precipitation
liquid or solid water that falls to the ground
snow
precipitation in the form of ice crystal flakes
drizzle
light liquid precipitation
atmospheric icing
occurs when water droplets in the atmosphere freeze on objects they contact with on the surface
rain
liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then precipitated
virga
clouds supplementary feature; precipitation that doesn't reach the ground
clear ice
smooth, compact, and transparent deposit of amorphous ice formed by freezing fog
thunderstorm
a storm characterized by the presence of lightning, usually accompanied by strong winds and often produce heavy rain and sometimes snow, sleet, or hail, but some produce little precipitation or no precipitation at all
ice pellets
precipitation of transparent, spherical or irregular particles of ice
graupel
precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water freeze on a falling snowflake
biotic pump
theoretical concept
hail
type of precipitation formed out of ice
Basic precipitation
type of meteorological precipitation characterized by high alkalinity
accretion
accumulation of frozen water as precipitation over time as it descends through the atmosphere
diamond dust
ground-level cloud of ice crystals
Rainband
cloud and precipitation structure
stratiform precipitation
condensation of water from clouds over the Earth’s surface
rain and snow mixed
type of precipitation
rain on snow
rain that falls onto an existing snowpack and freezes forming an ice crust