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• Precipitation which is caused by hills or mountain ranges deflecting the moisture-laden air masses upward, causing them to cool and precipitate their moisture.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Orographic Precipitation. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/orographic-precipitation.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Orographic Precipitation. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/orographic-precipitation (accessed: March 24, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Orographic Precipitation." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 24 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/orographic-precipitation.

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