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...
- 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...
- more intense, and of shorter duration, than stratiform precipitation. Orographic precipitation occurs when moist air is forced upwards over rising terrain...
- When air m****es move up and over mountains, the air cools, producing orographic precipitation (rain or snow). As the air descends on the leeward side...
- Mechanisms of producing precipitation include convective, stratiform, and orographic rainfall. Convective processes involve strong vertical motions that can...
- 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...
- A very local storm above Snæfellsjökull (Iceland), showing clouds formed on the mountain by orographic lift...
- large-scale atmospheric motions, or a physical barrier such as a mountain (orographic lift). Conductive cooling occurs when the air comes into contact with...
- usually higher in the hills and coastal slopes of the mountains because of orographic uplift. Summer days are usually rainless. Rarely, an incursion of moist...
- rainfall, through the release of latent heat from the saturated soil. Orographic lift can cause a significant increase in the intensity of the convection...