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A wind that blows up the slope of a hill or mountain due to the sun heating the land.
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An upslope wind. The opposite of katabatic wind.
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An upslope wind due to local surface heating on hills and mountains
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An upslope wind due to local surface heating. Opposite of katabatic wind.
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wind that is created by air flowing uphill. Valley breezes, produced by local daytime heating, are an example of these winds. The opposite of a katabatic wind.
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A local wind which blows up a slope heated by sunshine.
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An anabatic wind, from the Greek anabatos, verbal of anabainein meaning moving upward, is a wind which blows up a steep slope or mountain side. It is also known as an upslope flow. These winds typically occur during the daytime in calm sunny weather.
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