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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

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

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

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

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

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

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