| The global weather is to a large extent the result of | | | | down and robbing its severity. Mountain ranges also |
| the sun's effect, along with the atmosphere and the | | | | exert an influence on the earth's weather. As a low |
| rotation of the earth. The earth on which this weather | | | | pressure trough approaches a mountain chain it |
| moves on has its own effect on the weather. The | | | | moves upward and spread. With this the rotational |
| different features of the land and the sea exert quite | | | | speed of the wind decreases and loses much of its |
| a commendable influence on the local and the global | | | | strength. Rain shadow effects are also caused by |
| weather systems of the earth. Huge water bodies | | | | colossal mountains. When an air current moves |
| absorb and release the heat in a slow process. On the | | | | towards a mountain and is obstructed, it moves up and |
| other hand the land mass is quicker in its heating and | | | | there it condenses and comes down as rain. As a |
| cooling. This causes a large difference in the | | | | result feet of high mountains are generally areas with |
| temperature of night and day on land and around the | | | | heavy rainfall record. The precipitation falls on the |
| sea. The minimum and maximum temperatures are | | | | windward side or the peaks. If the air reaches the |
| also recorded faraway from the coastal areas. Since | | | | leeward side of the mountain then they tend to lose |
| during the day heating of the land mass causes | | | | their strength and sink and even dry up. As a result the |
| greater convection of air, clouds are formed quicker | | | | leeward side receives very scanty or no rainfall and |
| over the land. Such distinctive features play significant | | | | comes to be called a rain shadow region. The eastern |
| roles even in the production of different kinds of wind, | | | | side of the Rockies and the central plain land in the US |
| from the sea breezes to the monsoon winds. A | | | | are some rain shadow areas. A rain shadow zone |
| friction between the weather system and the land | | | | with prolonged bout of no-rainfall can effect into the |
| mass can also cause quite a change in the earth's | | | | formation of deserts. |
| weather. This is seen when hurricanes cause landfall | | | | Clinton Maxwell publishes most often for , a web page |
| and make a move onshore. Generally, when a storm is | | | | on Benissa . His abstracts on map of costa blanca |
| intercepted by a mountain or a terrain or buildings, its | | | | spain are published on . |
| rotation meets with an obstruction, in turn slowing it | | | | |