<P> Anabatic winds are particularly useful to soaring glider pilots who can use them to increase the aircraft's altitude . Anabatic winds can be detrimental to the maximum downhill speed of cyclists . </P> <P> Conversely, Katabatic winds are down - slope winds, frequently produced at night by the opposite effect, the air near to the ground losing heat to it faster than air at a similar altitude over adjacent low - lying land . </P> <P> Monsoon winds are similarly generated, but on a continental scale and seasonal cycle . </P>

Regions of occurrence of anabatic and katabatic winds