Gibli

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Gibli (also Ghibli , Arabic قبلی 'South wind') describes a type of hot, dry desert wind around Tripoli ( Libya ), Tunisia and Algeria . In other regions the terms Chamsin , Scirocco or Samum are common.

In North Africa , on the warm front of Atlantic low pressure areas , hot desert air often blows from the Sahara to the north, i.e. towards the Mediterranean . With high winds , the air is enriched with sand and dust from the desert, so that even sand and dust storms can develop. In North Africa, it is because of the local mountain ranges in the Leebereich additionally to a föhnigen heating the air to 40 degrees Celsius and more, which is characteristic of the Gibli.

Namesake

The desert wind is, among other things, namesake for:

See also

Individual evidence

  1. John E. Oliver: Encyclopedia of World Climatology . 2008, ISBN 978-1-4020-3264-6 , pp. 467–475 , entry under Local Winds ( limited preview in Google Book search).