Sentences with phrase «leeward slope»

Blowing sands overwhelm and bury vegetation, buildings and parking lots on the dune's windward side, and the tree hollows are being exhumed on the hill's leeward slope.

Bones of another forlorn bird — the po`ouli — dot volcanic lava tubes on the leeward slopes of eastern Maui where James and Olsen have done much of their digging.

As a consequence of the different adiabatic lapse rates of moist and dry air, the air on the leeward slopes becomes warmer than equivalent elevations on the windward slopes.

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Due to the mountainous interiors of many of the larger islands, the windward sides of these slopes tend to see more rain than the leeward sides.