mono wind

English

Noun

mono wind (plural mono winds)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Mono wind
    • 1985, Christopher John Breckenridge, Foehn Events Along the Transantarctic Mountains:
      […] 'mono' wind which is the northeast foehn wind occuring on the western slopes of the high Sierra Nevada. Two basic types of mono winds exist : one type is associated closely with the Great Basin surface high and the other with […]
    • 1986, Eldorado National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan: Draft Eldorado National Forest land and resource management plan. Environmental impact statement:
      […] (mono winds), which are winds of compressional heating from the east or northeast. Any start has major fire potential during these winds. The forest generally receives a winter-type storm in October, which reduces the fire danger […]
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