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rain shadow

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002248

An area of reduced precipitation on the lee side of a mountain barrier caused by warming of air and dissipation of cloudiness as air descends the barrier.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002248
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002248",
  "term": "rain shadow",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "An area of reduced precipitation on the lee side of a mountain barrier caused by warming of air and dissipation of cloudiness as air descends the barrier.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/rain-shadow/"
}

Record 2,247 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.