mark the wave crests, and just upwind of them a glider climbs in smooth air, far above any thermal.
What you learn
- Name the three conditions for a mountain wave
- Picture how the air swings downwind of a range
- Read lenticulars and the Föhn gap in the sky
- Find the lift just upwind of each wave crest
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