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Explain what is happening to air mass from the sea as it moves up the side of the mountain and down the other side.

Explain what is happening to air mass from the sea as it moves up the side of the-example-1
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The orographic effect creates cooler air moving up the windward side of mountains and warmer air moving down the leeward side. Often, as the leeward air plunges down the slope, it warms quite dramatically and rapidly. Such rapid warming and drying of air can produce very high winds known as Chinook or Foehn winds.

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