chinook

     

Chinook may refer to:

Trivia about chinook

  • The Rocky Mountain equivalent of the Alpine wind called a foehn
  • Also called the snow eater, this strong Rocky Mountain wind shares its name with a type of salmon
  • This one's a breeze: it's the largest of the Pacific salmons
  • A people of the Pacific Northwest, their language, or a warm wind in the area
  • Name of wind which flows down eastern slopes of Rocky mtns. raising temp. as much as 40° in 3 hours
  • This wind that rolls down the eastern Rockies derives its name from an Indian word for "snow eater"
  • Weighing up to 100 pounds, this large type of salmon shares its name with a warm, dry wind
  • Also a type of salmon, it's a strong, hot & dry wind that comes from the Rocky Mountains
  • Warm, dry winds called foehns include the Santa Ana of California & this one that descends the Eastern Rockies