rain shadow
rain shadow
Rainfall on the windward and leeward sides of a mountain differ in the amount, whereby the windward side receives more rainfall.
rain shadows usually occur on the leeward side of the mountain ranges.
When moist air coms up to a mountain, it is forced to rise, colling as it does so. This can cause some of the moisture in it to condense and fall as rain. As the wind comes over to the leeward side, it has lost some or most of its moisture, so there is less potential for rainfall.
The amount of rainfall in much less.
rain shadow
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.
Rainfall on the windward and leeward sides of a mountain differ in the amount, whereby the windward side receives more rainfall.
the windward side gets lot of rainfall
rain shadows usually occur on the leeward side of the mountain ranges.
rain shadows usually occur on the leeward side of the mountain ranges.
Usually, yes.
When moist air coms up to a mountain, it is forced to rise, colling as it does so. This can cause some of the moisture in it to condense and fall as rain. As the wind comes over to the leeward side, it has lost some or most of its moisture, so there is less potential for rainfall.
The amount of rainfall in much less.
the windward side of the mountain receives more rainfall. (c)
The cambrian mountains get a lot of rainfall because they are near the coast of England so the water evaporates when it is warm and as it gets closer to the mountains it condenses and turn into clouds the rain mostly falls on one side of the mountain and less on the other this type of rainfall is called relief rainfall
the windward side of the mountain receives more rainfall. (c)