Katabatic Wind definitions

Katabatic wind

A katabatic wind, from the Greek word katabatikos meaning `to flow downhill`, is the technical name for a drainage wind, a wind that carries high density air from a higher elevation down a slope under the force of gravity. Such winds are sometimes also called fall winds. Katabatic winds can rush down elevated slopes at hurricane speeds, but most.....
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katabatic wind

Local winds a result of cold, dense air flowing downhill.
Found on http://ggweather.com/glossary.htm

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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).
Found on http://nsidc.org/arcticmet/glossary/katabatic_wind.html

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Katabatic wind

A cold wind that flows downhill and is powered by gravity. The term is generally used for winds that blow off the Antarctic Plateau toward the coast, although it could also be applied to gully winds.
Found on http://ramblingsdc.net/Australia/WpGlossary.html

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katabatic wind

A wind that blows down a slope due to gravity whose force can be strengthened by a differential in temperature.
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Katabatic Wind

A wind which blows down a slope.
Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weatherwise/glossary/k.shtml

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katabatic wind

wind that blows down a slope because of gravity. It occurs at night, when the highlands radiate heat and are cooled. The air in contact with these ... [4 related articles]
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Katabatic Wind

Cool wind flowing down the mountainside before the sun has heated up the surface.
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Katabatic wind

Any wind blowing down an incline, often due to cold air drainage.
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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

Any wind blowing down the slope of a mountain.
Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeoglos/k.html

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katabatic wind

[n] - a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
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katabatic wind

any wind blowing down an incline; if the wind is warm, it is called a foehn or chinook ; if cold, it may be a fall wind (bora), or a gravity wind (mountain wind); the opposite of anabatic wind .
Found on https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glossary?page=14

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Katabatic Wind

A local wind produced by the downward motion of cold air off high ground. On clear nights in hilly country, when the air over the higher ground cools because of the radiation into space, it becomes heavier than the air farther from the surface and thus flows downhill on to lower ground. This flow is the Katabatic wind.
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