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Term: Drainage wind
Definition: A wind common to mountainous regions that involves heavy cold air flowing along the ground from high to low elevations because of gravity. Also see katabatic wind.  PhysicalGeography 

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Term: Drainage wind
Definition: A wind common to mountainous regions that involves heavy cold air flowing along the ground from high to low elevations because of gravity. Also see katabatic wind.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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