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anabatic wind

Warm wind that blows uphill in steep-sided valleys in the early morning. As the sides of a valley warm up in the morning the air above is also warmed and rises up the valley to give a gentle breeze. By contrast, a katabatic wind is cool and blows down a valley at night.



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In the 90s, Toranfield (1991) and Second Schedual (1994) came second, and Anabatic was fourth in 1996, while Feathered Leader was third in 2000.
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