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anabatic wind

Title English: 
anabatic wind
Definition English: 
Anabatic wind also called upslope wind, local air current that blows up a hill or mountain slope facing the Sun. During the day, the Sun heats such a slope (and the air over it) faster than it does the adjacent atmosphere over a valley or a plain at the same altitude.
Title Arabic: 
ريح صاعدة
Title French: 
vent anabatique
Domain: 
Sustainable Development
Subject: 
Environment Management
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Term
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