Concept information
Preferred term
atmospheric precipitation
Definition
- In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds. The main forms of precipitation include drizzling, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail. Precipitation occurs when a portion of the atmosphere becomes saturated with water vapor (reaching 100% relative humidity), so that the water condenses and precipitates or falls. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precipitation)
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- atmospherical precipitation
- precipitation
In other languages
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French
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précipitation
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/QX8-ZGDN4Q4V-M
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