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← GeographyWhich wind pattern emerges near mountainous coasts due to uneven heating?
A)Katabatic winds intensification✓
B)Monsoon trough subsidence
C)Orographic frontogenesis decay
D)Foehn gap wind acceleration
💡 Explanation
Katabatic winds intensify because differential cooling produces denser air; this air accelerates downwards, where the Coriolis effect deflects them, hugging the terrain, therefore leading to intensified coastal winds rather than reversed monsoon flows.
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