What's the technical term for rain that evaporates before it hits the ground?

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What's the technical term for rain that evaporates before it hits the ground?

2007-02-12 02:26:51 · 3 answers · asked by teddiebuddah 2 in Environment

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Virga.

You see it a lot as a pilot - it looks very cool, sort of like curtains of rain that are suspended in the air without ever reaching the ground.

Orion

2007-02-12 02:31:30 · answer #1 · answered by Orion 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

condensation

2007-02-12 11:21:21 · answer #2 · answered by Pistonsfan101 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

http://www.wwf.org.uk/core/index.asp
http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0702/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

2007-02-15 05:32:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋