What is Precipitation?

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

Glossary

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

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