Types of Rainfall

• frontal rainfall

  • a warm air mass meets a cold
  • found in mid latitude regions
  • the warm air rises over the cold air. the rising air cools. the water vapour condenses
• conventional rainfall

  • currents of warm air rise
  • the rising air cools and condenses
  • sun warms ground and air
  •  found in tropical rainforest
• relief rainfall

      

  • found in mountainous areas
  • air descends, warms and becomes drier
  • air cools and condenses, forming clouds
  • prevailing winds bring warm moist air which is forced to rise over high areas