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Amount of precipitation

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-003482

The total depth of liquid water that falls on a horizontal surface over a specified period, including both rain and the liquid equivalent of frozen precipitation. This measurement quantifies the water input to a given area from atmospheric sources. It is commonly expressed in millimeters or inches.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-003482
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-003482",
  "term": "Amount of precipitation",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The total depth of liquid water that falls on a horizontal surface over a specified period, including both rain and the liquid equivalent of frozen precipitation. This measurement quantifies the water input to a given area from atmospheric sources. It is commonly expressed in millimeters or inches.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/amount-of-precipitation/"
}

Record 464 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.