Katabatic wind - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A katabatic wind , from the Greek word katabatikos meaning "going downhill", is the technical name for a drainage wind, a wind that carries high density air from a higher elevation down a slope un...
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Katabasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Katabasis , or catabasis , (from Greek κατὰ, "down" βαίνω "go") is a descent of some type. Katabasis may be a moving downhill, a sinking of winds, a military retreat, or a trip to the underworld. I...
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Katabatic - Definition of Katabatic at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Katabatic. Look it up now! ... Use katabatic in a Sentence...
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KATABATIC WIND A wind that is created by air flowing downhill. When this air is warm, it may be called a foehn wind, and regionally it may be known as a Chinook or Santa Ana. When this air is cold or cool, it is called a drainage wind, and regionally it may be known as a mountain breeze or glacier wind.
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Over Antarctica prominent cold katabatic winds are blowing for most of the year. This vid was taken near Hope Bay, it's a force 8 wind with minus 20 degrees ...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on katabatic wind (meteorology), wind that blows down a slope because of gravity. It occurs at night, when the highlands radiate heat and are cooled. ... When a katabatic wind is warmed by compression during its descent into denser air, it is called a foehn. A large-scale katabatic...
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The air flow gets stronger, turning into fast-flowing winds called katabatic winds. These katabatic winds roar toward the coast of Antarctica. Fairly quiet conditions turn instantaneously, with katabatic winds reaching speeds of 15 to 20 meters per second (50 to 66 ft/sec)!
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