I'm really getting confused with all the terms the radio throws at you....is there definitions of each? Or does the meteorologist just make them up and pull one out of a hat?
2007-03-23 21:01:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
Precipitation that forms aloft is divided into three categories:
Liquid Precipitation; Freezing Precipitation and Frozen Precipitation.
Types of Liquid Precipitation:
Drizzle (DZ)
Rain (RA)
Types of Freezing Precipitation:
Freezing Drizzle (FZDZ)
Freezing Rain (FZRA)
Types of Frozen Precipitation:
Snow (SN)
Snow pellets (SHGS)
Snow Grains (SG)
Ice Pellets (PL)
Hail (SHGR)
Graupel (GS)
Ice Crystals (IC)
For more information on each type go to the link and just click on it if it is in blue.
2007-03-24 16:52:29 · answer #1 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rain is a form of precipitation which forms when
separate drops of water fall to the Earth's surface
from clouds. Not all rain reaches the surface, however;
some evaporates while falling through dry air. When
none of it reaches the ground, it is called virga, a
phenomenon often seen in hot, dry desert regions.
http://www.answers.com/rain%20
A shower is a component of a typical modern bathroom.
It offers a quick and effective method of personal
hygiene through "showering" the body with hot or cold
water as desired, often in combination with soap, a
shampoo or a shower gel. It is also a more efficient
use of water and the power necessary to heat it. By
definition, a half bathroom does not include a shower.
http://www.answers.com/showers
http://alltheweb.com/search?cat=web&cs=utf8&q=rain+showers&rys=0&itag=crv&_sb_lang=pref
http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=rain+showers&form=QBRE&go.x=9&go.y=8
http://www.alltheinternet.com/texis/open/alltb?p=all&q=rain+showers
http://www.altavista.com/web/results?q=rain+showers
http://www.digiseek.com/texis/open/search?ss=d&q=rain+showers
http://msxml.excite.com/info.xcite/search/web/rain%2Bshowers
2007-03-24 07:43:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are very close to the answer: Yahoo is a search engine!
The web is full of this sort of stuff.
One of the friendliest returns for "meteorology for kids" is
http://www.wxdude.com/
Stay dry!
2007-03-24 04:13:36 · answer #3 · answered by California Engineer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOAA has fairly precise definitions of all these terms.
2007-03-24 04:48:31 · answer #4 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
googel will help you out.
2007-03-24 04:08:23 · answer #5 · answered by Punjabi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋