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Why does the windward side of a mountain receive more rain than the leeward side?
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∙ 13y ago
This is false most of the precipitation from moisture laden winds from the sea does not fall on the leeward side of mountains. Many deserts are located in the interior of continents, far from moisture- laden winds blowing from the ocean.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoJust think about it. Warm air rises and cold air sinks. When the air rises, it will cool and become rain.
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Which of the leeward islands in the Caribbean is a UK territory?
As per Wikipedia The Leeward Islands /ˈliːwərd/ are a group of islands situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. On a map, they start with the Virgin Islands east of Puerto Rico and reach southeast to Dominica. In English, the term Leeward Islands refers to the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. The more southerly part of this chain, starting with Martinique, is called the Windward Islands.
Would the north facing slope of a mountain in South Africa will receive more radiation than the south facing slope?
I don't know, and I don't care. Yes
What three islands are the west indies made up of?
Traditionally, there have been three groupings in the West Indies: The Greater Antilles, the Windward Islands, and the Leeward Islands. The Greater Antilles are the four largest islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. Hispaniola is divided between the nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The much smaller Windward and Leeward islands all lie south and east of the Greater Antilles, an archipelago extending like links in a chain from the several Virgin Islands in the north down to Grenada. Various islands in this group have been sometimes been called Windward Islands, and other times defined as Leeward Islands, so the distinction is not always significant. Some of the islands in this archipelago include Barbados, Martinique, Antigua, St. Kitts-Nevis, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia, Dominica, and St Vincent, among others. The Dutch islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao, along with the nation of Trinidad and Tobago, are all very close to the coast of South America, and frequently regarded more as parts of that continent than as parts of the West Indies. Many of these classifications are imprecise, affected as much by political and cultural factors as by geography.
What are at least 3 countries in the Lesser Antilles?
St.Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, St.Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Montserrat, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, St.Lucia, Barbados, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St.Martin, St.Marten, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic. I thinks that's all, and i think the have more.
Why mountain height is not more than 10 km?
because more stress would be exerted on the bottom of the mountain hence leading it to crush
How does the rainfall differ on the windward and leeward sides of a mountain-?
Rainfall on the windward and leeward sides of a mountain differ in the amount, whereby the windward side receives more rainfall.
Does the windward side of a mountain get more rainfall than the leeward side?
Usually, yes.
Which side of the mountain is considered windward?
It is the sloped side of a mountain that is colder and gets more rain. Why? Because the leeward side is the opposite of the windward side and is also dryer because when the clouds climb the mountain range (windward side) they loses all their water so there is none left for the leeward side.
How does a mountain range in the path of prevailing winds affect precipitation on either side of the mountains?
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.
Where is more vegetation on the leeward side or the windward side?
on the leeward side
What is windward and leeward side?
I do not know what you are talking about but here is some basic information about Leeward and Windward. Windward and leeward are two opposite words used on boats. Windward is the direction from which the wind is blowing at the time in question. Leeward is the direction downwind from the point of reference. Windward = the direction that the wind is coming from Leeward = the direction that the wind is going I hope you can figure out the answer from there I am sorry I don't know what you are talking about.
What is rainier windward or leeward?
The difference is that windward gets more rain, is wetter, and is the side of the mountain that is closest to the ocean. On the other hand the leeward is the farthest from shore and is drier but still gets rain.
Windward and leeward side of a mountain?
The windward side of a mountain is typically the west side of the mountain, receiving the various weather as weather moves west to east. The leeward side of a mountain opposes the windward side, making it the east side of the mountain, receiving little weather, blocking weather (rain) and warming air rapidly as it moves down this side of the mountain. The leeward side of mountains causes deserts, dry places, little rain, etc., for it releases warm air unto these places, and blocks weather (rain) from moistening them (I.E. Las Vegas, etc. on the eastern side of the mountain ranges).
Why Windward sides of mountains receive more rainfall than the leeward sides?
because one side is cooler than the other
How does mountain effect climate?
Mountains can affect the climate of nearby lands. Clouds approaching a mountain are forced to rise, and rising clouds can't hold so much water, so they drop their rain, so the windward side of a mountain range may be rainy and the leeward side may be a desert.Much of airborne moisture falls as rain on the windward side of mountains. This often means that the land on the other side of the mountain (the leeward side) gets far less rain - an effect called a "rain shadow" - which often produces a desert.The higher the mountain, the more pronounced the rain shadow effect is and the less likely rain will fall on the leeward side.(The Windward is the side of a mountain that is facing into the direction that the wind is coming from.The Leeward side is the wind protected side of a mountain.)
How wind system affect?
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
What is the difference between the climate on the windward side and the leeward side?
there will be a lower air pressure on the windward side causing more storms and a greater humidity
