TeachMeFinance.com - explain Orographic Uplift Orographic Uplift
-- Same as Orographic Lifting; occurs when air is forced to rise
and cool due to terrain features such as hills or mountains. If
the cooling is sufficient, water vapor condenses into clouds.
Additional cooling results in rain or snow. It can cause
extensive cloudiness and increased amounts of precipitation in
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