Cryospheric Processes & Types of rainfall

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Accumulation
inputs t a glacial system due to snowfall
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Ablation
output of glacial system due to melting
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Sublimation
ice changing directly into water vapour
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Orographic Rainfall
air is forced to rise over hills and mountains
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Frontal rainfall
air masses of different temperatures and densities meet, the warm air rises over the cool air
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Convectional rainfall
warm air rises from hot surfaces on a sunny day
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Card 2

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output of glacial system due to melting

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Ablation

Card 3

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ice changing directly into water vapour

Back

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Card 4

Front

air is forced to rise over hills and mountains

Back

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Card 5

Front

air masses of different temperatures and densities meet, the warm air rises over the cool air

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