Definition of Lee Wave

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Lee Wave

The term 'Lee Wave' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' The wavelike effect, characterized by severe updrafts and downdrafts, that occurs in the lee of a mountain range when rapidly flowing air is lifted up the steep front of a mountain range. Compare mountain wave'.

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