Atmospheric Deposition

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002338

1. The process by which airborne pollutants settle onto land or water. "Wet deposition" refers to pollutants that fall to the earth while attached to raindrops or snowflakes. "Dry deposition" refers to pollutants that fall to the earth without precipitation.

2. The settling of particulates from the atmosphere onto water or land surfaces in the absence of precipitation.

3. The transfer of substances from the air to the surface of the Earth, either in wet form (rain, fog, snow, dew, frost, hail) or in dry form (gases, aerosols, particles).

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-002338
Field	Environment
Subject	Water
References	Chesapeake Bay Glossary; Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology; Urban Watershed Glossary; USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Glossary

Record as JSON

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002338",
  "term": "Atmospheric Deposition",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The process by which airborne pollutants settle onto land or water. \"Wet deposition\" refers to pollutants that fall to the earth while attached to raindrops or snowflakes. \"Dry deposition\" refers to pollutants that fall to the earth without precipitation.\n\n2. The settling of particulates from the atmosphere onto water or land surfaces in the absence of precipitation.\n\n3. The transfer of substances from the air to the surface of the Earth, either in wet form (rain, fog, snow, dew, frost, hail) or in dry form (gases, aerosols, particles).",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology; Urban Watershed Glossary",
    "USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/atmospheric-deposition/"
}

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