- A
katabatic wind (named from
Ancient Gr**** κατάβασις (katábasis) 'descent') is a
downslope wind
caused by the flow of an elevated, high-density air m****...
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mythological trope, in
which the
mortal subject becomes divine. Many
katabatic figures (including Hercules, Dionysus, and
Jesus Christ) also undergo...
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unexplained deaths,
including animal attacks, hypothermia, an avalanche,
katabatic winds, infrasound-induced panic,
military involvement, or some combination...
- (48 in) in 48
hours have been recorded. At the continent's edge,
strong katabatic winds off the
polar plateau often blow at
storm force.
During the summer...
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Weather fronts rarely penetrate far into the continent,
because of the
katabatic winds. Most of
Antarctica has an ice-cap
climate (Köppen classification...
- The bora is a
northerly to north-easterly
katabatic wind in
areas near the
Adriatic Sea.
Similar nomenclature is used for north-eastern
winds in other...
- (PG&E)
transmission line in the
Feather River Canyon failed during strong katabatic winds.
Those winds rapidly drove the Camp Fire
through the communities...
- A
piteraq is a cold
katabatic wind
which originates on the
Greenlandic icecap and
sweeps down the east coast. The word "piteraq"
means "that
which attacks...
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annual wind
speed of 80
kilometres (50 mi) per hour.
Storms are
caused by
katabatic wind, a
concentrated flow of cold air
moving along the
steep surface of...
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summer and
winter monsoons. The
Himalayas prevent cold
Central Asian katabatic winds from
blowing in,
keeping the bulk of the
Indian subcontinent warmer...
