Bora wind
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The Bora wind is a cold, dry, and often violent northeasterly wind that blows from the interior highlands toward the Adriatic Sea, especially affecting coastal areas like Trieste.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tramontana | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
katabatic wind
ⓘ
meteorological phenomenon ⓘ regional wind ⓘ |
| affectsCountry |
Croatia
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Montenegro ⓘ Slovenia ⓘ |
| affectsRegion |
Dalmatia
ⓘ
surface form:
Dalmatian coast
Istria ⓘ Trieste, Italy ⓘ
surface form:
Trieste
northern Adriatic coast ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Bora
ⓘ
Bura ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
clear skies inland
ⓘ
rapid weather changes ⓘ |
| blowsFrom | interior highlands of the Dinaric Alps ⓘ |
| blowsToward | Adriatic Sea ⓘ |
| causedBy |
cold air outbreak over the interior plateau
ⓘ
pressure gradient between cold inland air and warmer Adriatic Sea ⓘ |
| climatologicalType |
downslope wind
ⓘ
fall wind ⓘ |
| effect |
blowing snow in winter
ⓘ
dangerous conditions for maritime traffic ⓘ reduced visibility due to spray and dust ⓘ rough seas on the Adriatic ⓘ sharp drop in air temperature ⓘ very high wind chill ⓘ |
| flowsOver | Dinaric Alps ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | mountain gaps ⓘ |
| hasDirection | northeasterly ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
cold
ⓘ
dry ⓘ gusty ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| localNameInCroatian | bura ⓘ |
| localNameInItalian | bora ⓘ |
| localNameInSlovene | burja ⓘ |
| maximumGustSpeed | over 200 km/h in extreme events ⓘ |
| notableHazard |
aviation turbulence
ⓘ
damage to infrastructure along the Adriatic coast ⓘ road traffic disruption ⓘ |
| notableLocation |
Kvarner Gulf
ⓘ
Trieste, Italy ⓘ
surface form:
Trieste
Zadar Channel ⓘ
surface form:
Velebit Channel
|
| relatedTo |
Etesian winds
ⓘ
Mistral ⓘ |
| typicalSeason |
early spring
ⓘ
winter ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tramontana
subject surface form:
Trieste