The Mojave Desert is a "rain shadow" desert. ... But to understand the "rain shadow" effect, it is necessary to ask "why does it rain". As illustrated in the diagram below, cold fronts ...

As rain-producing winds travel from west to east across mountain ranges, the mountains themselves block the weather's passage, collecting moisture on one side of the ridge and casting a “shadow ...

Topography and weather: Explaining the rain shadow effect by: Joseph Dames. Posted: Mar 25, 2020 / 12:29 PM PDT. ... so we have a better understanding of what the diagram is saying.

A diagram showing the movement of air in a circulation pattern known as a Hadley cell. ... the Mojave Desert sits in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada, Fenstermaker said. Sometimes, ...

There are four major factors responsible for the location of the world's tropical desert on the Western margins of continents: 1. Offshore areas of trade wind and falling under the rain shadow ...