Foehn

Such a rise in temperature due to compression is a well-known phenomenon, referred to as the Foehn effect.

The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920

"When," says Mueller, in his History of Switzerland, "the wind called the Foehn is high the navigation of the lake becomes extremely dangerous.

The Works of Frederich Schiller Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller 1782

"When," says Mueller, in his History of Switzerland, "the wind called the Foehn is high the navigation of the lake becomes extremely dangerous.

Wilhelm Tell Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller 1782

In Switzerland a warm dry mountain wind, and very low atmospheric pressure, often combine to create the dreaded Foehn, similar to the Chinook and Santa Ana winds.

Virginia Tech Marks a Year After the Massacre - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

In Switzerland a warm dry mountain wind, and very low atmospheric pressure, often combine to create the dreaded Foehn, similar to the Chinook and Santa Ana winds.

Virginia Tech Marks a Year After the Massacre - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

Depression, suicides, and some murders have been attributed to Foehn.

Virginia Tech Marks a Year After the Massacre - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

Depression, suicides, and some murders have been attributed to Foehn.

Virginia Tech Marks a Year After the Massacre - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

In Switzerland a warm dry mountain wind, and very low atmospheric pressure, often combine to create the dreaded Foehn, similar to the Chinook and Santa Ana winds.

Virginia Tech Marks a Year After the Massacre - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

Depression, suicides, and some murders have been attributed to Foehn.

Virginia Tech Marks a Year After the Massacre - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

It is usual for the temperature to rise during a blizzard, and the failure to produce any Foehn effect of this nature suggested an absence of high land for at least 200 miles to the south and south – west.

South: the story of Shackleton’s last expedition 1914–1917 2006