Figure 1: Map of the Central Andes and tectonic ... perpendicular to strike and propose that the onset of modern orographic precipitation patterns with the rise of the Altiplano ca 7–10 Ma ...

For precipitation, the general trend is that the north ... as evident by its location at the mouth of the Fraser River delta (Look at DEM Map). Therefore, orographic uplift is a non-factor in the ...

is when seeding is performed on orographic clouds, which develop over mountains and have a short lifespan. In this type of cloud, seeding could serve to accelerate the formation of precipitation ...

The research study, published in the current issue of the journal Science, is titled "Inverse Relations between Amounts of Air Pollution and Orographic Precipitation" and was written by Prof.

The team finds that the orographic gravity waves triggered by small-scale orography over the Tibetan Plateau contribute importantly to the spring rainfall in East Asia. The impact is even ...