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Q: Explain why rain shadows form on the leeward side of mountains Something along the lines of moist air being tied up in clouds on the windward side?
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Is Vancouver Canada on the windward side or leeward side of mountains?

Windward


How does the rainfall differ on the windward and leeward sides of a mountains?

the wind left his all moisture on windward side.


Is the Sahara Desert on the windward side of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco and Algeria?

No. The Sahara Desert is on the leeward side of the Atlas Mountains. The windward side of the mountains has cedar forests.


Are rainshadow deserts often found on the windward sides of mountains in the middle latitudes?

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Why are deserts found on the leeward mountain renges?

The mountains act as a barrier to atmospheric moisture from crossin the mountain to the leeward side. The rain falls instead on the windward side forming a rain shadow desert on the leeward side of the mountains.


Does most of the precipitation from moisture laden winds from the sea falls on the leeward side of mountains?

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Why is the windward side of a mountain wetter and greener then the leeward side?

Winds blow clouds towards the windward side of mountains. The clouds are forced to rise and have to release their water as rain or snow. This makes the windward side of mountains wetter and greener.


Which side of a mountain is cooler windward or leeward?

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What is the opposite of windward?

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Does precipitation fall on the leeward side of mountains?

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Which coast leeward or windward usually has cooler temperatures?

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Is Tokyo on leeward or windward side?

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