Question
Describe two characteristics of a mountain climate.
Answer
- Temperature decreases with increase in altitude.
- Rainfall increases with height upto 300m then it starts to decrease
- Windward slopes are wetter than leeward slopes.
- Atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing altitude.
- Local winds are common, they blow up slope during the day and down slope during night.
- In temperature regime, slopes facing the equator are warmer than those facing the poles
- Rainfall increases with height upto 300m then it starts to decrease
- Windward slopes are wetter than leeward slopes.
- Atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing altitude.
- Local winds are common, they blow up slope during the day and down slope during night.
- In temperature regime, slopes facing the equator are warmer than those facing the poles
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