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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > LOCAL WINDS > OROGRAPHIC WINDS > BORA WINDS

PREFERRED TERM

BORA WINDS  

DEFINITION

  • A fall wind with a source so cold that, when the air reaches the lowlands or coast, the dynamic warming is insufficient to raise the air temperature to the normal level for the region; hence it appears as a cold wind.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2017-04-20 15:17:21.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add broader relation (BORA WINDS [2cf573dd-0ed7-4455-a233-5987b5a8b52a,278913] - OROGRAPHIC WINDS [a1df1d50-dd2b-4944-bda5-0cf1127e2f49,278903]);
  • 2017-04-21 12:32:28.0 [tstevens] insert Definition (id: null text: A fall wind with a source so cold that, when the air reaches the lowlands or coast, the dynamic warming is insufficient to raise the air temperature to the normal level for the region; hence it appears as a cold wind. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/2cf573dd-0ed7-4455-a233-5987b5a8b52a

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