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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The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.
Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.
A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.
A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...
The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.
A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...
A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...