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the leeward side
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.
Windward
In southern Peru it is the west side.
Mountains force the humid air from the sea to rise where the moisture condenses and falls as rain on the windward side of the mountains. The air passes to the leeward side but now lacks moisture forming a rain shadow desert. See the diagram above.
The warm dry winds that blow down the side of the mountain (leeward side) are known as Foehn Winds.
No. The Sahara Desert is on the leeward side of the Atlas Mountains. The windward side of the mountains has cedar forests.
the inland side, AKA leeward side
Deserts often form on the leeward side of a mountain.
No, rainshadow deserts are on the leeward side of mountains.
Mountains block moisture from crossing into the leeward side, forcing most rain to fall on the windward side of the mountain. The leeward side is considered as a desert.
as warm air rises on the windward side of a mountain it cools and all the moisture is released through precipitation. When the air goes down the leeward side it sinks and warms bringing a dry climate, which in many cases could create a desert.