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Based on a statistical approach, the surface potential temperature at seven observing stations in complex terrain has been examined. It is shown that the surface potential temperature depends primarily on the rate of change of slope wind and on the geostrophic-level potential temperature.
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Lee, H.N., Kau, W.S. Prediction of surface potential temperature over complex terrain. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 28, 79–87 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00119457
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