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Cold Air Avalanche

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000526

Downslope flow pulsations that occur at more or less regular intervals as cold air builds up on a peak or plateau, reaches a critical mass, and then cascades down the slopes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000526
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000526",
  "term": "Cold Air Avalanche",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "Downslope flow pulsations that occur at more or less regular intervals as cold air builds up on a peak or plateau, reaches a critical mass, and then cascades down the slopes.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/cold-air-avalanche/"
}

Record 526 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.