| Along the way, look closely at the bluffs for the small prickly pear cactus that grows in the rain shadow here. |
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| The Sierra Nevada casts a rain shadow over the region to the east of that mountain range. |
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| Honiara, the capital, is situated on Guadalcanal, in a rain shadow cast by a high mountain range. |
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| A useful introductory chapter discusses how mountains create a rain shadow, and how to get a feel for weather by looking at clouds and sunbows. |
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| This area is protected to the north-west by the Ore Mountains, the Doupov Hills and the Bohemian uplands, which produce a rain shadow. |
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| Once into the basin, the eastern slopes of the Coast Mountains are in the rain shadow. |
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| These data support the idea that the Andean rain shadow existed by 15 Ma and that it reinforced the pre-existing climatic regime rather than changing it. |
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| Two hours east of Eugene, Oregon, in the rain shadow of the southern Cascades, the forests begin to thin out. |
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| To avoid rain shadow effects, place the sensor at a horizontal distance corresponding to two to four times the height of any nearby obstruction. |
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| To make matters worse, Msanjama lies in the rain shadow of Mulanje Mountain. |
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| The driest ecoregion is the Northern Uplands Ecoregion, which lies in the rain shadow of the highlands of the Gaspé region. |
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| The highlands of the Gaspé Peninsula create a partial rain shadow that gives the ecodistrict a moderately dry, cool climate. |
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| The ecodistrict has a moderately cold, wet climate and lies partially in the rain shadow of the Kejwik Ecodistrict in the Highlands Ecoregion. |
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| By contrast, the northerly adjacent ecodistricts lie in Caledonia's rain shadow and receive only 1000 mm or less of precipitation annually. |
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| Hiding in the rain shadow of the Rockies, Salida's pleasant climate is one of its draws. |
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| Slightly less rainfall occurs in the eastern part of this ecoregion due to a rain shadow effect from the Highlands. |
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| The air becomes drier as it moves inland into the rain shadow of the coastal mountains. |
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| The orographie impact of the Andean Cordillera can be seen clearly, enhancing rainfall on the east slope and forming a rain shadow on the west slope. |
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| The vale is in the rain shadow of the Pennines so has a lower rainfall total than areas to the west. |
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| The drier areas are in the rain shadow of the mountains. |
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| The mountains of central Vancouver Island strongly affect the region's climate by producing a rain shadow to the east and torrential rains in the coastal rainforest to the west. |
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| Precipitation falls mainly in the western portions of both western and central ecodistricts of the Highlands Ecoregion, leaving a rain shadow to the east. |
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| The upper parts of the Annapurna circuit around Marpha, Jomsom and Muktinath fall in the rain shadow area and are perfect for trekking during the monsoon. |
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| We live in the rain shadow of the Rockies here in Alberta, and ultimately a lot of our water supply comes from snowpack in the spring, and we rely upon a lot of that. |
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| This ecoregion is composed of a complex of ecosystems covering alternating mountain ridges and valleys within the rain shadow of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains. |
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| The prairies lie in the eastern rain shadow of the Rocky Mountains. |
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| Areas to the east of the coastal mountains are in a rain shadow, and have lower rain and snow totals than the west. |
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| Annual rainfall is barely over 700mm due to a rain shadow effect caused by the Welsh Mountains. |
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| Due to the rain shadow effect of the mountains, the climate is continental, showing significant temperature variation throughout the seasons and annual precipitation of only 200 to 300 millimetres per year. |
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| In the rain shadow of the Rocky Mountains, some parts receive an average of less than 350 mm of precipitation per year, less than average evaporation. |
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| Much of the Northern Uplands Ecoregion lies in the rain shadow of the mountainous Gaspé area of Quebec, and is markedly drier than the Highlands Ecoregion. |
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| The east side of the mountains produce a rain shadow, creating an extremely arid environment. |
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| Damascus experiences a semi-arid climate due to the rain shadow effect. |
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| The climate is dry and cool, as the land lies in the rain shadow of the Northern Uplands and Southern Upland ecoregions and is cooled by influences of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. |
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| Extreme heat and low moisture levels are especially pronounced in the lowland regions east of the Atlas range due to the rain shadow effect of the mountain system. |
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| The alpine tree line at a location is dependent on local variables, such as aspect of slope, rain shadow and proximity to either geographical pole. |
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| The western and southern sides, which lie in the rain shadow of the central highlands, are home to dry deciduous forests, spiny forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. |
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