The diagram illustrates the stages involved in the formation of rain-shadow deserts.
Overall, the process follows a linear, multi-stage sequence that begins with winds from sea, which approach coastal area, and ends with dry winds reaching inland areas to form a rain-shadow desert. During these stages, the air pushed upwards, cooled, formed clouds, and after being transformed into rain falls, continues over mountain.
In the initial stages, winds, which come from the sea, approach the coastal area, then pushed upwards to be cooled at the next juncture. Once the winds have been cooled and most air risen, it begins to form clouds, which will be converted into rain falls. All of these stages have been implemented on the Windward side.
Afterwards, dry air continues over mountain on the Leeward side, and goes down. After the foot of the mountain has been reached by dry winds, they start to form a rain-shadow desert. The total distance that has been covered is thousands of kilometres.