loading...| Preferred Name |
katabatic wind |
| Definitions |
An atmospheric wind during which cold atmospheric gas flows downwards towards the surface of an astronomical body. "From its etymology, the term means simply "going down" or "descending," and thus could refer to any descending flow; some authors have further generalized it to include downslope flows such as the foehn or chinook even though they do not represent a flow of cold air. This concept has given rise to the expression katafront, which indicates flow down a sloped cold-frontal surface." |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001719 |
| comment |
"From its etymology, the term means simply "going down" or "descending," and thus could refer to any descending flow; some authors have further generalized it to include downslope flows such as the foehn or chinook even though they do not represent a flow of cold air. This concept has given rise to the expression katafront, which indicates flow down a sloped cold-frontal surface." |
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| date |
2019-08-30T10:29:47Z |
| definition |
An atmospheric wind during which cold atmospheric gas flows downwards towards the surface of an astronomical body. |
| in_subset |
envoAtmo |
| label |
katabatic wind |
| prefixIRI |
ENVO:01001719 |
| prefLabel |
katabatic wind |
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