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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

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

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A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...