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Wet, warm winds are referred to as "snow-eaters" as they can make one foot of snow vanish in one day. That can't be good for the ski industry....
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What is a warm wind from the west called?
this wind is called a "chinook"
A wind which comes from inland?
California: Santa Ana Colorado: Chinook? An Offshore wind (as opposed to and 'onshore' wind)
Is a cyclone a Chinook?
No. A Chinook, strictly speaking, as an easterly warm winter wind that blows down from the east side of the Rocky Mountains into Montana and Wyoming.
A wind of compressed air with sharp temperature increase?
"Compression of air increases the temperature by increasing the kinetic energy of the molecules. This creates a wind called a Chinook, which is common to mountainous and adjacent regions." Reference Tillery, B. W. (2009). Physical Science. Eighth Edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
What is the name of the warm wind that blows off the rocky mountains and causes snow to melt?
it's the Chinook winds. Here's a link to more about them below.
What is a warm wind from the west called?
this wind is called a "chinook"
What is chinook wind?
Chinook wind is a strong downslope wind
Does a Chinook have wings?
Chinook can refer to three things: chinook salmon, CH-47 Chinook helicopter, or wind. Chinook salmon are fish; they have fins, not wings. The chinook that is wind is a warm, moist wind that blows inland in the Pacific Northwest. The CH-47 has two overhead rotors, no wings. So, no to all three.
What special dry warm wind that blows from the Rocky Mountains down into the valleys below is called a?
Chinook
What is A special dry warm wind that blows from the Rocky Mountains down into the valleys below is called a?
Chinook
What is a special dry warm wind that blows from the rocky mountains down into the valleys below is called?
Chinook
How are a Chinook and a sirocco alike?
they both have to do with the wind.
What is a special dry warm wind that blows from the rocky mountains down into the valleys below called?
These winds are called the Santa Ana winds and they are very dry. They are often associated with fanning wildfires and are sometimes called devil winds.
In weather terms a Chinook is characterized by a warm what?
wind
What does Chinook Winds refer to?
A Chinook wind is when a wind blows along the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains in Canada. The winds brink in warmer air raising the temperature in the winder
A wind which comes from inland?
California: Santa Ana Colorado: Chinook? An Offshore wind (as opposed to and 'onshore' wind)
What wind's name in North American Indian for snow eater?
Chinook
