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precipitation (atmospheric)
Any or all forms of water particles that fall from the atmosphere, such as rain, snow, hail and sleet.
This category is also used with
field inventory and monitoring
for
precipitation measurement
,
rain
,
rainfall
, with
field inventory and monitoring
for
rainfall measurement
,
snow
,
snowfall
, and with
field inventory and monitoring
for
snowfall measurement
Subtopics
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See also
atmospheric deposition (chemical & particulate)
atmospheric sciences
hydrologic processes
hydrology
storms
water cycle
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