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Wet deposition

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006791

A type of atmospheric deposition in which chemical substances and particulates from the atmosphere are incorporated into droplets and transferred to the earth's surface via rain, fog or snow. Compare "dry deposition".

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006791
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymsatmospheric wet deposition; precipitation scavenging; wet acid deposition
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoAcid deposition; Atmospheric precipitation; Dry deposition; Acid rain
TranslationsSpanish: deposición húmeda
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006791",
  "term": "Wet deposition",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A type of atmospheric deposition in which chemical substances and particulates from the atmosphere are incorporated into droplets and transferred to the earth's surface via rain, fog or snow. Compare \"dry deposition\".",
  "synonyms": [
    "atmospheric wet deposition",
    "precipitation scavenging",
    "wet acid deposition"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "acid deposition",
    "atmospheric precipitation",
    "dry deposition",
    "acid rain"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "deposición húmeda"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/wet-deposition/"
}

Record 6,683 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.