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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 names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

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The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

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