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False, windward.
Rainfall on the windward and leeward sides of a mountain differ in the amount, whereby the windward side receives more rainfall.
The climate on the leeward side of a mountain differs from that on the windward side mostly in
the wind left his all moisture on windward side.
As air moves from the windward side to the leeward side, it loses moisture.
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the wind left his all moisture on windward side.
No. The Sahara Desert is on the leeward side of the Atlas Mountains. The windward side of the mountains has cedar forests.
No, rainshadow deserts are on the leeward side of mountains.
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.
False, windward.
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.
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the windward slope is wetter. the leeward slope is drier. source: geosystems sixth edition by christopherson, page 213 by: josephine
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Tokyo is in leeward slope.