Foehn wind

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf wind
Meteorological phenomenon
gptkbp:affects Agriculture
Human health
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Foehn
Föhn
gptkbp:cause Avalanches
gptkbp:causedBy Adiabatic warming
Air passing over a mountain range
gptkbp:effect Decrease in humidity
Increase in temperature
Rapid snow melt
gptkbp:firstDescribed 19th century
gptkbp:hasType Dry, warm, down-slope wind
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Foehn wind
gptkbp:namedAfter German word 'Föhn'
gptkbp:notableExample Alpine Foehn
Canterbury Nor'wester
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Rocky_Mountains
gptkb:Alps
gptkb:Andes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chinook_wind
Santa Ana wind
gptkbp:studiedIn Meteorology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chinook_winds
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7