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Chapter 19 Problem 18DQ

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Problem 18DQ

Applying the same considerations as in Question Q19.17, explain why the island of Niihau, a few kilometers to the south-west of Kauai, is almost a desert and farms there need to be irrigated.

Q19.17 The prevailing winds on the Hawaiian island of Kauai blow from the northeast. The winds cool as they go up the slope of Mt. Waialeale (elevation 1523 m), causing water vapor to con-dense and rain to fall. There is much more precipitation at the summit than at the base of the mountain. In fact, Mt. Waialeale is the rainiest spot on earth, averaging 11.7 m of rainfall a year. But what makes the winds cool?

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Title Sears and Zemansky's University Physics with Modern Physics 13 
Author Hugh D. Young; Roger A. Freedman; A. Lewis Ford
ISBN 9780321696861

Solved: Applying the same considerations as in Question

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