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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A cold, very squally wind, descending from the east or southeast in the region of the Danube "Iron Gate" through the Carpathians, continuing westward over Belgrade, thence spreading northward to the Rumanian and Hungarian borderlands and southward as far as Nish.  2, record 1, English, - kossava

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

In winter it brings temperatures down to below -29°C and it is cool even in summer, when it is also dusty. It usually occurs with a depression over the Adriatic and high pressure over southern Russia, a frequent situation in winter. It is usually explained as a jet-effect wind through the Iron Gate, giving speeds well above the gradient wind, but J. Küttner (1940) regards it rather as a katabatic wind intermediate between foehn and bora. The kossava has a marked diurnal variation, with its maximum occurring between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m.  2, record 1, English, - kossava

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Vent froid, irrégulier descendant de l'est et du sud-est dans la région de la «Porte de fer» du Danube vers les Carpathes et continuant vers l'ouest sur Belgrade, les frontières roumaines et hongroises, puis vers le sud jusqu'à Nish.  1, record 1, French, - kossava

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish