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|Meaning=Along-slope flows generated by heating or cooling of the slope.
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|Explanation=A warm slope surface, as produced by daytime heating, generates [[anabatic wind|anabatic]] or upslope winds,  whereas a cool surface, as from [[nocturnal cooling]], generates [[katabatic wind|katabatic]] or downslope winds. Slope  flows are a component of [[mountain&ndash;valley wind systems|mountain&ndash;valley]] and [[mountain&ndash;plains wind systems]].
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Along-slope flows generated by heating or cooling of the slope.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">A warm slope surface, as produced by daytime heating, generates [[anabatic wind|anabatic]] or upslope winds,  whereas a cool surface, as from [[nocturnal cooling]], generates [[katabatic wind|katabatic]] or downslope winds. Slope  flows are a component of [[mountain&ndash;valley wind systems|mountain&ndash;valley]] and [[mountain&ndash;plains wind systems]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 05:51, 30 March 2024

Along-slope flows generated by heating or cooling of the slope.

A warm slope surface, as produced by daytime heating, generates anabatic or upslope winds, whereas a cool surface, as from nocturnal cooling, generates katabatic or downslope winds. Slope flows are a component of mountain–valley and mountain–plains wind systems.

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