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define rain shadow area​

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Answered by KJB811217
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A rainshadow is a dry area on the leeward side of the mountainous area from the wind.... The mountains block the passage of rain producing weather system and cast a shadow dryness behind them....

Answered by praseethanerthethil
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define rain shadow area?

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  • rain shadow area is an area of dry land that lies on the leeward(or downwind) side of a mountain. High mountains act as barriers for cold or hot winds; they may also cause precipitation if they are high enough and lie in the path of rain-bearing winds. The leeward side of the mountains remains dry. (e.g )the eastern slope of the Western Ghats is the rain shadow area.

  • A rain shadow is a dry area on the side of a mountain opposite to the wind. We call this dry side of the mountain the leeward side. If wind is approaching from the west, the rain shadow is on the east.

  • The eastern side of the Sahyadri ranges on the Deccan Plateau including: Northern Karnataka and Solapur, Beed, Osmanabad, the Vidharba Plateau and the eastern side of Kerala and western Tamil Nadu in India. Gilgit and Chitral, Pakistan, are rain shadow areas.

Example of rain shadow area

An example of a rain shadow is Death Valley.

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