Definition of Orographic. Meaning of Orographic. Synonyms of Orographic

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Definition of Orographic

Orographic
Orographic Or`o*graph"ic, Orographical Or`o*graph"ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to orography.

Meaning of Orographic from wikipedia

- When a river's tributaries or settlements by the river are listed in 'orographic sequence', they are in order from the highest (nearest the source of the...
- more intense, and of shorter duration, than stratiform precipitation. Orographic precipitation occurs when moist air is forced upwards over rising terrain...
- Orographic lift occurs when an air m**** is forced from a low elevation to a higher elevation as it moves over rising terrain.: 162  As the air m**** gains...
- be classified in an increasing order which is equivalent to the usual orographic order: the tributaries are ordered from those nearest to the source of...
- "Knot of the Pastos" or also known as the "M****if of Huaca", is an Andean orographic complex located in the Ecuadorian province of Carchi and the Colombian...
- Mechanisms of producing precipitation include convective, stratiform, and orographic rainfall. Convective processes involve strong vertical motions that can...
- France and Germany for the Convective and Orographically Induced Precipitation Study (COPS), studying how orographic terrain influences convective precipitation...
- Orographic fog over the Black Mountains...
- geographical elements such as the last stretch of the river Ombrone, the orographic system of the Uccellina Mountains which reaches 417 metres (1,368 ft)...
- disappear. In an unstable atmosphere, vertical air movements (such as in orographic lifting, where an air m**** is displaced upwards as it is blown by wind...