Mountain blocking can prevent low-level upstream air from crossing the barrier while air from higher levels passes over and descends. In stable stratification that elevated source air has higher potential temperature; adiabatic descent can bring it into a lee valley warmer than the blocked low-level air. This source-air change permits a dry foehn without requiring condensation and rainout along the arriving parcel's path.
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