brookings effect

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Proper noun

1. A [[weather]] [[phenomenon]] causing the [[temperature]] in Brookings, Oregon, near the Chetco River mouth, to be much higher than that of the surrounding area. {{U|adiabatic}} heating increases the temperature and reduces [[relative humidity]] as [[katabatic wind]], driven by high pressure on the Great Basin, descends across the west slopes of the Cascade Range and Oregon Coast Range.

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