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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.

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Glossary

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....