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Avalanche wind

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-003738

A powerful, turbulent blast of air preceding a large, fast-moving avalanche. This wind is generated by the displacement and compression of air as the snow mass descends rapidly. It can cause damage and fatalities even before the snow itself arrives, extending the destructive reach of the avalanche.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-003738
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-003738",
  "term": "Avalanche wind",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A powerful, turbulent blast of air preceding a large, fast-moving avalanche. This wind is generated by the displacement and compression of air as the snow mass descends rapidly. It can cause damage and fatalities even before the snow itself arrives, extending the destructive reach of the avalanche.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/avalanche-wind/"
}

Record 859 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.