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Sinônimos
chinook wind
Definição1
A warm, dry, downslope wind descending the lee side of the Alps as a result of synoptic-scale, cross-barrier flow over the mountain range.
Fonte1
AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. Glossary of meteorology. [S.l., última modificação 05 oct. 2015]. Disponível em: < http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Main_Page >. Acesso em: 21 set. 2021.
Definição2
A warm, dry wind on the lee side of a mountain range, the warmth and dryness of the air being due to adiabatic compression as the air descends the mountain slopes.
Fonte2
UNITED STATES. National Weather Service. National weather service glossary. [20-?]. In: ______. [Homepage]. [Silver Spring, MD, 20-?]. Disponível em: < https://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php >. Acesso em: 21 set. 2021.
Fonte3
SPELLMAN, Frank R. The Handbook of Meteorology. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013. 237 p. ISBN 978-0-8108-8613-1.
Nota adicional1
In the United States, the term chinook is used for Foehn winds in the Rocky and Sierra mountains. Chinook wind is called a foehn wind in Europe.
Subárea1
Meteorology
Related Term
synoptic chart
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