START

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START Warm air blows
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START Warm air blows
From the west Off the Atlantic Ocean
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Carrying a lot of moisture The warm air is
forced
START Warm air blows
From the west Off the Atlantic Ocean
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Carrying a lot of moisture The warm air is
forced
To rise over the Atlas Mountains of Morocco And
in so doing the air cools.
START Warm air blows
From the west Off the Atlantic Ocean
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The cooling causes moisture in the air To
condense
 
 
Carrying a lot of moisture The warm air is
forced
To rise over the Atlas Mountains of Morocco And
in so doing the air cools.
START Warm air blows
From the west Off the Atlantic Ocean
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The cooling causes moisture in the air To
condense
Giving clouds As the air rises higher
 
 
Carrying a lot of moisture The warm air is
forced
To rise over the Atlas Mountains of Morocco And
in so doing the air cools.
START Warm air blows
From the west Off the Atlantic Ocean
7
There is heavy rain over the Atlas
Mountains And even snow
The cooling causes moisture in the air To
condense
Giving clouds As the air rises higher
 
 
Carrying a lot of moisture The warm air is
forced
To rise over the Atlas Mountains of Morocco And
in so doing the air cools.
START Warm air blows
From the west Off the Atlantic Ocean
8
There is heavy rain over the Atlas
Mountains And even snow
In winter This is called RELIEF RAINFALL
The cooling causes moisture in the air To
condense
Giving clouds As the air rises higher
 
 
Carrying a lot of moisture The warm air is
forced
To rise over the Atlas Mountains of Morocco And
in so doing the air cools.
START Warm air blows
From the west Off the Atlantic Ocean
9
There is heavy rain over the Atlas
Mountains And even snow
In winter This is called RELIEF RAINFALL
Relief Rainfall
The cooling causes moisture in the air To
condense
Giving clouds As the air rises higher
 
 
Carrying a lot of moisture The warm air is
forced
To rise over the Atlas Mountains of Morocco And
in so doing the air cools.
START Warm air blows
From the west Off the Atlantic Ocean
10
But then the air sinks After passing the
mountains
11
But then the air sinks After passing the
mountains
And as the air sinks it warms So any moisture
in the air
12
But then the air sinks After passing the
mountains
And as the air sinks it warms So any moisture
in the air
Evaporates Making the clouds disappear
13
But then the air sinks After passing the
mountains
And as the air sinks it warms So any moisture
in the air
Evaporates Making the clouds disappear
Leaving clear blue skies And permanently dry
weather
14
But then the air sinks After passing the
mountains
And as the air sinks it warms So any moisture
in the air
Evaporates Making the clouds disappear
Leaving clear blue skies And permanently dry
weather
In the arid Sahara Desert. This area in Libya
and Algeria
15
But then the air sinks After passing the
mountains
And as the air sinks it warms So any moisture
in the air
Evaporates Making the clouds disappear
Leaving clear blue skies And permanently dry
weather
In the arid Sahara Desert. This area in Libya
and Algeria
Of really dry conditions On the leeward side
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But then the air sinks After passing the
mountains
And as the air sinks it warms So any moisture
in the air
Evaporates Making the clouds disappear
Leaving clear blue skies And permanently dry
weather
In the arid Sahara Desert. This area in Libya
and Algeria
Of really dry conditions On the leeward side
(Or sheltered side) of the mountains Is called
a RAIN SHADOW area
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But then the air sinks After passing the
mountains
And as the air sinks it warms So any moisture
in the air
Evaporates Making the clouds disappear
Leaving clear blue skies And permanently dry
weather
In the arid Sahara Desert. This area in Libya
and Algeria
Of really dry conditions On the leeward side
(Or sheltered side) of the mountains Is called
a RAIN SHADOW area
Rain Shadow