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 state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...
CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.
An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...