The breaking of orographic gravity waves induces a zonal wave drag in the middle troposphere, which destroys the geostrophic balance of the large-scale westerly flow and thus drives an ageostrophic ...
There is a lot of talk surrounding tropical systems and how rainfall is even more severe in mountainous terrain. This is because of a phenomenon called orographic lift. Orographic lift occurs when ...
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