He explained that this area had a permanent offshore gale called the katabatic – Greek for flowing downhill. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
The winds, called katabatic winds, form as air slides down from the high plateau of Antarctica's interior and funnels into small drainages near the coast. From Wordnik.com. [Top Headlines at CU Boulder] Reference
Still, there was the day when a 100 mph wind gust, known as a katabatic wind, ripped the tent Mortvedt was in from its stakes and sent him tumbling down the ice. From Wordnik.com. Reference
As this extremely cold, dense air sinks, it can get funneled through rugged channels in the ice and rock to become ferocious, deadly gusts called katabatic winds that howl toward the coast of Antarctica. From Wordnik.com. [Livescience.com] Reference
These are referred to as katabatic winds and are narrow, strong regions of wind blowing from the cold mountain plateau of Greenland down the steep mountainsides and out over the ocean, causing large waves. From Wordnik.com. [Space Business and Industry News at SpaceMart.com] Reference
Personally I think 'katabatic' would be a good name for a cat. From Wordnik.com. [August 11th, 2006] Reference
It's on the receiving end of "katabatic" winds flowing virtually uninterrupted down the ice fields to the sea from the center of the continent. From Wordnik.com. [Wind Power From Way, Way Down] Reference
Mesoscale modeling of katabatic winds over Greenland with the Polar MM5. From Wordnik.com. [Regional modeling of the Arctic] Reference
The katabatic today was much stronger than she'd imagined, and she sensed a storm coming in. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
The hiss of pressurized air blasting in overhead reminded her of the deafening katabatic wind on Milne. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
The katabatic wind seemed to be getting stronger by the minute, applying a constant pressure to Tolland's back. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
The katabatic, however, was a slave to simple physics – heavy cold air rushing down a glacial incline like a tidal wave. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
Rachel hoped a momentary lull in the wind might give Tolland some slack, but the katabatic pulled on with relentless uniformity. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
Outside the habisphere, the katabatic wind roaring down off the glacier was nothing like the ocean winds Tolland was accustomed to. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
From ice caps to ice caps, they spend their days in solitude with the katabatic winds, penguins, and the auroras as their only companions. From Wordnik.com. [Ice Fishing Shacks] Reference
Array them on the the sides of mountains and along the valleys to create katabatic tunnels and magnify the force and duration of the winds. From Wordnik.com. [Glacier-Sailing with the Katabatic Winds] Reference
Like a mournful harbinger of impending conflict, the katabatic wind let out a plaintive howl and gusted hard against the Delta Force's shelter. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
Had it been coming at twenty knots, the katabatic would have been a sailor's dream, but at its current eighty knots it could quickly become a nightmare even for those on solid ground. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
In early January we saw two-and-a-half weeks of clear skies interrupted only by the occasional powerful katabatic winds that come roaring off the glaciers, and very little precipitation. From Wordnik.com. [Jon Bowermaster: Antarctic Evolution] Reference
Spiraling corkscrew-like from the zenith of the Matterhorn down to its base, they'll billow in the katabatic winds like Tibetan prayer rags, awaiting the passing of one landscape and the coming of another. From Wordnik.com. [Glacier-Sailing with the Katabatic Winds] Reference
Antarctica katabatic (gravity-driven) winds blow coastward from the high interior; frequent blizzards form near the foot of the plateau; cyclonic storms form over the ocean and move clockwise along the coast; volcanism on Deception Island and isolated areas of West. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Natural hazards: katabatic (gravity-driven) winds blow coastward from the high interior; frequent blizzards form near the foot of the plateau; cyclonic storms form over the ocean and move clockwise along the coast; volcanism on Deception Island and isolated areas of. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
Antarctica: katabatic (gravity-driven) winds blow coastward from the high interior; frequent blizzards form near the foot of the plateau; cyclonic storms form over the ocean and move clockwise along the coast; volcanism on Deception Island and isolated areas of West. From Wordnik.com. [The 2001 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Natural hazards: katabatic (gravity-driven) winds blow coastward from the high interior; frequent blizzards form near the foot of the plateau; cyclonic storms form over the ocean and move clockwise along the coast; volcanism on Deception Island and isolated areas of West. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
The former of these two articles describes a very important mechanism present on the Antarctic plateau largely in Eastern Antarctica which efficiently removes atmopsheric warmth: katabatic winds transporting sensible heat to the surface to be lost by highly efficient radiative cooling. From Wordnik.com. [Where's Waldo: Antarctica #2 « Climate Audit] Reference
In katabatic conditions, the whole surface is active. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
This is thanks, grudgingly, to the steady katabatic winds coming off the ice sheet. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
I'm writing this blog from Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, where a cold katabatic wind is blowing off the. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to World Bank chief warns of funding constraints] Reference
First, katabatic winds are caused by relatively cold, dense air that rolls down from the poles and out over the ice cap. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
The constant blasting of the katabatic winds helps keep the Terra Nova Bay polynya free of new sea ice and open throughout the winter, said Cassano. From Wordnik.com. [Top Headlines at CU Boulder] Reference
"In Antarctica, we witnessed nearly two weeks of little or no katabatic winds, which are really important in terms of emptying cool air out of Antarctica," he says. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
Known as the Dry Valleys, they are swept free of snow by nearly relentless katabatic winds - cold, dry air that rolls downhill toward the sea from the high altitudes of the ice sheet. From Wordnik.com. [doggdot.us] Reference
"That's the katabatic wind," the driver yelled. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
50-knot katabatic winds were flying down from the Reeves Neve. From Wordnik.com. [Terra Incognita]
"The weather conditions were excellent and we obtained measurements of high wind speeds in the jet stream, as well as strong katabatic winds flowing down the Greenland ice sheet. From Wordnik.com. [Space Business and Industry News at SpaceMart.com] Reference
Acoustic and katabatic, what is your problem?. From Wordnik.com. [The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register] Reference
Like the katabatic winds.”. From Wordnik.com. [State of fear]
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