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VIL

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002982

Vertically-Integrated Liquid water. A property computed by RADAP II and WSR-88D units that takes into account the three-dimensional reflectivity of an echo. The maximum VIL of a storm is useful in determining its potential severity, especially in terms of maximum hail size.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002982
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002982",
  "term": "VIL",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "Vertically-Integrated Liquid water. A property computed by RADAP II and WSR-88D units that takes into account the three-dimensional reflectivity of an echo. The maximum VIL of a storm is useful in determining its potential severity, especially in terms of maximum hail size.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/vil/"
}

Record 10,299 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.