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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

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

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

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.