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Downslope Flow

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000748

A thermally driven wind directed down a mountain slope and usually occurring at night; part of the along-slope wind system.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000748
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000748",
  "term": "Downslope Flow",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A thermally driven wind directed down a mountain slope and usually occurring at night; part of the along-slope wind system.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/downslope-flow/"
}

Record 748 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.