A warm, dry wind on the lee side of a mountain range. When the humid air goes over a mountain it loses its moisture and cools down a bit, but when it descends down the slope the temperature rises becauseof the compression. Result is a strong, warm and dry wind. When it develops at the European Alps it is called a foehn.

This katabetic wind develops all over the world, and has a lot of names:
Santa ana: California
Chinook: Rocky Mountains
Zonda: Argentina
Puelche: Andes mountains
Kona: Hawai
Foeh: Austria
Tauem: Salzburg
Vent der Midi: around the city of Lyons
Karaburan: Asia
Halny Wiatr: Poland
Bhoot: India
Brickfielder: Australia
Sky sweeper: Majorca
Aspre: France
Austru: Romania
Lips: Greece
Etesian: Greece
Pyrn: upper Danube
Rotetur: Romania
Canterbury Northwester: New Sealand

Opposite of anabetic. Colder air moves to a direction where hot air rises. This occurs most of the time at mountainious areas. See also: Katabetic Anabetic