Translated version
What is the name of the phenomenon where a dry area forms on the leeward slope of a mountain?
This phenomenon is called a "rain shadow". It forms because moist air releases all its moisture as it rises up the windward slope, and by the time it crests the mountain range, the air is already dry.
Original version
Kaip vadinasi reiškinys, kai kalno pavėjiniame šlaite susidaro sausringa sritis?
Šis reiškinys vadinamas „lietaus šešėliu“. Jis susidaro, nes drėgnas oras visą drėgmę atiduoda kildamas priešvėjiniu šlaitu, o persiritęs per kalnagūbrį oras jau būna sausas.
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