Soon when the water becomes too heavy for the cloud, it will release
some of the water making precipitation or rain. As it falls most of the
precipitation will land on the windward side (closest to the ocean) and will
become moist and bloom with vegetation, whilst the other side will get only
a little and become dry.
Hi Jemma,
ReplyDeleteGreat explanation on what Orographic rain is and how it works. The diagram depicts this also. What does this mean for the West Coast and the ecosystem that we have?
Mrs Read