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14:32 Oct 30, 2017 |
Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Geography | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Oliver Simões United States Local time: 00:36 | ||||||
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4 +1 | downwind movements |
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4 | descending leeward movements |
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3 | downward movements of air in the direction of the wind |
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descending leeward movements Explanation: sotavento: leeword https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotavento |
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downwind movements Explanation: http://mtc-m16d.sid.inpe.br/col/sid.inpe.br/mtc-m19/2014/02.... From the Abstract: ....uma deficiência do modelo na simulação de chuvas intensas sobre regiões de topografias complexas, apresentando uma tendência de subestimativa da precipitação a sotavento e no topo da montanhas. ...model a deficiency of the model to simulate rainfall heavy over regions of complex topography, showing a trend of underestimation of precipitation downwind and at the top of the mountains. https://books.google.com.br/books?id=jaU2AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA2... |
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downward movements of air in the direction of the wind Explanation: sotavento - in the direction of the wind As this is about rainfall, it must mean how the mountains affect atmospheric (air) movements which leads to rainfall |
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