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How do mountains affect the amount of precipitation that falls over an area?
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∙ 7y ago
Mountains have two effects on precipitation. These are the rain shadow effect and the orographic effect. These both cause the type and amount of precipitation to change because the air is forced higher up.
Charley Lowe
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∙ 16y agoA mountain range, if tall enough acts like a rain catcher. It will force water vapor and rain to fall on one side of the mountain before the weather system can move on. End result is lots of rain on one side of the mountain, not nearly as much on the other. A good example of this is the Sierra Nevada mountains, lush on one side, desert on the other.
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∙ 14y agoAs the water vapor moves through the air, the mountains will stand in the way of the many water molecules moving towards them. The result is that the water molecules will condense in one area, making them likely to fall as rain. The land on the other side of the mountains won't get as much water vapor as the first one, meaning that the land without as much water vapor will get less rain.
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∙ 6y agoHigh mountains interrupt the clouds passing and affect the amount of precipitation that falls over the area. Another factor affects the amount of precipitation is wind. The windward side of a mountain receives more rainfall than the leeward side.
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∙ 9y agoMountains cause precipitation by allowing clouds to form on one side of the mountain. The allow the air to rise enough which is then condensed into water vapor and causes precipitation.
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∙ 7y agoThe windward side of mountains receives more precipitation
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