Katabatic wind: References & Edit History

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Article title updated for style. Nov 10, 2026
Modified link of Web site: American Meteorological Society - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences - The Role of Katabatic Winds on the Antarctic Surface Wind Regime. Feb 21, 2025
Add new Web site: PNAS - Katabatic winds diminish precipitation contribution to the Antarctic ice mass balance. Aug 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Detection of a katabatic wind event with GPS meteorology measurements at Scott Base Antarctica. Jun 10, 2024
Add new Web site: European Geosciences Union - The Cryosphere - Frazil ice growth and production during katabatic wind events in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Mar 21, 2024
Add new Web site: American Meteorological Society - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences - The Role of Katabatic Winds on the Antarctic Surface Wind Regime. Feb 09, 2024
Add new Web site: American Museum of Natural History - Katabatic Winds. Oct 05, 2023
Add new Web site: Live Science - California's Spreading Wildfires: What Are Katabatic Winds? Jun 04, 2020
Add new Web site: National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Katabatic Wind. Mar 30, 2012
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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