Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following type of rainfall is found on slope of windward side of the mountain?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe Correct answer is Orographic rainfall.
Important Points
- Orographic precipitation, rain, snow, or other precipitation occurs when moist air is lifted as it moves over a mountain range.
- As the air rises and cools, orographic clouds are formed and become the source of the precipitation, most of which falls upwind of the mountain ridge.
- Some precipitation also occurs at a short distance downwind of the ridge and is sometimes called spillover.
- On the lee side of the mountain range, rainfall is usually low, and the area is said to be in a rain shadow.
- Very heavy precipitation typically occurs upwind of a prominent mountain range that is oriented across a prevailing wind from a warm ocean.
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