Belat

The belat is a strong land wind on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula (in southern Saudi Arabia and in Oman ). It is a relatively cool, dust and sand carrying wind and blows mainly from north to northwest. Belat occurs mainly in the period from mid-December to mid-March.

See also

• Winch and wind systems

literature

• John E. Oliver: Encyclopedia of World Climatology . 2008, ISBN 978-1-4020-3264-6 , pp. 467-470 , entry under Local Winds ( limited preview in Google Book search).