- 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...
- The
Aubach is an
orographically left
tributary of the
River Wiehl in the
German state of
North Rhine-Westphalia. The
Aubach rises north of Wendershagen...
-
Cloud formation above Snæfellsjökull (Iceland),
formed above the
mountain by
orographic lift...
- or
Foehn cloud is any
cloud ****ociated with a Föhn (Foehn),
usually an
orographic cloud, a
mountain wave cloud, or a
lenticular cloud. Föhn is a regional...
-
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)...
- and wind on the coast. This
moisture continues to flow
eastward until orographic lift
caused by the
Coast Ranges, and the Cascade,
Sierra Nevada, Columbia...
- (see moisture) or salinity.
Advection is
important for the
formation of
orographic clouds and the
precipitation of
water from clouds, as part of the hydrological...
-
Mechanisms of
producing precipitation include convective, stratiform, and
orographic rainfall.
Convective processes involve strong vertical motions that can...
