One side of a mountain range will have significantly less precipitation than the other side due to the height of the mountain. The clouds that carry the water for precipitation, may be blocked by the tall mountains.
rain shadow
A rain-shadow.
Deserts are typically found on the leeward side of a mountain range. On the windward side, there is a lot of vegetation and precipitation.
There are a number of reasons, the most obvious is that all the rain may have fallen on the front portion of the mountain, leaving little or no moist air to reach the other side of the range. Clouds from in bands of cool air where the moisture can condense. It is also possible that an inversion level may exist, this means a large body of warm air sits on top of the cloud layer, and the layer becomes trapped agains the mountain and warm air (above it).
The side of a mountain range that initially receives the precipitation is caused, or increased by a process called orthographic precipitation. After the system, or pocket of air moves over the range, much of the moisture has been drained from the weather system or pocket of air. The back side of a mountain range is called the rain shadow. Because much of the moisture has been drained from the air, it often creates a desert. The Gobi Desert is created by the Himalayn Range, and the Mojave Desert is created by the San Bernardino and San Gaberial mountains. These deserts are called Rain Shadow Deserts.
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if you are on the windward side of a mointain range, you get colder weahter and more precipitation. if you are on the leeward side of a mountain range, oyu get warmer weater and less precipitation
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A rain-shadow.
Deserts are typically found on the leeward side of a mountain range. On the windward side, there is a lot of vegetation and precipitation.
The prevailing winds will force the clouds to climb when they reach the mountain range. As the clouds rise they drop their moisture. So the windward side of the mountain will get rain, and the leeward side of the mountain will be drier.
If one side of the mountain has a lot of water, and there is a really high mountain range, then the water can't get over top, then the rain stays on the one side. Hope this helps :) Please recommend me :)
There are a number of reasons, the most obvious is that all the rain may have fallen on the front portion of the mountain, leaving little or no moist air to reach the other side of the range. Clouds from in bands of cool air where the moisture can condense. It is also possible that an inversion level may exist, this means a large body of warm air sits on top of the cloud layer, and the layer becomes trapped agains the mountain and warm air (above it).
The prevailing winds will force the clouds to climb when they reach the mountain range. As the clouds rise they drop their moisture. So the windward side of the mountain will get rain, and the leeward side of the mountain will be drier.
Yes the Great Dividing Range was once the tallest and largest mountain range in the world however, over millions of years has been eroded significantly. We also have the Australian Alps, and the Bouncing Hills