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What is orographic rain?
orographic rain is a rain that is formed by orographic lifting where the flow of air is forced up and over barriers such as highlands or mountains. Moist air being forced aloft begins to cool, consequently condensation forms, and rain or sn... Read More »
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How can orographic lifting create deserts on one side of a mounta...
mountains can cause a rain shadow on their lee ward side. Clouds carrying rain need to dump their water in order to make it over the mountain range causing dry conditions on the other side. Usually the eastern side of the range is wetter th... Read More »
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