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orographic lift

air mass forced upwards as it moves over rising terrain
Class type of: natural phenomenon Q1506685

Facts

4 properties
Subclass of
natural phenomenon[1]
Has contributing factor
mountain range[3]
Has effect
Moazagotl, orographic rain[4][5]
Said to be the same as
ridge lift[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en orographic clouds en orographic cloud en orographic lift ar رفع تضاريسي ar سحب تضاريسية cs orografické proudění de Wolkenstau de Staulage de Stauwolke de Stau es nubes orograficas es nube orografica es nube orográfica es nubes orográficas fa بالابری کوهساری fi Orografinen pilvi fr soulèvement orographique he עננות אורוגרפית id Orografik it effetto Stau
🔖 Identifiers · 9
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85095740
GND ID
4318753-5
OpenAlex ID
C134295995
Australian Educational Vocabulary ID
scot/900
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/orographic-cloud
FAST ID
1048387
Freebase ID
/m/02149c
J9U entity ID
987007553357905171
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
134295995

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🔗 Connections
Has contributing factor 1
mountain range
Said to be the same as 1
ridge lift
Subclass of 1
natural phenomenon
← Has cause 1
Winter of Terror
← Has effect 1
Cascade Volcanoes
← Said to be the same as 1
ridge lift
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  1. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → Moazagotl, orographic rain
    Said to be the same as → ridge lift
    Subclass of → natural phenomenon
    Has contributing factor → mountain range
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007553357905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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