Question

Differentiate between Katabatic and Anabatic winds.

Answer 1

Aspect	Katabatic Winds	Anabatic Winds
Also Called	Mountain Breeze or Fall Winds	Valley Breeze
Time Occur	At night	During the day
Cause	Cooling of mountain tops is more than that of the valleys	Heating of hillsides more than valley floors
Air Movement Direction	Down the mountain slopes into the valleys	Up the mountain slopes from the valley floor
Nature of Air	Cold and dense	Warm and rising convectional air
Force	Gravity-driven	Solar heating-driven