katabatic wind

wind that carries high density air down a slope
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katabatic wind

Summary

katabatic wind ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,997 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • katabatic wind is a type of fall wind[2].
  • katabatic wind's Commons category is recorded as Katabatic wind[3].
  • katabatic wind's Commons gallery is recorded as Katabatic wind[4].
  • katabatic wind's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].
  • katabatic wind's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics[6].

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Definition and Type

katabatic wind is a type of fall wind[2].

Why It Matters

katabatic wind ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,997 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Fluid dynamics
    Subclass of
    Described by source Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539601705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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