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Wind Currents on Hills

Unread postby AB_Vinny » Sat Dec 01, 2012 5:51 am

If you have a multi-benched, wooded slope, how does it travel if facing windward (as opposed to a leward facing slope that has the "thermal tunnel")? Does it venturi up the hill fast but create eddy-currents when it passes each bench as it goes up?


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Re: Wind Currents on Hills

Unread postby dan » Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:09 pm

Your likely to get a lot of swirling winds in a situation like this.
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Re: Wind Currents on Hills

Unread postby James » Sun Dec 02, 2012 3:59 am

Depends entirely on the wind speed as well. A calmer night will be more determined by the sun position and thermals

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Re: Wind Currents on Hills

Unread postby BigHunt » Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:30 am

James wrote:Depends entirely on the wind speed as well. A calmer night will be more determined by the sun position and thermals

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Re: Wind Currents on Hills

Unread postby PK_ » Sun Dec 02, 2012 1:34 pm

That really depends on the wind velocity and the angle of attack. You could end up with a vortex pulling scent away from the hill at the bottom but most likely you will end up with a fustercluck of unpredictable wind currents.
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Re: Wind Currents on Hills

Unread postby AB_Vinny » Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:11 am

Ya I think I'll stick to only hunting leeward sides of hill and not chancing or wasting my time trying to hunt deer that may be bedded on a windward slope.

And PalmettoKid I like your use of "fustercluck"!


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