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    The Interception of Passing Air Masses by a Mountain Barrier
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The Interception of Passing Air Masses by a Mountain Barrier

Question 35

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The interception of passing air masses by a mountain barrier is termed orographic uplift, and it produces moist windward slopes and drier leeward slopes.

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