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WTS - Rainfall Flashcards

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Most common reason for rain

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Reduction in temperature

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Sequence of events that causes the process of rain

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Air rises, air cools, water vapour condenses, precipitation

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Orographic / Relief rainfall

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Mountain barrier, happens on West side of South Island

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Rain shadow

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Refers to area on other side of the mountain where it doesn’t rain

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Cyclonic / Frontal rainfall

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Warm over cool, most of the rain in North and East of New Zealand

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Convectional

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Evaporation, common around Equator and Auckland in summer

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