Describe three processes that produce uplift in the atmosphere and are important in causing precipitation
What will be an ideal response?
i. Mixing of air masses with different densities.
ii. Uplift due to convection causes heavy precipitation along the polar front zone in the mid-latitudes and in the vicinity of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). Convection occurs not only in the tropics, but wherever there is intense surface heating. Therefore, although convection does not always produce rain, it is the dominant rainfall-producing process over warm land masses in summer.
iii. An air mass moving across a mountain range can cause uplift from the increasing elevation of the land surface.
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