KATABATIC WIND


Meaning of KATABATIC WIND in English

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. The opposite of an anabatic wind.

Weather and meteorology English vocabulary.      Английский словарь погоды и метеорологии .