Leeward Side - The side of an object that is facing away from the direction that the wind is blowing.
A region on the leeward side of a mountain or similar barrier where precipitation is less than on the windward side. For example, eastern TAS is in the rain shadow of the central plateau receives far less rain than western TAS.
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ChinookA Chinook is a warm, dry, gusty wind that occasionally occurs to the leeward side of a mountain range, particularly the Rocky Mountains.Cirrus cloudHigh cloud, delicate, hair-like and feathery looking.
They are also indicative of down-stream turbulence on the leeward side of a barrier. LEVEL OF FREE CONVECTION (LFC) The level at which a parcel of saturated air becomes warmer than the surrounding air and begins to rise freely.
The descending air then becomes warmer and drier as it is forced down the leeward side of the mountains. The relatively warm, dry gusty winds that occasionally occur to the leeward side of mountain ranges around the world are known by many names.
Orographic precipitation is well known on oceanic islands, such as the Hawaiian Islands, where much of the rainfall received on an island is on the windward side, and the leeward side tends to be quite dry, almost desert-like, by comparison.
Rain Shadow Areas of the leeward side of a mountain or mountain range which often receive much less rain than the windward side.
An eddy that forms near the ground on the windward or leeward side of a bluff object or steeply rising hillside; streamlines above this eddy go over the object.
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Rotor cloud A turbulent cumuliform type of cloud that forms on the leeward side of large mountain ranges. The air in the cloud rotates about an axis parallel to the range.
Warm descending air on the leeward side of mountains (Chinook winds) or strong southerly winds coming from warmer latitudes can rapidly melt snow cover in the western or central plains states. These winds are sometimes referred to as snoweaters.
Downslope Flow - A thermally driven wind directed down a mountain slope. Downslope flow tends to inhibit precipitation on the leeward side of the mountain range, as is often the case in the Anchorage bowl.
By the time the air reaches the leeward side of the barrier, it sinks and warms, resulting in decreasing relative humidity, cessation of precipitation, and the dissipation of clouds. May be called an orographic uplift.
UPWIND The direction from which the wind is blowing. Also the windward side of an object. The opposite of the downwind or leeward side.
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Diffuse Ice: Poorly defined ice edge limiting an area of dispersed ice; usually on the leeward side of an area of floating ice.
koembang"A dry foehnlike wind from southeast or south in Cheribon and Tegal in Indonesia. It is caused by the east monsoon that develops a jet effect in passing through the gaps in the mountain ranges and descends on the leeward side.
Separation EddyAn eddy that forms near the ground on the windward or leeward side of a bluff object or steeply rising hillside; streamlines above this eddy go over the object.
Flow SeparationThe process by which a separation eddy forms on the windward or leeward sides of bluff objects or steeply rising hillsides.
Diffuse IceIn hydrologic terms, poorly defined ice edge limiting an area of dispersed ice; usually on the leeward side of an area of floating ice.
 See also: Leeward, Wind, Water, Air, Cloud
  
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