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06Sixth: the three genetic types of rainfall
Rain falls whenwater vapour rises and condenses in the cold upper layers of the atmosphere.
1. Convectional (rising) rain: hot moist air risesvertically, cools, condenses and fallsheavy, accompanied by thunderstorms — the rain of theequatorialzone.
2. Orographic (relief) rain: moist winds strike mountain slopes, are forced up, cool and rain on the windward slopes facing the sea; the leeward side lies in the rain shadow.
3. Cyclonic (frontal) rain: a cold air mass meets a warm moist air mass — the rain of theMediterranean.
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