(1) This was the katabatic wind rolling down off the polar plateau, picking up speed from the slow gravitational forces that pulled it downwards over the vast expanses of ice.(2) The most extreme type of katabatic wind is found in the Antarctic where cold gusts of wind surge across the polar ice caps.(3) The huts must stand up to the monster katabatic winds that reach up to 300 kph.(4) As a result of katabatic winds, temperatures in valleys and low lying areas can be significantly loweru2026(5) The most famous katabatic wind in Europe is the Mistral, which blows down the Rhu00f4ne valley in southern France and out into the Mediterranean.
