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Katabatic wind - in which areas does it blow and how dangerous?
Denis Korablev
  • 29.06.2020
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Katabatic wind - in which areas does it blow and how dangerous?

What is katabatic wind, under what conditions and in what areas of the Earth does it form? Katabatic winds are currents of cool and dense air directed from the mountains down the side slope in thunderclouds.