Associations to the word «Katabatic»

KATABATIC, adjective. (meteorology) (of airflow) Downslope on a mountainside.

KATABATIC WIND, noun. A drainage wind / fall wind: a wind, such as the bora or Böhmwind, which moves high density air from a higher elevation down an incline, due to the force of gravity.

KATABATIC WINDS, noun. Plural of katabatic wind

KATABATIC, adjective. Of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night.