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← GeographyWhich outcome results at high altitudes when persistent surface winds feed moisture inland?
A)Orogenic precipitation increases stream volume✓
B)Glacial ablation decreases downstream discharge
C)Thermohaline circulation reverses current flows
D)Sublimation rates rapidly elevate channel gradient
💡 Explanation
Orogenic precipitation sharply increases stream volume because moist air rises and cools over mountains, yielding precipitation through adiabatic cooling; therefore runoff occurs there, rather than solely from lowland condensation driven by other processes.
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