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What happen when air becomes warmer and drier as it moves down the leeward side?
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Drier side of a mountain called?
the drier side is called the rainshadow (leeward side)
When northern hemisphere south facing mountain slopes form a microclimate because they are?
Drier and Warmer
The rain shadow effect causes the windward side of higher elevations to be?
More moist than the leeward side of the higher elevation. For example, if there was a mountain on the coast, the rain would collect on the windward side, because it is the side facing the direction the wind is coming from. The leeward side, or the side facing the direcion the wind is going, will be drier, due to the lack of ran.
Does the midwest's climate get wetter or drier as you move from east to west?
drier
How is water vapour responsible for global warming?
Water in the air doesn't heat the air up. Water in the air moderates temperatures. It tends to make daytime temperatures cooler and nighttime temperatures warmer than they would be in drier air.
As the wind flows down the leeward side of the mountain range the air becomes?
warmer & drier
What is the drier side of a mountain?
The leeward side.
Drier side of a mountain called?
the drier side is called the rainshadow (leeward side)
Does precipitation fall on the leeward side of mountains?
the windward slope is wetter. the leeward slope is drier. source: geosystems sixth edition by christopherson, page 213 by: josephine
What us A hot dry wind beginning with f?
A hot dry wind beginning with "f" is called a "Foehn" wind. It is a type of downslope wind that occurs on the leeward side of a mountain range, where it can lead to warmer and drier conditions.
What are summers like in Hawaii?
Warmer and drier (relatively).
Is the windward mountain side dry?
Actually the windward side has higher precipitation, the leeward side is a drier place
What name is given to the leeward side of the mountain and why?
The name given to the leeward side of the mountain is the "rain shadow" side. The rain shadow side receives less precipitation compared to the windward side because the air is forced to rise and cool on the windward side, leading to condensation and rainfall. As the air descends on the leeward side, it warms and becomes drier, resulting in less rainfall.
What is difference between the climate in Australia than in Cornwall?
Much warmer and drier.
What helps to supply moisture to a temperate rain-forest in the drier and warmer months?
leaves
How does this affect Africa's climate?
Africa is warmer and wetter near the equator and drier north and south.
When northern hemisphere south facing mountain slopes form a microclimate because they are?
Drier and Warmer
