Olin Lathrop wrote:
> Does the Foen wind actually make it all the way to Sweden?

Probably it does not by definition as Wikipedia says "A foehn wind or
f=F6hn wind is a type of dry down-slope wind that occurs in the lee
(downwind side) of a mountain range". Sweden seems to be too far from
the mountain range.

I don't believe the positively charged particles within the wind
affect human significantly. I've read somewhere another explanation
that, as for me, looks a bit more realistic

- humid airflow from the sea bumps into the mountain system;

- some air flows would climb the mountain and then go down-slope;
other air flows would move around/through the mountain range;

- those "over-mountain" flows would became dry, dense and clear and
would start loosing its temperature by radiation at night;

- those "around/through" flows would remain humid, cloudy and thus
retain their temperature and density;

- more dense "over-mountain" dry flows would slide down into
perpendicular lighter flows, and will generate low frequency air
pressure oscillations;

I got no idea what the frequency can be, perhaps an oscillation per
minute or so.

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