Like sea and land breezes, anabatic and katabatic winds are induced thermally. |
A katabatic wind is a wind that is blowing down a slope, and an anabatic wind blows up a slope. |
This sea breeze tends to die down in the mid-evening and by midnight the northeasterly katabatic wind will have re-asserted itself. |
The cool night winds are called drainage winds, or katabatic winds, and are often quite gusty and usually stronger than anabatic winds. |
January 4th, 2010: The team leaves the camp at Balchen Fjella under strong katabatic winds. |
Under extreme cooling conditions, such as an underlying ice cover, the katabatic winds can develop to hazardous proportions. |