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EFFET OMBRE PLUVIOMETRIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

The result of the process by which moist air on the windward side of a mountain rises and cools, causing precipitation and leaving the leeward side of the mountain dry.

CONT

Large mountain masses, lying across the direction of the prevailing northwest winds and west of the divide, generate precipitation-shadow areas, the result being higher snowlines in the shadow area. ... Where low passes occur, the precipitation-shadow effect is drastically reduced; moist maritime air masses, therefore, can penetrate east of the main divide, resulting in markedly lower snowlines than in the shadow areas.

CONT

Dramatic climate variation caused by elevation, rainshadow effects and latitude create a complex, diverse pattern of vegetation ranging from grasslands and alpine meadows to towering forests of evergreens.

OBS

precipitation shadow effect: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

Des variations dramatiques de climat causées par l'altitude, l'effet d'ombre pluviométrique et la latitude contribuent à créer un modèle complexe et diversifié de végétation qui comprend des prairies et des prés alpins ainsi que des forêts d'arbres géants à feuilles persistantes.

OBS

À cause de l'effet d'ombre pluviométrique des montagnes, le climat est continental, donnant lieu à d'importantes variations de température d'une saison à l'autre et à des précipitations annuelles de seulement 200 à 300 millimètres par année.

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