naturale spectacle
for better details please look in View On Black
A foehn wind or föhn wind
is a type of dry down-slope wind which occurs in the lee of a mountain range.
It is a rain shadow wind which results from the subsequent adiabatic warming of air which has dropped most of its moisture on windward slopes .
As a consequence of the different adiabatic lapse rates of moist and dry air, the air on the leeward slopes becomes warmer than equivalent elevations on the windward slopes.
Föhn winds can raise temperatures by as much as 30°C (54°F) in just a matter of hours.
Central Europe enjoys a warmer climate due to the Föhn.
@Wikipedia
70 km visibility, in strong foehn wind,
from Munich, Bavaria, Germany
(Olympic-hill just 30m high, my viewpoint)
to Germany's highest mountain,
the "Zugspitze" 2962m
30th March 2010
4 pm
naturale spectacle
for better details please look in View On Black
A foehn wind or föhn wind
is a type of dry down-slope wind which occurs in the lee of a mountain range.
It is a rain shadow wind which results from the subsequent adiabatic warming of air which has dropped most of its moisture on windward slopes .
As a consequence of the different adiabatic lapse rates of moist and dry air, the air on the leeward slopes becomes warmer than equivalent elevations on the windward slopes.
Föhn winds can raise temperatures by as much as 30°C (54°F) in just a matter of hours.
Central Europe enjoys a warmer climate due to the Föhn.
@Wikipedia
70 km visibility, in strong foehn wind,
from Munich, Bavaria, Germany
(Olympic-hill just 30m high, my viewpoint)
to Germany's highest mountain,
the "Zugspitze" 2962m
30th March 2010
4 pm