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What is Katabatic Wind?

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

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Glossary

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...