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This is located in arainshadowdesert that receives little moisture.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A number of drier valleys lie to the west, in therainshadowof the range.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thisrainshadowgreatly reduces the moisture content of the soil, thus inhibiting both foundation decay, and subterranean termites, which are common in these areas.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The east side of the mountains produce arainshadow, creating an extremely arid environment.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As the air descends the lee side of the mountain, it warms and dries, creating arainshadow.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Rainfall is quite low as it is in therainshadowof mountains to the west and southwest.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The desert is quite windy as well, a result of therainshadoweffect and descending cool mountain air.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Annual rainfall is low compared to surrounding areas, implying that it lies in arainshadow.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On the east side of the mountains is a drierrainshadow.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Eventually, this created arainshadowand brought widespread desertification.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During summer, southwesterly winds dominate and thus there is a slightrainshadoweffect.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Due to arainshadoweffect, precipitation on the eastern side of the range is significantly less, about 64cm in a year.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The ecotone is established by elevation increase, temperature decrease at higher elevations, and rainfall (lessrainshadowat higher latitudes).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Rainfall is similar on both the west and east sides of the range, with no noticeablerainshadoweffect.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In some parts of the world, deserts are created by arainshadoweffect.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This effect is known therainshadoweffect.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The eastern side lies in arainshadowgetting much less rain than the western side.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is found in areas ofrainshadowin the tropical marine climate.
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