The Chinook winds are called as they melt the underlying snow cover/ice

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The correct option is B Snow Eaters
 The temperature in Chinook is so warm that it can remove the underlying snow cover/ice and sometimes these winds are so dry that in spite of their below freezing temperatures the entire snow cover on the ground disappears, by process of sublimation. Thus, these winds are also known as Chinook, which literally means Snow Eater.

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Q. Q. “These are warm and dry winds blowing on the eastern slopes (leeward side) of the Rocky Mountain. They are called Snow Eaters as they melt the underlying snow cover/ice”. Which of the following local winds describes the paragraph best?

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