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

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

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

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

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