#foehn_wind

Foehn wind

Type of dry down-slope wind occurring near mountains

A Foehn, or Föhn, is a type of dry, relatively warm downslope wind that occurs in the lee of a mountain range. It is a rain shadow wind that results from the subsequent adiabatic warming of air that has dropped most of its moisture on windward slopes. As a consequence of the different adiabatic lapse rates of moist and dry air, the air on the leeward slopes becomes warmer than equivalent elevations on the windward slopes.

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