Katabatic wind Any wind blowing down an incline; the opposite to anabatic wind. If the wind is warm, it is called a foehn; if cold, it may be a fall wind (bora), or a gravity wind (mountain wind).
Katabatic wind (from the Greek: katabaino - to go down) is the generic term for downslope winds flowing from high elevations of mountains, plateaus, and hills down their slopes to the valleys or planes below.
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A wind that is created by air flowing downhill.
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Katabatic wind
A local wind which develops due to cool, dense air flowing downhill.
Katabatic wind
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.
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Katabatic Wind
A wind that is created by air flowing downhill.
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KATABATIC WIND: Local winds a result of cold, dense air flowing downhill.
KNOT: One nautical mile per hour (1.15 mph).
LAND BREEZE: A wind that blows from the land towards a body of water. Also known as an offshore breeze.
KATABATIC WIND - Local winds a result of cold, dense air flowing downhill.
KELVIN- A ratio temperature scale using 0 as the theoretical coldest temperature.
KNOT - One nautical mile per hour (1.15 mph).
Katabatic wind Any wind blowing downslope. Usually cold.
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Lake breeze A wind blowing onshore from the surface of a lake.
Katabatic Wind - The flow of cold, dense air downslope under the influence of gravity; the direction of flow is controlled largely by topography.
Katabatic winds - winds that flow downhill, for example Chinook winds (see above), or cool air flowing down at night.
Anabatic winds - winds that flow uphill, usually warm air near midday ...
Katabatic Wind
A valley or drainage wind formed as cold dense air drains down a valley. Examples are the Mistral in southern France and the strong winds blowing of the high Antarctic plateaux.
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KATABATIC WIND - A wind that develops from cooler sinking air, usually down a slope, such as a mountain.
Katabatic wind Any wind blowing down an incline. If warm, it is a foehn. If cold, it may be a fall wind or a gravity wind.
The opposite of a katabatic wind is an anabatic wind, or an upward-moving wind. The above-described valley breeze is an anabatic wind.
DRAINAGE WIND A katabatic wind, it is caused by the cooling of air along the slopes of a mountain. Related term: mountain breeze
DRIFTING SNOW Snow particles blown from the ground by the wind to a height of less than six feet.
K-index = (850 mb temperature - 500 mb temperature) + 850 mb dew point - 700 mb dew point depressionKatabatic WindA wind that is created by air flowing downhill.
Katabatic and Anabatic Winds Katabatic winds (taken from the Greek word "katabatikos," meaning "to go down") are sometimes called "gravity winds," "drainage winds," "mountain winds," or "glacier winds.
One surface wind met in many situations is the katabatic wind, which I have observed in impressive intensity in Boulder, Colorado, and which often occurs along the mountain front. It is, in fact, called a "Boulder wind.
Flow directed down a mountain slope and driven by cooling at the earth's surface: a component of the mountain-valley or mountain-plains wind systems; same as katabatic wind.
A katabatic wind, it is formed at night by the radiational cooling along mountainsides. As the slopes become colder than the surrounding atmosphere, the lower levels of air cool and drain to the lowest point of the terrain.
K Designated letter for "SMOKE"
Katabatic Wind: A very cold dowslope wind which may reach 100 mph as it desends.
Valley Winds Valley winds encompass several effects, the first of which is the tendency of wind to funnel down a pronounced valley. The term also refers to the movement of airdown the slopes of a valley at night (katabatic winds) or up the slopes ...
ANABATIC WIND
A wind that is created by air flowing uphill. Valley breezes, produced by local daytime heating, are an example of these winds. The opposite of a katabatic wind.
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