[BULK] - RE: [pct-l] Campo to Morena Day Hike (was 16+ mi. drystretches)

[judson at jeffnet.org (Judson Brown)]

I think katabatic refers to strong, cold winds which occur in polar regions,
especially over ice caps. Antarctic explorers had to deal with them
constantly. The air just above the ice cap in the center of the continent-
which is up to 10000' above sea level- is cooled by the ice. Cool air sinks,
and you get near constant, gale-force winds screaming downhill toward the
edges of the continent. Tied in with this is the fact that the atmosphere
over ice caps tends to lean toward high pressure systems, and wind blow away
from these.

I don't know if this applies to the area around Morena, where the biggest
ice cap in inside Oilcan's cooler. ;)

Judson 
Ashland

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net]On Behalf Of Mike Saenz
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 2:04 PM
To: Paul; pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: RE: [BULK] - RE: [pct-l] Campo to Morena Day Hike (was 16+ mi.
drystretches)


Katabatic!

Yes! That was it!

Never heard of such a term...but the area from Campo to Cibbetts is
Katabatic!

(I think it's an old Indian word meaning "It's cold enough to freeze
your loin-cloth-snake off") 


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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Paul
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 1:47 PM
To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: [BULK] - RE: [pct-l] Campo to Morena Day Hike (was 16+ mi. dry
stretches)

Katabatic?

Subject: RE: [pct-l] Campo to Morena Day Hike (was 16+ mi. dry
stretches)

Somebody once described the condition something like, "inversion
zone"??? "conversion zone"???
Something about the way the topography creates a "cold sink", trapping
colder air while warmer air is close and all around...



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