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Relief(or Orographic) rainfall occurs in areas with mountains and/or complex terrains. Warm air is pushed up and over the terrain and cools at the higher altitude, producing rain on the upwind slope and dry conditions on the downwind slope.
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Relief rainfall occurs when moist air is forced to rise over topographic barriers such as mountains. As the air rises, it cools, condenses, and forms clouds, leading to rainfall on the windward side of the mountain. This phenomenon is common in areas with mountain ranges, such as the western coast of North and South America.
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Where in Africa does most of the rainfall occur?
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Where does the heaviest rainfall occur in Africa?
In Brazil
How can two places at the same latitude have different climates?
Latitude is only one factor which determines the climate or even simply the rainfall pattern, temperature pattern etc. The climate is also determined by wind pattern, relief(how high the place is) etc.
What part of the US has the most rainfall?
Certain parts of Hawaii have extremely high rainfall.
What country receives the most amount of rainfall?
The country of Guinea receives the most rainfall.
How does convectional rainfall relief rainfall and frontal rainfall occur?
verical ransfer of hea is known as convecion process
Explain with the aid of a diagram how relief rainfall occurs?
daigram of a relief rainfall
What are the types of rainfall?
relief rainfall convectional rainfall Frontal rainfall
Why relief rainfall is more common in India and why?
in india most of the rainfall is relief rainfall
Another name for Orthographic rainfall?
Relief rainfall
What are the types of rainfall in Ghana?
relief rainfall, cyclonic rainfall
What are the characteristics of relief rainfall?
Frequently occur near mountains Occur when warm moist air rises
Why convectional rainfall occurs in early afternoon whereas relief rainfall can occur at any time of the day?
Conventional rainfall occurs because the ground is heated in early morning.so it occurs in early afternoon.Relief rainfall occur only when the South East Trade Wind blows with full force and the South East Trade Wind can blows at any time of the day
What are the factors responsible for relief rainfall?
The factors are moist air and rainfall.
What is the mean rainfall?
The meanin Relief rainfall is rain that affects the weather
What two types of rainfall occurs in the Caribbean?
covectinal and relief rainfall
Convectional and orographic are?
types of rainfall. orographic is commonly called relief rainfall.
