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Liquid water equivalent

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001560

Same as Water Equivalent; the liquid content of solid precipitation that has accumulated on the ground (snow depth). The accumulation may consist of snow, ice formed by freezing precipitation, freezing liquid precipitation, or ice formed by the refreezing of melted snow.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001560
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
SynonymsWater Equivalent
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001560",
  "term": "Liquid water equivalent",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Liquid Water Equivalent",
  "definition": "Same as Water Equivalent; the liquid content of solid precipitation that has accumulated on the ground (snow depth). The accumulation may consist of snow, ice formed by freezing precipitation, freezing liquid precipitation, or ice formed by the refreezing of melted snow.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Water Equivalent"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/liquid-water-equivalent/"
}

Record 5,614 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.