katabatic winds

Japanese: katabatic winds(英語表記)katabaticwinds
katabatic winds

…The former is called valley wind and the latter mountain wind, and the two are collectively called mountain valley wind. Valley wind and mountain wind are also called anabatic winds and katabatic winds, respectively. Anabatic means "ascending" and katabatic means "descending." …

From [Slope Wind]

...On the other hand, at night, the slopes of the mountains become colder due to radiation cooling, so the temperature in contact with them is also lower than in other places, and the cold air flows down the slopes of the mountains due to gravity. These winds blowing down from the summit are called mountain winds or katabatic winds. Winds that arise due to differences in temperature distribution caused by the slope are called slope winds.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "katabatic winds" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…前者を谷風,後者を山風といい,両者を合わせて山谷風と呼んでいる。谷風,山風はそれぞれアナバティック風anabatic winds,カタバティック風katabatic windsとも呼ばれている。アナバティックは〈上昇する〉という意味で,カタバティックは〈下降する〉という意味である。…

【斜面風】より

…一方,夜間になると山の斜面は放射冷却によって冷えるので,それに接する気温も他所より下がり,冷たい空気が重力によって山の斜面に沿って流れ下りる。山頂から吹き下りるこの風を山風またはカタバティック風katabatic windsと呼ぶ。このように斜面であるために気温の分布に差ができて生じる風を斜面風という。…

※「katabatic winds」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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