What makes it even more fascinating is that South-East QLD and North-East NSW in particularly are heavily influenced by orographic lift between October and April. Orographic lifting is a process where ...

Orographic lifting, a process that occurs when hills or mountains force air to rise and cool, caused water vapor to condense ...

Orographic lifting is the most important dynamic forcing in both events, while differential potential vorticity advection also contributes to the triggering of the first event. Horizontal moisture ...

These clouds are are formed as orographic waves (linked to orographic lifting) where the air is stable and the winds blow from a similar or same direction at many levels in the atmosphere. As the ...

“If there is enough moisture present (which is where the orographic lifting process comes into play) then the unique cloud develops … These clouds are one of the most common explanations for ...