https://padlet.com/emilyflamingoo/chinook_winds Made with a curious mind en-us 2019-04-08 02:23:57 UTC 2023-07-26 04:10:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Send.png emilyflamingoo https://padlet.com/emilyflamingoo/chinook_winds/wish/349342452 A strong wind that becomes very warm and dry while it rolls down the lee side of the Rocky Mountains]]> 2019-04-08 02:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyflamingoo/chinook_winds/wish/349342452 emilyflamingoo https://padlet.com/emilyflamingoo/chinook_winds/wish/351421466 Chinook winds were known to the First Nations people as "snow eater winds" because the dry winds could get rid of snow in a matter of days.

Temperatures can change from a frosty temperature to 20 degrees C in a few hours and can occur at any time of the year (although more apparent in colder weather).

 ]]> 2019-04-14 01:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyflamingoo/chinook_winds/wish/351421466 emilyflamingoo https://padlet.com/emilyflamingoo/chinook_winds/wish/351421880 Chinook winds are found in areas where prevailing winds meet mountain in parallel. These winds are usually in southern Alberta in Canada and northern Montana in the US. They are found in other parts of the world  as well. 

In this visual, it represents the cool, Rockies air into southern Alberta, causing the area to warm up quicker during colder times of the year.]]> 2019-04-14 01:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyflamingoo/chinook_winds/wish/351421880 emilyflamingoo https://padlet.com/emilyflamingoo/chinook_winds/wish/351422194  Crown of the Continent. (n.d.). Retrieved April 13, 2019, from https://crownofthecontinent.natgeotourism.com/content/chinook-wind/cot79c6cd65cb4c24a18 

Dunphy, P. (2018, September 03). Will Alberta see more Chinooks this winter because of El Niño? Retrieved April 13, 2019, from https://globalnews.ca/news/4415157/chinooks-el-nino-winter-calgary/

Five facts about Chinooks, nature's gift to Calgary. (n.d.). Retrieved April 13, 2019, from https://cwf.ca/news/blog/five-facts-about-chinooks-natures-gift-to-calgary/


]]> 2019-04-14 01:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyflamingoo/chinook_winds/wish/351422194 emilyflamingoo https://padlet.com/emilyflamingoo/chinook_winds/wish/351422470 The winds that blow over the western slopes of the Rockies is warm air. When it reaches the leeward side the air expands, cools and loses moisture. Explained in more depth is:
The rising air will cool due to the moist adiabatic rate and creates clouds which will create precipitation on the windward side. As the air rolls down the mountain (at a very speedy rate) the air will compress and warm up moving those clouds from the windward side over to the leeward and create clouds that sweep the sky and temperatures that melt all the snow.]]> 2019-04-14 01:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyflamingoo/chinook_winds/wish/351422470 emilyflamingoo https://padlet.com/emilyflamingoo/chinook_winds/wish/351423917 This is a video of a meterologist explaining the process of chinook winds]]> 2019-04-14 02:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyflamingoo/chinook_winds/wish/351423917 emilyflamingoo https://padlet.com/emilyflamingoo/chinook_winds/wish/351428015 1. The winds take place all over the world some examples would be Argentina, Germany, and the Swiss alps to name a few. BUT most happen in southern Alberta. 
2. Some Albertans appreciate the warm winds in the bitter winter weather, but some say that the winds cause migraines or what they call Chinook headaches.

3. Chinook winds can last for hours or for a couple of days depending on the speed of the winds ]]> 2019-04-14 03:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/emilyflamingoo/chinook_winds/wish/351428015