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Meaning of "rain shadow"
rain shadow: A dry area on the leeward side of a mountain or mountain range that receives significantly less rainfall than the windward side. This geographic phenomenon is caused when moist air is forced to rise over the mountain, leading to precipitation on one side and dryness on the other
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- An area of diminished precipitation on the lee side of mountains.
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We live in the rain shadow of those mountains.
The land to the west is in a rain shadow.
See rain shadow for more information on this phenomenon.
Make a diagram of the rain shadow effect.
The rain shadow is reversed.
There is of course the rain shadow effect.
But the rain shadow of surrounding mountains dried up the water.
It comes under a rain shadow belt.
Akkalkot is routinely hit by drought as it falls in a rain shadow.
It is also located in the rain shadow of the coastal mountains.
Rain shadow effect.
This creates what is called a rain shadow effect.
Rain shadow Washington experiences extensive variation in rainfall.
It is found in areas of rain shadow in the tropical marine climate.
In some cases there are variations due to the rain shadow effect.
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This is due mainly in part to a rain shadow effect caused by surrounding mountains.
Without this effect this area would be expected to be in a rain shadow.
We were in a rain shadow.
The westernmost areas are once again a bit dryer because of a rain shadow.
The mountains created a rain shadow that killed most of the trees.
Precipitation is lower than on the coast due to rain shadow effects.
The eastern side lies in a rain shadow getting much less rain than the western side.
The town lies in the temperate zone and in the rain shadow of the Harz.
It is in the rain shadow of the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges.
The Sierra de Larouca range produces a rain shadow effect in the area.
Land in a rain shadow is arid, and cloud cover is scarce.
The Eastern Cordillera creates a rain shadow over the Altiplano.
Often, a rain shadow will affect the leeward side of a range.
This effect is known the " rain shadow effect.
Reno sits in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
In some parts of the world, deserts are created by a rain shadow effect.
The mountains act as a second rain shadow for Pacific storms rolling east.
The rain shadow region in the southwest has a sub-arid climate.
The dry climate is a result of the rain shadow created by the Sierra de Chiconquiaco.
Annual rainfall is low compared to surrounding areas, implying that it lies in a rain shadow.
Its aridity is caused by rain shadow of the Mount Kilimanjaro.
While the east coast is drenched year-round the west lies in a rain shadow.
The reservoir is in the rain shadow of the Cascade Range.
While the east coast is drenched year round, the west lies in a rain shadow.
Eventually, this created a rain shadow and brought widespread desertification.
A number of drier valleys lie to the west, in the rain shadow of the range.
Often, a rain shadow will occur on the leeward side of a range.
In areas of the lakebed along mountains, rain shadow results in desert precipitation levels.
During summer, southwesterly winds dominate and thus there is a slight rain shadow effect.
Meru, whose rain shadow extends toward the southeast side of the mountain.
East of these ranges are deserts, created by the rain shadow from the mountains.
The eastern shore, in the rain shadow of the interior mountains, is warmer and drier.
East of the Cascades, a large region experiences strong rain shadow effects.
This illustration shows how a rain shadow forms on the wind-protected side of a mountain.
Along with Steens Mountain, these topographical features create a rain shadow.
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