Multiple Choice
The term ʺorographicʺ refers to
A) convection stimulated principally by local heating.
B) vertical lifting due to converging air masses.
C) forced uplift due to the presence of a physical barrier.
D) air mass modification and the formation of secondary air masses.
E) lifting along the edges of conflicting air masses.
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