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Side away from the wind?
leeward
What is leeward side of a mountain mean?
Leeward is the side that is not exposed to wind and weather. The side that faces away from the wind.
What is the definition of leeward?
The side away from the wind.
What is the three letter word for sheltered side?
The lee side is the sheltered side, the side of something away from the wind.
Side of a ship facing away from the direction from which the wind is blowing?
Lee
What is a dry area on the side of the mountain facing away from the wind?
Rain shadow.
What Curved dunes whose tips point into the wind?
the side facing is called the Windward side and the side facing away is called slipface side.
What is the side of the mountain facing the wind?
The side of a mountain facing away from wind is the leeward, drier side, called the rain shadow.Leeward SlopesThe sheltered side of a mountain is known as the 'lee' side, or leeward slopes.The leeward side of a mountain has very little wind and a dry climate. This is called the mountain's rain shadow. In the northern hemisphere, this is usually the eastern side of the mountain. Leeward means the side which the wind doesn't blow on. The opposite is windward, which is the side of the mountain that the wind blows against.Its the Rain Shadow.
What occurs on the side of the mountain facing the wind?
Rain. The side facing the wind with experience a phenomenon known as adiabatic cooling. When this happens water is condensed out of the air and forms rain. The side facing away from the wind will experience adiabatic heating, where the air will get warmer and be able to hold more moisture, and therefore, that side experiences less rain. Most deserts, especially in the US, are as a result of adiabatic heating, and they are on the 'other side of the mountain' as the wind.
What word is used to describe the side of a mountain that faces away from the prevailing wind?
thy answer to your question is an Orthographic lift
What is a rain shadow and what is the rain shadow effect?
when rain or snow falls the windward side of a mountain the side that faces wind direction gets most of the rain or snow and the leeward side of a mountain the side that faces away from the wind gets less rain it is said to be in a rain shadow .
Is a leeward away from the wind?
Yes. The opposite, windward, means towards the wind.
