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Anabatic Wind
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| Category: | Weather | 
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| Content control: | EUROCONTROL | 
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| Tag(s) | Weather Phenomena |
Definition
A warm flow of air travelling up a facing slope of a hill or mountain.
Description
Solar heating, at the beginning of the day, warms the land at the foot of a mountain, which in turn warms the air above it. The rising air flows up the side of the mountain.