downslope windstorm"A very strong, usually gusty, and occasionally violent wind that blows down the lee slope of a mountain range, ...
Downslope wind- Air that descends an elevated plain and consequently warms and dries. Occurs when prevailing wind direction is from the same direction as the elevated terrain and often produces fair weather conditions.
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Downslope wind caused by greater air density on the slope than at some distance, horizontally from it. The wind is associated with surface cooling of the slope.
Kelvin
Unit of thermodynamic temperature. Symbol: K ...
A regional downslope wind whose source is so cold that it is experienced as a cold wind, despite compression warming as it descends the lee slope of a mountain range.
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A strong, cold, downslope wind.
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Browse Related Terms: DWNSLP, Mesoscale High Winds, upwelling
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Sundowner Warm downslope winds that periodically occur along a short segment of the Southern California coast in the vicinity of Santa Barbara.
Refers to the warm downslope wind in the Rocky Mountains that may occur after an intense cold spell when the temperature could rise by 20 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit in a matter of minutes. Also known as the Snow Eater.
Glacier WindA shallow downslope wind above the surface of a glacier, caused by the temperature difference between the air in contact with the glacier and the free air at the same altitude.
MountainadoA vertical-axis eddy produced in a downslope windstorm by the vertical stretching of horizontal roll vortices produced near the ground by vertical wind shear.
Fall WindA strong, cold, downslope wind.FallstreakSame as Virga; streaks or wisps of precipitation falling from a cloud but evaporating before reaching the ground. In certain cases, shafts of virga may precede a microburst.
Downslope winds are expected.
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Downslope winds (or wind blowing down the mountain) tend to be very dry, warming as it descends, ...
The föhn (German) is a generic term for warm strong and often very dry downslope winds that descend in the lee of a mountain barrier. Originally applied to winds in the European Alps region, the term is now used for all similar winds.
Fall Wind- a strong, cold, downslope wind.
Fathom- the common unit used to measure depth in the ocean; it is equivalent ot six feet.
Fetch- the area in which waves are formed by a wind with an approximately constant speed and direction.
SNOW EATER
Any warm downslope wind, or foehn, that blows over snowy terrain and melts the snow.
SNOWFALL
The rate at which snow falls, usually expressed in inches of snow depth over a six hour period.
foehn—A warm, dry downslope wind; the warmness and dryness being due to adiabatic compression upon descent; characteristic of mountainous regions. See adiabatic process, Chinook, Santa Ana.
FOEHN - A drier and warmer downslope wind on the lee side of a mountain range. Marked by air subsidence.
FOEHN GAP - Absence of clouds on the lee side of a mountain range caused by sinking air (subsidence).
Local names for downslope winds or "foehn winds" in the western United States are Chinook Winds, East Winds, North Winds and Mono Winds. Usually associated with little or no clouds.
BOULDER WIND A local name referring to an extremely strong downslope wind in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains near Boulder, Colorado.
These may be further subdivided into barrier jets, gap winds, downslope windstorms, and include such local phenomena as the tehuantepecer, Santa Ana, foehn, mistral, and bora.
Uplifted air on the windward side reaches saturation forming a cloud over the mountain crest, while subsiding or downslope winds on the leeward side warm and dry out the air, causing sufficient evaporation to abruptly terminate the cloud form.
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