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What does katabatic mean?

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Adjective
  1. (meteorology, of airflow) Downslope on a mountainside.
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The most extreme type of katabatic wind is found in the Antarctic where cold gusts of wind surge across the polar ice caps.
The cool night winds are called drainage winds, or katabatic winds, and are often quite gusty and usually stronger than anabatic winds.
Under extreme cooling conditions, such as an underlying ice cover, the katabatic winds can develop to hazardous proportions.
Land and sea breezes are far more noticeable in Australia than anabatic and katabatic winds.
January 4th, 2010: The team leaves the camp at Balchen Fjella under strong katabatic winds.
The most convenient features for anabatic and katabatic streams are the concepts of mountain-valley breezes.

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