| The cool night winds are called drainage winds, or katabatic winds, and are often quite gusty and usually stronger than anabatic winds. |
| West of this location, winds and turbulence diminish rapidly except for extreme katabatic winds on sunny summer evenings. |
| Under extreme cooling conditions, such as an underlying ice cover, the katabatic winds can develop to hazardous proportions. |
| The huts must stand up to the monster katabatic winds that reach up to 300 kph. |
| January 4th, 2010: The team leaves the camp at Balchen Fjella under strong katabatic winds. |
| The most extreme type of katabatic wind is found in the Antarctic where cold gusts of wind surge across the polar ice caps. |
